Recent content by jagger2005

Relaxed in my pool after a weeks vacation at south padre island. I see pool snob on my horizon. First thought walking past the hotel pool on the way to beach...ain’t getting in that thing. Now it did have about 50 people it at 5 pm. Water looked horrible. But how am I going to keep my son out...

So sad that he lost those 5 days of memories. Wonder what he was doing...

I will be alright. Everyone south of San Antonio and over into Louisiana are the ones we need to have in our thoughts. There could be some serious devastation in the next week

Waiting for the storm of the century!

Lol. I live on 3 acres...sort of in the country. My 4 foot fence keeps my dogs in and other dogs out...but that is about it. I have a laundry list of animals that have made it into the yard and met my dog.

Anytime some one tells me "nice pool," I reply "no that is a $40.000 scorpion trap."

Possibly too much sun?? I have mine on north side of 2 story house and are in shade almost all day - just some morning sun. Mine have really dark leaves. In mid summer, some of the outer leaves get some mid day sun and the ones farthest west get some late day sun...and they are not happy...

It will raise pH and have no effect on TA. Adding muriatic acid to lower pH down to 7.2 will start lowering the TA. You need a decent swing in high to low to get the TA to drop. And 7.8 to 7.2 is safe. Honestly, I rarely even measure TA. Mine stuck at 7.8 for almost a year. Every once in awhile...

Not a big concern. Lower pH to 7.2, let it rise back to 7.8, lower it again to 7.2, and repeat. Overtime, you should see the TA go down. Some people will try to aerate the pool to allow the rise to go quicker. I just let it go naturally. In the last 2 months I lowered mine from 120 to 80 - a...

You can manage the pool with CH of 500+. Pay close attention to the CSI index. Try to keep between 0 and -.30 and you should be in great shape.

Finally put the silaflex between the deck an coping. Only took 2 months after purchase. Day 11 of 100+ in a row. An hour after a finished it started pouring...which was needed in a big way.

Are you on the Leslie's phos-free program?

How far is this pool store from the house? Once she sees you testing and telling her how great the water is, maybe the drive will become less important...especially if the pool store is using the same reagent tests as you. BTW, this thread is kind of fascinating. Advice on pool chemistry...

The drop test is probably somewhat better than the aquacheck strips...but not enough to switch. Probably the only strips recommended by TFP. Update: I misread post and assumed low salt. So I killed my original suggestion. Are the test strips purchased this summer?

Richard, that is starting to look a lot better! Fantastic