Recent content by EricaBowie

I'm in Bowie MD and yes I have been to Home Depot, Lowes, and Walmart at different times and none of the dates were good on the liquid chlorine.. now it's been 5 years since I tried liquid since it was bust that summer. I think the shock switch has to do with individual 1lb bags staying fresher...

Users who had purchased the product said it bleached their liners... I have tried and failed to get unexpired liquid chlorine in Maryland that is not crazy expensive. So I use the shock due to availability not that I believe it's better than liquid (if I could get fresh bleach.. but I can't)...

Is there a way (I was thinking of using a sock and letting it float around the pool or in the skimmer) to get granulated chlorine to gently disburse in the water without broadcasting it in to the deep end where some will settle on bottom and bleach the liner ?! FYI: I used Zappit 73% for years...

I inherited this pool and until I found you and learned what you had to teach, I HATED THE POOL. It was such a burden of time and expense. Now I look forward to our 10 week summer here in the Mid-Atlantic. I was considering filling it in before I found you. So just sending some love your...

Update: my pool is happiest at 5FC 0CC with 25-30CYA = pretty, crystal clear water !!

Hello Fellow Pool Lovers: the sock w CYA is slowly getting used. But my Ph is stuck at 7.0. So I got 20 Mike team Borox. Should I put 1cup in the skimmer tonight and test the ph in the morning ?! Hope everyone has a lovely 4th of July !!

I will keep working on the CYA :-)

Update: FC 5 and CC 0 !!! CYA only small improvement so I have 1lb in a sock hanging out at my skimmer. Ph steady at 7.0 and I have a little fountain to help raise that to 7.2 i did not Slam as there has beeen no dead algae at bottom of pool and nothing to scrub w a brush. Life is pretty good !!!!

Will do !

7 days ago I mixed 2lbs w water then slowly added to my skimmer. Then 3 days ago I added 2 more lbs also soaked w water. Brand: Sina Industries 98.5% CYA we r seeing tiny pockets of new algae in corners and crevices in the pool too ;-(

Re: A Perfect Storm: Me Ignorant & Professionals Tricky Hello Good People & Happy Monday (wink wink) OK, in the last 3 days by PH has inched up to 7.0, my FC has dropped to 4 and my CC is staying at .5 BUT 4 POUNDS of CYA later and almost no change. Before 15ish and now 20ish. I...

OK, I've done my homework. I need to increase my CYA to 30. My FC at 5 is ok. My CC needs to read 0. My pH needs to be at least 7.2. I can add 1 lb of CYA then monitor daily because CYA takes times to respond in the pool water. I can raise my pH by using Borox (how much ?) Since my FC is...

I'm still at work so won't get to do my homework until tonight or tomorrow. Regarding the "shock", it say's; "78% CH with guaranteed 75% available chlorine". No idea what the rest of the ingredients were. Brand "PoolLife Turboshock", but now I am using your bottled bleach. Regarding CYA: my...

Lady Kim, here are my total numbers FC 5 CC .5 PH 6.8 CH 500 TA 90 CYA about 18... it was a little worse than the 20 marked on the tube The water looks as clear as I've ever seen it (guess we have had a regularly sick pool ;-( I bought 8 pounds of CYA and I have the bottles of...

My Test Kit Came !! It's says FC 5 & CC .5 Your Advice Please !?! Thanks so much -- Erica