Recent content by locash

Ric, thanks for the help! I never knew there was an inside scale, until you mentioned that, haha..

So, I received the Taylor K-2006 test kit (FAS-DPD), and am a little confused at a reading I have.. I tested the CYA twice, and came to a 8ppm level both times, yet the 5 times I have had my water tested at the pool store, it has always been 80-100 ppm. My hardness is testing to be ~700, yet...

Wow, thats pretty crazy.. I wonder why that is? Is it the same situation if I wash my car for 5 hours in the driveway? :) I do pay for my water and sewer service.. Strange..

Oh, I never knew it was illegal to do that, I just didnt want to cause a street flooding issue, time to fix that problem. I completely forgot about the sewer cleanout, I'll go do that right now, since its only been on for a few minutes.. Thanks for the heads up..

Thanks for the advice! I just tested the calcium hardness of the tap water, and it is 220 ppm. I actually expected it to be harder than that.. I put a small sump pump in my pool and will drain about 6" of it out tonight and refill.. I'd do more, except I don't have a place to drain the...

Good point about the auto-chlorinator and vacations, that thought hadn't crossed my mind.. What's funny is that I just got done telling my wife that we can return that 5 gallon bucket full of 3" trichlor tabs because we won't need them, haha.. I guess I'll save them for when I wont be around...

Due to the great response from members here, I just paid for my lifetime supporter membership! Thanks again for all of your help, I look forward to being as wise as you guys, and be able to help the next newbie like me! :)

Also, when I partially drain and refill the pool, in what order should I address the pH/alkalinity/FC/etc? Should one always be done before the next? I assume I should get the pH in order first, and then address everything else? I never expected such great info, I should have posted sooner! :)

I do not have a SWG.. I actually ordered the FAS-DPD kit before I found this forum, although it has not arrived yet, and if it does not arrive in the next few business days, I'm cancelling my order and buying the one duraleigh sells, as I'd rather support this forum than those clowns at...

Duraleigh- I was mainly concerned about the hardness and the cyanauric acid levels being so high.. Jason - with the high CYA level, wouldn't I also need to maintain an abnormally high free chlorine level as well? Thanks for the quick response!

Here's the deal, shiny new 13,000 gallon in ground shotcrete pool, cartridge filter, auto chlorinator, ozone system, located in HOT and sunny Phoenix, Arizona.. The day it was plastered, I had it filled with water within 6 hours.. The following day, someone from the plaster company came by and...