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I have a few older canisters of cal-hypo 48%. One of them got damp somehow. Not sure how, it was that way when I opened it. How do I safely dispose of this? As I opened it earlier tonight and got a face full of chlorine gas.

I was going through the pool school a few times recently, and I've found one page conspicuously absent. There should be a new page added that details, sorted by use, various pool chemicals, how to identify them, how to properly deploy them (like CYA in a sock. That one was strange!) in various...

I think you both make very valid points. Accuracy is more important on a smaller scale, however, the oh-s*itutation remedy on a smaller scale is a lot more viable if everything goes sideways, and therefore accuracy isn't as important. I'm definitely going to say that since this is a re-starter...

I dropped my CYA sock into the pool. It was mostly dissolved, so I couldn't tell if there was any CYA in it. I dropped it in while untying it, and now there's little white granules floating around in the pool. Not a lot of them, but they exist. Are they harmful to me or the pool if I swim...

Scary thought for all you forum goers emphasizing testing: The pool itself cost $60, the tf100 costs $68. I'd be paying more for the test kit than we did for the pool. It's definitely on the list to get next year when we set this up again though.

I have read that page, but we're hoping, in a year or two, to get the above ground vinyl pool reinstalled. 8ft across, 5ft deep. we all miss it, but we don't know how to install a fresh liner for it ourselves, and the aluminum outside ring has some seams in it, so we need a professional out to...

That line right there was the piece I was missing. Thank you for that!

I'll check my sock when I take the rig down, then :) I would feel more comfortable shocking again, as the chlorine does reliably drop down to 0, or did before I added the CYA. If the sock is indeed empty, I'll start the shock tomorrow morning. One thing still confuses me about the shock...

we have two types of test strips, I'm verifying the results against each other, and checking them for consistency. They're in agreement, and I have a two-part OTO/Phenol Red test kit to verify the chlorine/PH levels. I don't even consider acting on the tests unless at least two of them agree...

So I checked the pool a little while ago and forgot to promptly record my results, but here's a short version: PH: Creeping up nicely, thanks for the help! TA: Holding at sane levels, glad that worked. CYA: Looks almost high, I might have to adjust my chlorine accordingly :( Issue for another...

I've done all my calculations by weight since the beginning. We have a small scale that weighs in grams or oz. we put some tin foil down on top, and a small.. Not sure what it's made of, like plastic or ceramic... Bowl. All I know for sure is with our dry chemicals and carefully cleaning it...

I did some calculations using the pool calc and compared my results to what you guys said here. Added about 7 oz. by weight of baking soda. Nuked half a box. Jerry-rigged an aeration system using the two poles to prop a third pole out of the water so that the return is flowing into one end of...

Unfortunately, our only neighbor with a pool is quite unfriendly. I contemplated it, but at the behest of the rest of the household decided against it as a "viable" option (They're very unfriendly!). Sadly with being a bunch of students, the last few 5 bucks' are reserved for food, though I...

Hi TFP! I'm new to this whole pool thing. We've got a small above ground (seasonal) pool, blue with the inflatable ring. I've been doing my best to maintain it, but we don't have the money for the chemicals (borax) until the first and the kids want to swim now! In the mean time, everything...