Greetings everyone! I just moved into a house with a 7 year old in-ground saltwater pool and I have decided to go the DIY route for all the maintenance since most pool pros seem to be booked through July in my area. Thank you all for contributing to this great community, all the great info in these forums has has given me confidence to do my own pool maintenance.
I have read a few posts on here recommending against using Nature2 Fusion Soft 1400's mineral cartridges due to risk of staining the pool and turning hair green. I will be hacksawing off the bottom of the cartridge that's in there now and draining out the pellets.
1. Will I need to drain the pool to get rid of the minerals that already got in there or will they disappear on their own with time?
2. I noticed a slow leak on the SWG unit which appears to be coming from the bottom somewhere... what should be the approach to troubleshooting and fixing the leak?
3. The SWG unit throws Service codes 120 and 121 ("low current - clean cell or check DC cord") - is there any risk to performing the muriatic acid cleaning on a unit this old?
4. The salinity reading comes in at 3.7. Is this too far above the recommended 3.0 - 3.5 range? Can I just wait it out or should I drain and refill to bring it down?
5. The pool surface appears to have areas of different colors. I do not know how to determine whether it's calcium scaling or mineral discoloration or something else. Is there some way to identify the source of the discoloration? What would be the approach to cleaning it up? (sorry I forgot to take a daylight photo earlier today - I will add it tomorrow)
Thanks in advance for all your help!
I have read a few posts on here recommending against using Nature2 Fusion Soft 1400's mineral cartridges due to risk of staining the pool and turning hair green. I will be hacksawing off the bottom of the cartridge that's in there now and draining out the pellets.
1. Will I need to drain the pool to get rid of the minerals that already got in there or will they disappear on their own with time?
2. I noticed a slow leak on the SWG unit which appears to be coming from the bottom somewhere... what should be the approach to troubleshooting and fixing the leak?
3. The SWG unit throws Service codes 120 and 121 ("low current - clean cell or check DC cord") - is there any risk to performing the muriatic acid cleaning on a unit this old?
4. The salinity reading comes in at 3.7. Is this too far above the recommended 3.0 - 3.5 range? Can I just wait it out or should I drain and refill to bring it down?
5. The pool surface appears to have areas of different colors. I do not know how to determine whether it's calcium scaling or mineral discoloration or something else. Is there some way to identify the source of the discoloration? What would be the approach to cleaning it up? (sorry I forgot to take a daylight photo earlier today - I will add it tomorrow)
Thanks in advance for all your help!
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