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Richard, As one who is arguably a member of the world largest "test group" for zoonotic diseases, I would have little concern about contracting a disease from a floater mouse in a reasonably maintained and appropriately chlorinated swimming pool. Since I've started paying attention to the logic...

Other than the crummy plaster in our pool, the water has never looked as good as it does since I drained a significant percentage of water and began practicing BBB! There are several dozen deep erosions in the plaster ranging between 1/4 and 1 square inch in area. Some of these defects are deep...

Edited to correct person quoted:Butterfly Miss B, I've never thought it rational much less possible to replace a gone best friend. Over the years we've had more canine companions than most folks would believe - so many that I had to cease and desist bringing home the sick, infirmed and insane...

I was unable to find anything specific on the 94% "other" ingredients in KIK International's RedMax online. As matter of fact I was not able to find much of anything on RedMax online except for an english MSDS [http://tinyurl.com/5lbw53] for KIK International's "Germicidal Ultra Bleach" which...

Waterbear! How be you? Our nephew-in-law from the frozen tundra of Wisconsin moved south near us to Baton Rouge to join the mathematics department at the Louisiana School For The Deaf, which I'm told is one of Louisiana's flagship edu facilities. The young man, who is profoundly deaf himself...

182 oz RedMac 6.0% is one buck less expensive than 182 oz Clorox 6.15% at our local Lowes. I cannot find 12% anywhere in this backwater town [the greater New Orleans area] so I guess 6% will have to do. The appearance of the two products differs in that RedMax has a mildly greener cast compared...

Well heck woman, come on down here and give the "Big Easy" a try! :wink: From what my MIL in Milwaukee and my wife say, this is supposed to be a great place. Our survival gear when weather is at it's winter's worst is usually a sweater or light jacket. Snow? What's that? Mittens? Huh? The...

Hi Richard, I threw out the idea of using an IV set as an alternative to pucks because of it's because of it's lack of complexity and it's economy. I really don't see container size as an issue. 1 liter IV bags could potentially be free if one had a relationship with a veterinarian or someone...

I've noted numerous references to using pucks when away from the pool for extended times which leads me to wonder if anyone has considered/suggested using a typical primary intravenous infusion set [sans needle] to passively infuse their pool with liquid chlorine. Containers for the liquid could...

I copy that, but would winterization be necessary in the Peach State? Down here "winterization" is for some hardened types throwing in a cup of warm water and taking the plunge. My far less than experts comments were directed to the specific question of why Astrid would want to wait to spring...

Even though CYA is known to be metabolized by bacteria and fungi to some degree, I'm not sure why waiting until spring to remove water to correct CYA overload would be desirable? The piper must be paid for the required water waste sooner or later, but would not the increase in chlorine demand...