Recent content by bridgman

Re: Did I add to much stabilizer to my pool ?!? Having too much stabilizer is definitely possible -- although strictly speaking it's not "too much", just "so much that managing your pool reliably becomes a huge pain in the ***" Yes, stabilizer = CYA and managing CYA levels seems to be one of...

Best bet would probably be to look for a local-ish Taylor dealer: https://www.taylortechnologies.com/contact_distributors.pdf The TF-100 uses Taylor reagents but provides differently sized bottles of each reagent to best match what you'll need for following TFP. The Taylor kits work the same...

I'm probably missing something obvious, but which of the numbers you posted relates to nitrates ? Guessing it has to be the phosphates number but IIRC 200 isn't all that high... CYA definitely seems high and I don't know what the "Base" measurement refers to.

Ahh, OK. My impression was that your poool is still getting less green every day (or at least every picture). I even went back and checked the previous picture before posting last time... (thinks for a minute)... guess I'd better go check that the previous picture wasn't a "before" shot ;)

I think OP may have meant "based on the pattern I have observed while maintaining the pool the pH is probably low at this point".

Definitely. You'll find things suddenly become easy and obvious after you run a few tests and make about 20 more forum posts. Really !

Hey, that's definitely improving. Remember that green-ness and cloudiness are two separate problems.... and once you fix the green-ness there won't be any more cloudiness happening so your filter will be able to start getting rid of it ;)

The only parts of your post that seemed off to me were: 1. the (possibly tongue-in-cheek) question " Chime in here people, have you thought about just getting that bag of shock for $5 and throw it into the pool and be done with it ", implying that a $5 bag of shock would accomplish the same as...

In front of a return jet it usually takes a couple of days to dissolve. Putting it in the skimmer takes longer IIRC. The other good thing about hanging it from a stick in front of a return jet is that it doesn't interfere with anything you want to do with the pool, unless you poke your eye with...

What levels do your strips measure, eg do they measure CYA aka stabilizer ?

It's too bad that cities won't let you return the water for credit.

That is an awesome .gif. Thanks for posting it !! EDIT -- found myself sitting and staring at it. I really need a pool.

Sort of a human-powered automatic chlorine dispenser.

Tell her to get used to not smelling chlorine, and try not to look too smug ;)

Seems like you're doing everything right with the calculations, so if your FC level is going higher than expected that usually means your pool doesn't hold quite as many gallons as you think. My impression is that above ground pool capacity ratings are for when you fill them enough that the...