Recent content by keaston282

I used the product In the Swim winterizing kit, it's the white object on the left: This is what the In The Swim winterizing kit says about the big white plastic thing we left in the pool all winter "Dispenses a set amount of non-chlorine chemical for your pool months after its been covered...

I managed to snag some pictures of how the water looked when we first filled it:

Here's another view:

I am not on well water. I filled the pool with our garden hose. I don't have a picture of the green water, but here's a picture of the water today. It is pouring rain so the surface is disturbed by lots of raindrops - it's very clear when the sun is out:

I cannot get an online-purchased Taylor K-2006C kit delivered until 7/21. There are no kits here in my area. That's why I got the K1515. Other than the free chlorine reagent, the other reagents in my Taylor K-2005 kit (expired 5/23) seem to be still functioning. The Taylor K1003 kit I purchased...

Okay, so until my FAS-DPD kit arrives tomorrow, and the proper CYA test kit arrives Tuesday, what should I do? Keep adding 30 oz of liquid shock daily as PooStored said? (10 oz for every 1ppm increase in FC).

Also, I have been using the Taylor brand test kits. K2005 (for the one that expired 5/23 and was used last year), and a smaller K1003 that only tests FC up to 5ppm, which also has an expiration of 5/23 (bought a month ago). The third FC reagent was in a larger bottle from last year, also expired...

Thank you. I ordered this: Taylor K-1515-A Drop Test Kit Fas-Dpd Says it will be here tomorrow. I also ordered this for CYA: Water-i.d. WATER TESTING EQUIPMENT Reagents for - Pool Lab & PoolWaterLAB (CyA-Test (Photometer/Comparator/Nessler)) Won't be here until Tuesday. Hopefully it gives...

This is long, so bear with me...I figured this was the place to post this, as there are a lot of pool nerds here who might dig the details... Pool: above ground 12x24 oval, 52" depth, New England. History: we did not open the pool until 2 days ago. The water under the pool cover was blue and...