Recent content by gstein

Here in Texas, HEB sells their "Hill Country Fare" brand baking soda for just $0.49 per pound.

And this is exactly why I just tossed some bags of trichlor shock into my pool. My pH is over 8.0(!!!), my CYA is 30 (but I target 60+ for handling the Texas sun), and well... it's green, coming out of the winter months. Mucho chlorine needed! I threw in a cup of muriatic acid just to help get...

Thanks! ... and yeah, that's why I left CYA at 40 while doing the SLAM, and am now shifting it up to 60.

Yes, the chart is very handy! Right now I'm SLAMing the pool, so I'm keeping it up at 15 or so. My current CYA is 40, but the SLAM is almost done, so I'm gonna move it up to 60 (got the stuff in a sock right now!). I understand the general recommendation is 40 or so (via PoolMath), but that...

Hello all, I recently emptied, powerwashed, and refilled my pool. As part of the restarting it, I looked far and wide for a simple recommendation of the proper CYA level for Austin, Texas. It was very hard to find, so I'm hoping this post will be helpful to others in my situation. I asked the...

I just bought 4lb of stabilizer (HTH brand) at Walmart for $15.74 + tax. They also sell "Pool Chlorinating Liquid" (aka bleach) at 10% strength(!) for just $2.50 + tax.

Re: Control your Jandy equipment from your PC with a $15 ada I'm in the planning stages for a new pool, and it will have a Jandy RS-PS4 controller board. I'm not even bothering with purchasing a human-oriented panel. Going to start right away with a web interface. My house will have a number of...