Global Keynote w/Jamie

Just wanted to say that if you’re in the AV department at 270 Park, I’ll be praying for you for the day that you’re about to have.

That’s all.

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u/Usual_Training3947 — 7 days ago

PH/Soda Ash Question

*First time pool owner here*

First week doing my own chemicals here. 38k gallon pool. DFW Texas. Using PoolMath.

Downloaded the pool math app and I try to keep my FC between 7-8, my burn rate is about 3ppm per day so I’m adding 3/4 to 1 full gallon of liquid chlorine every night. CYA is currently at 60. CH is 350.

Last night, my PH was at 7.2 and PM recommends between 7.6 to 7.8 so I went to the store and grabbed some of the A&H Super Washing Soda and mixed that in a bucket and proceeded to pour the whole thing in my pool based on the recommendations of poolmath.

When I checked the pool this afternoon, most of it had sunk to the bottom of the pool and the whole floor was covered in a thin layer of soda ash. I’m running the pump and vacuum overnight in hopes that I can clear it up, but here 24 hours later and the water is still noticeably cloudy. I can see the bottom but it’s not clear.

The wild part is I tested my PH today, and it didn’t move at all. Stayed at 7.2.

Wondering if I’m doing something wrong here or if any more experienced pool owners have any recommendations.

Thanks yall!

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u/Usual_Training3947 — 2 months ago
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Wet area downhill from pool

TLDR: We’ve had a wet muddy area downhill from our pool and we don’t know where the source of moisture is.

New pool and homeowner here. We’ve had this wet/muddy spot downhill from our pool since we moved in a few months ago and we can’t figure out where the water is coming from.

I’ve done a bucket test and the pool doesn’t seem to be losing anymore than normal evaporation.

We do have an autofill on the pool.

That downhill area seems to be more wet in the mornings than it is in the middle of the day when the waterfalls and lumps are running.

I have noticed that in the morning before my pumps kick on, my spa water level is about an inch below the tile line and then fills back up once the pumps turn on. That made me think that it could’ve been a check valve but those look good.

Really don’t want to call a leak specialist and pay 375 just for them to tell me there isn’t a leak.

It’s not irrigation because I’ve had that system off for 2 weeks now and I don’t think that it’s drainage either due to the fact that everyone’s pool in the neighborhood is uphill from the sidewalk but I’m the only one with a wet sidewalk.

Really just lost, looking for answers, hoping that maybe someone has seen or dealt with this before. Thanks.

u/Usual_Training3947 — 4 months ago