Recent content by Jackie Pualani Johnson

I will consider your advice here. Yes, I followed the Pool School borax/muriatic formula when first adding. True, it is the small pool you mention, but I live a ways from the airportin Waiakea-uka where we have gotten 20" of rain in one day! (See this interesting article from January '14...

Aloha: Five days later--and by following the bleach/muriatic acid/borax recommendations of Pool Math--I've gotten a great reading: FA = 3.8 pH = 7.5 TA = 90 Cyn = 60 Bro = 80 I think the circumstances particular to Hilo, Hawai'i caused the odd no-chlorine readings. We get 200+ inches of rain...

No, my kit is stored in a cool, dry place. The water looks clear. It was a surprise to get such drastic readings when all seems okay.

Aloha. I've had many months of nearly care-free pool maintenance because of the information on the Pool School site. So, mahalo for all the tips! Today, however, it seems like my pool went through a transformation since I added borax for the first time a few days ago. I thought I'd better...

How safe is it for the kiddos to swim with the following levels? I will be releasing water and refilling to lower the cyanuric level, but what about the meantime? FC 13.2 CC .6 pH 7.6 TA 300ppm Cyn 200 (or higher --because black dot disapeared well before the 100 mark on the Taylor K2600 Test!)...