Hey everyone! I just recently had a new pool built for me and the wife in Austin. 14.5K gallons with heated spa. All Pentair equipment with screen logic add-on. Been working on chemistry and have everything pretty much in check except phosphates which after reading a few posts here I shouldn't care about as long as my FCL is okay. I've been testing my own water with the Taylor K-2006 kit but have also been taking it to the Lesli's Pool store right down the road because the pool builder told me if there was ever an issue say with the plaster they like to see that my chemistry was in check. This morning my PH was 7.6, FCL 1, Alk 110, Cal 300, CYN 50 and Phosphate 500. I took a sample to Lesi's and it was about the same (not phospates cause I can't check for them at home) and I walked out of store without the phosphate stuff but returned after I talked to a friend with a pool who said he uses chemicals for phospates, but that sounds like it's not needed. I've used a couple things from Lesli's to get calcium and alkalinity in check but I know I can buy those products other places cheaper I assume? Is that an accurate statement? I bought my muriactic acid from Home Depot but it's not quite as strong and a little cheaper than Lesli's. Lastly I haven't been able to get my FCL to hold. I've shocked twice since in the first month to get it right again. I have a variable speed pentair that is on low from 8am-10pm, high 11am-6pm. Being that the chlronitater is only working on high I bumped the schedule to 9am-6pm and twisted the dial on the chlorinater to 4.5/5. Also the pool was a bit cloudy this morning (before I added the phosphate in the skimmer) which is the first time it's been that way. Going to run it on high for 48 hours and see where I stand.
Anyways...lots of info. I'm all about using forums and good communities to help each other out. Any tips/recommendations are appreciated
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Anyways...lots of info. I'm all about using forums and good communities to help each other out. Any tips/recommendations are appreciated
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Thanks