Recent content by mwcmike

I like trusting my TF-100, I love it and I will trust it! - - - Updated - - - I had seen the "Water Balance for SWG's". I enjoy pool school and have spent a lot of time reading here. Love it. I will trust my measurements. Thanks! - - - Updated - - - I hadn't seen how to add CYA, the...

Yep, just doing a comparison with my tests.

Yesterday I recorded the results of the tests included with my TF-100 test kit and compared it to the test results from a local Leslie's and a Bio-guard products store. The results differed between each testing site. FYI, first pool for me and this is about the 10th time I've performed all the...

And, finally, a cover was put over the pool. The cover is the type that doesn't let water through, it sits partially on the water and uses rubber straps to attach to screw in bolsters. I keep a pump sitting on top of the cover.

The weather usually only reaches single digits 3 or 4 times a year. But we have had periods where it has stayed below freezing for 20+days, but that's not the norm. The closing procedure: They blew the system out, plugging the skimmers and outlets until there was only bubbles coming from the...

I just bought a house/pool (August) and this is my first winter as a pool owner. I thought I'd let the people who installed the pool close for me this first year, and I would learn from them. Question, does their skimmer solution sound like I'll be ok for the winter? I'm in Oklahoma and it's...