Recent content by MattB

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Hey all, I got this test delivered last week and I am having a heck of a time getting it to work. It is the first time I have ever had trouble with any pool test. Here is what I am doing: 1) I am using a test tube that came with my TF-100 test kit to get 44 ml. It almost fills the tube to...

I don't understand why anybody would recommend dumping ammonia in a chlorine pool. Ammonia and chlorine produce very bad things--Chlorine gas, nitrogen trichloride, and hydrazine to name a few. There are many threads on this forum about people trying to get SMALL amounts of ammonia OUT of...

...even your dog won't jump in. [youtube:fm31boqd]rEwo7PUNuhk[/youtube:fm31boqd] EDIT: Taking a hint from Richard below, I used the "youtube" button to embed the video. Thanks Richard!

Re: **** Ducks Are fireworks legal in Virgina? Noise is what you want. Noise scares them away. Can you set up a loud gong to go off every hour? Your neighbors will love you.

Welcome! You have come to the right place. You have been suckered by your pool store. 1) Stop going to the pool store. Don't put anything you bought from them into your pool until you know what you are doing. 2) Since you seem to have so much money to blow :-D , order a TF-100 test kit from...

Re: Just had to drain more than half, because TDS was over 2 Make sure you have entered your volume at the top and at the bottom you have put in Suggested Goal Levels from TroubleFreePools and your other relevant information.

Re: Just had to drain more than half, because TDS was over 2 Hey jst81, these people know what they are talking about. No BS here. Since I found this place I have had ZERO trouble with my pool. Here are the steps you should follow: 1) Buy a good test kit. I use the TF-100 as do many people...

Re: Want to raise pH via aeration for TA lowering - get air My pump lid has a black o-ring around it that I can replace for a few bucks. It rests in a groove around the plastic lid. Suppose I bought another o-ring and cut a half inch out of it......

In addition to all the rules for supervising children, one rule we enforce with gestapo-like fervor with ALL guests is: NO GLASS by the pool!! We have a whole set of plastic mugs, plastic wine glasses, plastic tumblers, etc. just for the pool. It took one broken wine glass at the bottom of...

With zero stabilizer in your pool, all you really have to do is keep a couple ppm of FC in your water during the height of the sun. Shock level for 0 CYA is extremely low. chlorine-cya-chart-t2346.html You have to be careful though because the combination of sun and Baqua residuals will eat...

You are making excellent progress! If you keep on top of it, and keep cleaning your filter after an appropriate rise in psi, you will start to see rapid improvements in water clarity from here on out. My pool was basically clear after 3 or 4 days, but it took 4 more days to finish the...

All the time! But only at night. Partly for neighbor privacy reasons but also because I'm a very light-skinned redhead. I burn with waterproof SPF 50 on. And there are certain parts of me that I just don't want to ever get burned...ever. Never ever. Ever. Never. Ever.

Re: I now realize I have no idea how big my pool is. Here is my completely inaccurate WAG: Average width: 14 feet. Length: 38 feet. Average depth 5.5 feet. Approximately oval. Pool calculator gives 20,200 gallons. This feels like one of those games where you have to guess how many M & M's...

The reason why your pH tested high was because you had an FC reading over 10--in your case 13. When your FC reading is high, the pH test always reads high and is invalid. To accurately measure pH, your FC must be below 10 or so. Also, the "daily test" for chlorine you are using doesn't go...