Recent content by BlondeeSue66

hello Butterfly :-D I am not sure what you mean by specs and posting them. Could you be a little more informative. I have had so much on my mind that I prob just overlooking what you mean and is something simple. Thanks I am learning. I should be getting my test kit soon. Just hope my son...

The ph is at 7.2 after acid, the cl is still at 5 do I still add bleach even though it stayed stable? do I always add bleach each day or just when needed? Thanks

what would be a normal reading for the type of pool we have for ph? I am hoping the test kits arrives tomorrow. Thanks for all your help... :-D

hydrogen chloride 31.45 % and other 68.55%

oopsies its a quart of acid not pint sorry lol what would i use to measure it in? plastic or other??

Hello I bought a bottle of the muriatic acid they only had a pint but will have gallons friday! my reading for ch is 5 and the ph is 8.0. So how much of the acid do I put in the whole bottle a little at a time?? thanks

Hello Not to worry that bottle is empty we used it all the first 2 days of the shock plus stuff. Now the PH Minus stuff is not recommended? How much does the gallon of muriatic acid usually cost? We have Ace Hardware, Truevalue hardware and Tractor Supply In our town to chose from! What I worry...

Ok I will go tomorrow and buy that stuff. The shock plus 4 in 1 has sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione 58.2% says its an oxidizer, buffer, clarifier and flocculent. No it was in a bottle. You mentioned adding bleach after an hour of putting the acid in. Should I take a test first to see if I need...

hello ok I did the walmart test kit and if I did it right or rather reading it right here is what I got: CL 5, BR 10, PH 8.2, CYA 30ppm, Alka 260mill ppm, No hardness detected. I ordered the TF-100 kit! The pool shock was 4 in 1 stuff it came in a kit with the sanitizer and test strips. The...

hello and Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I did buy the one kit you suggested so will have to wait till it arrives to post the readings! I will also go take a picture of the pool so you know where I am at and how you will be able to help me. I will go back to those web sites you said...

Hello and Help? Merged posts. Butterfly Hello I am new at owning a pool, I bought the kids and I a Intex 14' x42" metal pool. I really do not understand the test kits and how to determine what I need and what I dont. I bought a test kit at walmart. I know its not as good as the ones you list...

:?: I just bought the kids and I a Intex metal pool size 14' x 42". What I am wondering is how much Bleach per week will we need to put in to keep pool in good shape? I am new to pools and allot of what I am reading still leaves me clueless. lol Do we have to buy sock it or shock it too or just...