Recent content by JDC

ok thanks I think I would like to get the CH back to recommended levels and the I'll balance everything out as per the SWG recommendations. Thanks a ton for taking the time to help!

Thanks chemgeek! My pool is about 12 or 13k gal and current temp is 56 As of this morning here is what I have FC 5 PH 7.8 TA 80 Cya 30 CH 800 I haven't read the SWG article but I will now! And also going to get some borax. Thanks for your help!

Well I looked into having a company come out to run my water through their reverse osmosis trailer set up --- $550 bucks! I also ran some tap water through a carbon filter that I use for the RV and it tested at 250ppm. So it looks like a complete drain and refill with carbon filter and I should...

If it sounds too easy it usually is right? Looks like I'll drain, refill, rebalance... Thank you all for your feedback!

Thanks for the info on the pricing. I was going to filter the new water out of the tap with this: http://www.spadepot.com/shop/PreFresh-Spa-Pool-Water-Fill-Filter-P784C632.aspx

Hi All, I recently let my pool guy go and I'm in the process of balancing the water. First I found that the TA is low (40ppm) so I'm addressing that by adding baking soda. Our pool has always needed to add MA to combat high PH, and I think I just discovered why... Next I noticed that I had...