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Thanks! I will store for next summer. One more question. I have 10 bags of Bio Guard Maintain Burnout 35 Lithium Hypochlorite. Here's my numbers for a closing Thursday: Chlorine 4.5 Free chlorine 0 Alkalinity 60 (Too low for closing?) Temperature 68 Ph 7.5-7.8 CYA 45 Calcium 220 Can I use...

Hi, Amazing board!! You have saved me hundreds of $$$ and it was so easy after the first few weeks. Now, what can I do with these stupid tri-chlor pucks? I bought them before Pool School and haven't used them mainly due to my CYA being pretty high all season. In the 90's then 70's and now...

Re: New to BBB just tested my water - also have a large stai Hi! Thanks for all the help. I tested the pool tonight ( I had put my remaining 3 gallons of chlorine in last night): FC 5 CC 2 CYA 60 maybe 65 PH 7.5 maybe a little lower clear water I then shocked with six gallons of clorox to get...

Re: New to BBB just tested my water - also have a large stai Ok here's what I'm thinking: I'm going to aerate drain aerate drain til I fall asleep tonight. But I think I should throw some bleach in there now? Then I will leave the pump on again and test first thing in the morning. Hopefully...

Re: New to BBB just tested my water - UPDATE Hi I 'aerated' with a hose spray and kept draining water off as it filled. I drained it down maybe a total of two inches. I put a total of 230 ounces of Borax in and ran the pump for 48 hours. I also pulled the trichlor tabs out of the skimmers...

Re: New to BBB just tested my water - also have a large stai Wonderful! Will work on this over the weekend. Joan

Re: New to BBB just tested my water - also have a large stai Thanks! Nope, no chlorine smell. A few questions - I can run the pump over night and turn the jets to the surface. I don't really have any water features. Would running a hose spray over the water do the same thing? (Aside from...

Hello! Just fired my pool guy last week for various reasons not the least of which was to save money and now I'm a DIYer. I just tested my water with a TF 100 Kit and the results below. Also below I've outlined a large staining problem. Any help with that would be appreciated. FC - 10 CC -...