Bubbles and Flakes

[tonyl]

You might try raising the CYA up to the recommended levels of 60-80 to allow reduced output level. I run my AquaRite 8 hrs a day at 30% for 20k, full sun, CYA at 80. It won't eliminate the flakes but maybe reduce them enough that it's minimal.

[Poolsean]

OasisDave,

Have you removed the cell and inspected it for the same calcium flakes?

[oasisdave]

Last time I removed it was about a month ago to clean the cell. Didn't think to look for the flakes though. I will give that a try. As far as my water chemistry goes, did everything look pretty good to you?

[oasisdave]

Well, I got my Ph down to around 7.3 and for some reason that seems to have helped a little. I looked inside the cell and there seemed to be some flakes clinging to the plates inside. Next step for me is to call Aquarite tech support and see if they have any more suggestions. (maybe the unit isn't reversing polarity correctly?) There HAS to be something I can do to get rid of these things!

[mas985]

If lowering PH reduces the flakes, then it is probably the calcium being dissolved back into solution. So the the only long term solution is to reduce the calcium level in the pool.

Have you tested your fill water? If it has less calcium than the pool water, you can do a partial refill to lower it. Bleachcalc has a new refill function to help but you will probably need at least 50% new water.

In lew of a refill, keep your PH and alkalinity down toward the low end of the recommended ranges. This should help keep the calcium in solution.