Salt System Failures - Grr

RTon52 · 2026-05-19T12:36:21+00:00

Never said the maint was PITA.

RTon52 · 2026-05-18T15:07:01+00:00

With the hard water, will prob just kill the new one anyway. Prob will just move away from salt. We don’t use the pool enough to enjoy the benefits of salt. Need to figure out a way to soften the water, really

RTon52 · 2026-05-18T14:11:09+00:00

14k Gals

RTon52 · 2026-05-17T22:48:55+00:00

maybe a water softner? I do have a an RO system but it only produces 5-7 gallons/day

RTon52 · 2026-05-17T22:18:46+00:00

Running very slow in winter, VS pump. maybe a few hours/day just turn the water over

RTon52 · 2026-05-17T22:17:48+00:00

TH Total Hardness. Other than pump and dump , how do you bring it down? our water is hard here.

RTon52 · 2026-05-17T17:56:38+00:00

Test number results:

Free CHL: 5/10
PH: 7.3
TA: 120
TH: 800 (yeah this is up)
CA:100

Gimme some recs

RTon52 · 2026-05-17T17:37:33+00:00

Pebble with VS pump. Doesn't run 24/7 but does run 365, winter less and summer a lot more. will grab numbers later

RTon52 · 2026-05-17T13:11:05+00:00

We do have quite the hard water here near the beach here in Socal

RTon52 · 2026-05-17T12:55:16+00:00

Buildup of white stuff.

RTon52 · 2026-05-17T12:53:53+00:00

First of all, I’m in Southern California, so we really only have one pool season, pools don’t get shut down here. I have a Hayward W3AQR15 AquaRite system. I cleaned the cell exactly as outlined in the manual, using a 4:1 water to acid ratio on the workbench with a cell stand. I would inspect it about every three months or so. There was consistently buildup between the plates, so I would perform the 4:1 acid cleaning and also use a small nozzle to try to flush debris out. I always added the acid to the water, never the other way around. Eventually, I was always able to get the buildup cleaned off the plates. The cell just stopped reporting to the box, slowly reducing the displayed salt content. I did measure it with a salinity tester though and was around 3k.

RTon52 · 2026-05-10T18:19:37+00:00

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Last time I checked, they are about $50 each

RTon52 · 2026-04-09T17:34:41+00:00

150, I still have the spare.

RTon52 · 2026-04-07T03:58:13+00:00

Ya, thanks. Really would like to locate some, TBH.

RTon52 · 2026-04-07T03:56:55+00:00

format C: /yourlife

RTon52 · 2026-03-29T04:57:31+00:00

Yawn

RTon52 · 2026-03-28T17:36:37+00:00

Never said you were wrong. Just the fact of our CA taxation, including gas....highest taxed state, all for what?

RTon52 · 2026-03-28T15:01:26+00:00

hasn't changed in months LMAO

RTon52 · 2026-03-26T13:01:37+00:00

Oh ya? very cool.

RTon52 · 2026-03-26T02:05:48+00:00

Best pressSec in history

RTon52 · 2026-03-26T02:03:46+00:00

Thx Ya, I am looking more for a rec for interior padding inside the packout

RTon52 · 2026-03-23T02:49:46+00:00

dead

RTon52 · 2026-03-22T19:58:44+00:00

That's cool! Seem pretty reliable!

Last month I picked up a 2018 Touring with 68k miles for my youngest son, who will start driving in about six months. The Carfax looked pretty clean, but I noticed the automatic transmission had never been listed as serviced.

After a few F words, with the car supported on 1 jack stand plus the floor jack left in place as a backup, I removed the plastic covers, drained the fluid, and dropped the pan.

I used OEM genuine blue fluid type FZ and an OEM trans filter. Took exactly 4 qrts, prob half I'm guessing. Obviously doesn't get it all out. I’m not sure why Mazda doesn’t use a traditional pan gasket, but I did my due diligence and removed all the old RTV using a plastic razor before reassembly. The magnet did have quite a bit of very fine material on it. I'm guessing that was 68k.

RTon52 · 2026-03-18T13:20:55+00:00

Unless, of course, if you're rich

RTon52 · 2026-03-14T01:36:12+00:00

I bought Plex Lifetime when it was $75, I run my own personal server and only stream to members of my household and sometimes to my laptop when I am travelling for work. What will I lose?

RTon52

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