Hello and if this is in the wrong forum I apologize in advance.
This is a bit of a story so I will start with just the basics facts and if we need the longer version, I will be glad to type it.
Neighbors pool installed last year. Dark blue DB plaster
End of January had to have it drained and acid washed due to "calcium" build up. After this I jumped in and am teaching him the TFP way, which he has adhered to (except for cya) since the acid wash.
Now just a few months later the "calcium" build up is coming back.
Prior to January, he admits to not taking care of the PH and let it stay high. He also noted that his chlorinator would scale up in a matter of a few weeks during this time.
Since acid wash, he has kept it between 7.2 and 8. He has to add acid every few days as his PH rises pretty fast...Im thinking it might be due to the acid wash??? His chlorinator has zero scale as of this writing, so that is a huge improvement.
I am attaching pics and a chart of his testing. Yes, he has learned the value of testing himself! lol but basically, I have had him keep CLH at around 6 (anticipating CYA soon), his PH 7.2-8 , his CH is low at 200 or so and his ALK is in the 50 range. Salt is high at 3600-3800. Oh yeh, never any CC .
In the pics you can see the darker color streaks, this is the natural color. The lighter color takes over the rest of the pool and it is pretty evenly covered.
If you brush really hard you can get some dust up, also the DB rep was here last week and put some "scale away" or something on the step and it kind of lightened it up...there's a whole story about him but I'll stick to the facts of the pool for now.
When I use my Spin Labs tester (don't ask. Yes, I am a geek I suppose) the copper reading consistently comes back at 3ppm. This I am not sure about but it's the only thing that's is not normal to me with my limited knowledge.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as the pool installer and the DB rep are really no help at this point and I just feel like this si something we can take care of.
A Little piece of the DB rep story...he tried telling us that they discovered your way (TFP / CSI) of taking care of the water was recently discovered to be wrong. So I told him that I have been following this way for 5 years now and I have NEVER had to clean scale off of my chlorinator plates. He simply said, "every pool is different." lol well I can't argue with that.
Its and 12K pool with Hayward equipment if that matters
This is a bit of a story so I will start with just the basics facts and if we need the longer version, I will be glad to type it.
Neighbors pool installed last year. Dark blue DB plaster
End of January had to have it drained and acid washed due to "calcium" build up. After this I jumped in and am teaching him the TFP way, which he has adhered to (except for cya) since the acid wash.
Now just a few months later the "calcium" build up is coming back.
Prior to January, he admits to not taking care of the PH and let it stay high. He also noted that his chlorinator would scale up in a matter of a few weeks during this time.
Since acid wash, he has kept it between 7.2 and 8. He has to add acid every few days as his PH rises pretty fast...Im thinking it might be due to the acid wash??? His chlorinator has zero scale as of this writing, so that is a huge improvement.
I am attaching pics and a chart of his testing. Yes, he has learned the value of testing himself! lol but basically, I have had him keep CLH at around 6 (anticipating CYA soon), his PH 7.2-8 , his CH is low at 200 or so and his ALK is in the 50 range. Salt is high at 3600-3800. Oh yeh, never any CC .
In the pics you can see the darker color streaks, this is the natural color. The lighter color takes over the rest of the pool and it is pretty evenly covered.
If you brush really hard you can get some dust up, also the DB rep was here last week and put some "scale away" or something on the step and it kind of lightened it up...there's a whole story about him but I'll stick to the facts of the pool for now.
When I use my Spin Labs tester (don't ask. Yes, I am a geek I suppose) the copper reading consistently comes back at 3ppm. This I am not sure about but it's the only thing that's is not normal to me with my limited knowledge.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as the pool installer and the DB rep are really no help at this point and I just feel like this si something we can take care of.
A Little piece of the DB rep story...he tried telling us that they discovered your way (TFP / CSI) of taking care of the water was recently discovered to be wrong. So I told him that I have been following this way for 5 years now and I have NEVER had to clean scale off of my chlorinator plates. He simply said, "every pool is different." lol well I can't argue with that.
Its and 12K pool with Hayward equipment if that matters
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