Recent content by pjl

Out of curiosity can you fill tube on DPD test half pool water and half distilled, do the drops and then double the reading? Example: True FC is 8. Will half and half give a reading of FC 4 and then you double it to have true FC 8?

Well Rich the titrate when testing TA showed a red tinge from the green on drop 7 and then full red on 8 so I had figured not 70 but not 80 either so I split the difference. Anyways thanks for the washing soap info. The raise in TA was unexpected. My post was cut off as I became logged out...

First, thank you as a community helping each other and inviting me in. So, just opened the pool day before yesterday. Circulated the new/old water for a day, removed all the worms and then yesterday morning, guessing that the cya was at the lower range, poured 330 oz. of 8.25% bleach as...

Let me first say that this is an exceptional resource and I thank all who are responsible. So my situation is that I have a bit of algae at the bottom of my 24k in ground colored plaster pool. I was going to leave it until next season as I drain my pool down below returns here in Maryland...

Let me first say that this is an exceptional resource and I thank all who are responsible. So my situation is similar to Chris in that I have a bit of algae at the bottom of my 24k in ground colored plaster pool. I was going to leave it until next season as I drain my pool down below returns...