Recent content by NerfTerguson

Updated results: Ph 7.7 FC 4 (added 121 oz. 8.3% bleach ~1 hr ago. pump has been running ever since) CYA 60 (made dot completely disappear with back to sun. How am I looking? After hearing about today's earlier pump troubles, my father in law said, "why don't you just pay the $75 to have the...

Added 121 oz. of 8.3% bleach to pool around perimeter. How long before FC retest is appropriate? Regarding my apparently high CYA (88 ppm), using Taylor K-2006, how invisible should the black dot be? completely, absolutely undetectable, or just faintly visible?

Okay, folks, I can't thank you all enough for the support so far. This is pure insanity. Not even unpacked fully and the pool maintenance rears its head. Good news: after running 5 gals of pool water at a time and dumping into reservoir with no luck ( only just now read your post, JesseSchmidt)...

Did anyone else suddenly get the feeling I'm sitting on a ticking time bomb? How does one perform OTO Test? Looks like I need R-0600, which is not in my Taylor K-2006. I'll get some bleach in and brush in the meantime. I have Clorox Performance bleach "Concentrated", 8.3% Sodium Hydrochlorite...

88 ppm CYA 7.7 Ph Can't get FC sample to turn pink after about 10 dippers of R-0870

Thanks for the tip. The water level looks good.

In accordance with tips for newbies: being explicit that, while test results are important, I haven't been circulating water and would like to address the pump issue first. This is primary, if I'm not mistaken (but I could be!). Nerf

Hey Frog, Thanks for the reply. I bought a K2006 weeks ago based on advice from this forum. I stocked up on some bleach yesterday in preparation for doing the TFP pool care method. All that does no good without a pump (as you know)! I'm on day 1 of this pool ownership thing and I get saddled...

Hi all, I've been following a few threads in here in preparation for my new home purchase, which includes a pool! Yesterday, the previous owner was showing me valves and pump controls. He switched it off, adjusted valves to allegedly start the waterfalls, took off pump lid to show me where...