Recent content by Samiam

Even after this intense shocking over several days and seemingly crystal clear water, I still have backswimmers/water boatmen bugs. Does this mean I still have algae? If so, should I be using Poly 60?

I resemble that remark!

Turns out it's user error!!! (I think we all knew that, didn't we?) So no more Mac Bashing....perhaps Mac user bashing, but it's not Mac's fault (Steve Jobs RIP). Thank you, again, for your undying patience with me!

Maybe it's because I use a Mac with Safari...When I indicate 182 oz jugs, the calculator says to add 3 gal, 2 qts, and when I change the size jugs to 96 oz jugs and press "calculate" again, it does change the size jug in the parentheses to indicate 96 oz, but the amount still says 3 gallons, 2...

Love, love, love the Pool Calculator! Thank you for your efforts to make our job easier. It's fabulous! I have just one question because I think I must be doing something incorrectly. When I mouse over the field to get the detail of how many gallons of what oz jugs to put in, it is the same...

The biofilm thing has me bewildered...is it possible I'm missing something significant when I'm brushing? It's a fairly big pool, and I'm a fairly small person...or am I obsessing?

Thank you very much. I'll keep at it!

I'm on my 5th day of keeping the pool at shock level. The water is clear, but I haven't met the other two criteria because I still lose FC at night (more than 1ppm) and my CC is 1.5. I know you have said to be patient, but just checking to make sure this is normal and I'm not missing...

Thank you, Dave. On another note, is it possible to "overshock" your pool? Or if you accidentally add too much bleach, is it just a matter of waiting and watching until the FC reduces to the level where it's safe to swim. What is that level, by the way?

I have read on this site that it's ok to keep trichlor tablets in your skimmer baskets as long as you keep the filter/pump running and as long as your CYA doesn't increase or rise above recommended levels. Is this ok, or have I missed something? My CYA is still only around 20-25.

Hallelujah and Amen! I get it! :party: I feel like when I first became a Christian and saw the light! I understand the BBB methodology and it makes sense. I'm a believer!!! The Pool Calculator and the Chlorine/CYA chart are the Bibles of the BBB system. :) I did what you all said and...

Allison, I believe the CYA is the true measure because the "pounds" of shock I used were calcium hypochlorite, and as I understand it, that would not increase my CYA. The Taylor test kit I have comes up with that every time (recently) that I have tested it. My pool is exposed to sunlight all...

I am using 10% liquid chlorine (sodium hypochlorite). Perhaps I'm not using the Pool Calculator correctly. I put what my free chlorine number is and what the goal is, and I read elsewhere on the site that the goal is the 10x the CC. And the test kit I am using is the Taylor K-2006.

Here are my numbers today after shocking last night with bleach and again 10 hours later this morning. pH 7.0, CYA 20, CH 300, FC 4, CC 3, TA 150, temperature 81 F. According to the pool calculator, I need to add about 9 bottles of bleach (10%, 128 oz) to get the FC to be ten times the CC...

Thank you all so much for your help... I'm doing as all of you have advised....reading and shopping! I bought the liquid bleach at Walmart (the 10%) and bought some Borax and Baking Soda so that I will have them on hand because I live in a small town, and we keep our pool open longer than the...