Recent content by pr1961

Read the section on Pool School and when you are done read it again. Trust me it has alot of great info. Then these guys on here will help more then anything. Im new here maybe a month, but my pool is as clear as it has ever been in 15yrs I know it sounds crazy but last night with the light on...

Im a Bridge Contractor family business since 1970. But also On a BBQ team and travel to many events,if you want it smoked PM me.

Thanks I think I will go ahead and find one. Trees we have but never a skimmer issue until fall.

Well 3 or 4 days with no questions but I have one now. #s at 6:00 tonight FC 5 CC 0.5 PH 8.0 CYA 50. Over shot my CYA wanted a 45 but 50 is good. We have had 4in of rain in the last 16hrs I lost some FC was 6.5 yesterday will the rain like we have had do this and also my PH jumped from a 7.6...

6:30am test CC 0.5 FC 5.5 PH 7.6 I think I passed my (OCLT) test? Last night I was a 6 on the FC and all other numbers stayed the same with nothing added to the pool. I think Im clean.I know my pool will be cleaner then me tonight pouring a 600CY Bridge deck today. Off I go 12 Hr Pour. I will...

Yes I am taylor 2006 . And will post tommrow thank ya!

linen Im going to run the test tonight I think I screwed up. My Fc is a 6 now nothing has been added tonight when I check it in the moring if no drop or less then 1 im ok is this right?

NO IM sorry today has been one of them days. I check it this moring before I left and it was a 6. I raised it up to a last night. Then I checked at 7:30 tonight at it was still a 6. I could have blown the test to will recheck in the moring. You are not short I just hate typing period.

I did add chlorine last night according to the calulator to bring it to a 6. I do not have a chlorinator. Partly cloudy today. Water temp 70. Are you seeing something in my numbers that Im missing? No FC drop a little crazy. Its a new one for me.

7:30 test FC 6 CC 0.5 PH 7.6 No loss of FC I raised it to a 6 last night and no drop today. The pool is as clear as it has ever been. I will work on the CH in a few days I just want to set back and enjoy.I will be testing FC and PH every day but I think I will know when something is up just by...

Thanks Im waiting on test tonight to see how every thing is doing

Yes the granular went in a tube sock in the skimmer. Will backwash. I went ahead and raised the FC to a 6 tonight and will check for any loss tommrow night and if my CC comes up or I lose alot of FC I will shock it. What do you think on my CH it is a 90 should I try to raise this? Thanks for you...

Pressure runs 10psi its 15 now. I added 2gal of liquid and 3lbs thru the skimmer I must of had a 0 reading on this all along it is a hard one to read it was in between the 50 and 40 mark so it could have been a 45 with no drop. On the backwash I did not want to lose any of my stab if any was...

8pm Test FC 3.5 drop from a 6 this morning we had rain in the morning then at noon sunny and hot. the CC 0.5 and my CYA drop to a 40 maybe 42. My pressure on my filter is 5psi over normal should I go ahead and back wash? I started out with with 3lb of stab in skimmer then switch to liquid stab...

9am Test FC6 CC1 CYA45 PH7.6 TA90 CH90. I think everything looks good but the CH I check it twice and thats it. My TA came up from yesterday but in range. The pool calulator has me adding 458 oz of calcium chloride. Its a plaster pool. Do I add this or wait and see? If I do add this where...