Recent content by Jen29K

I just did a little more reading, and was tempted to go put on my suit based on my findings. Now that I've read your post, I'm for sure going to!!! Thanks!!!

Okay, I got the best kit I could find and painstakingly followed instructions. Total chlorine- 2.5 TA- 270 Ph-7.2 Hardness- 320 CYA- pretty much non existant Now what? It doesn't make sense that my alkalinity is so high when the ph is okay.

Also, the water from my sink tests the same way as far as hardness goes. I'll update after I get a better kit.

Good call, thanks. Can you recommend a test kit? I live in a small town so something I could find at a Walmart or menards would be best.

Hi everyone. I haven't figured out the signature thing yet so I'll first give you my pool specs: Intex 16 x 48 round ultra frame pool with SWG. It's leveled, clear, beautiful, and horribly unbalanced. We filled it a few days ago, added 120 lbs of salt, and ran the filter alone for 24 hours...

We rent our home. The landlord was cool with sand ON the ground but not digging into the ground. I know that doesn't make sense but it is what it is. I KNOW that leveling the ground the right way is a better idea. It isn't a matter of being too lazy to do it. Ha ha! We have two options...

Hey everyone! This is my first post. I could really, really use some advice. First, some background: Last summer we had a 15 x 42 inflatable ring pool by summer escapes. Husband used 2x6 (I think) treated lumber to construct a 16.5' square frame. We used sand to level the ground-- as in...