Recent content by TheSteamingPile

It could very easily be another product. I personally get an itchy rash if I use aerosol sunscreen.

Don't let FC drop below the minimum level and it doesn't really matter how wildly it swings.

I've never tested for, or concerned myself with phosphate levels. Your biggest concern, if your water tests are accurate (and that's a big if), is the CYA and Free Chlorine levels. 90 is quite high assuming you're using liquid chlorine to sanitize and 0.9ppm FC is WAY, WAY too low. Edit: just...

Welcome Don! Step one is to get a Taylor K-2006 test kit from either Amazon.ca or if you're lucky a local pool supplier will have one, though it's pretty rare up here in Canada. Other more experienced members will no doubt be along to give you more advice, but you need to help yourself first...

Contact Aiper Customer Service. They take a while to respond but they will help you out.

Hold your nose and search for "Taylor 2006" on Amazon.ca. Unless you can find one in a Pool Supply store in Toronto, it's going to be the fastest and cheapest way to get one in Canada. The 2006c comes with more reagents but is prohibitively expensive IMO, but be warned you'll probably need to...

Thanks for the tip Msch99, I back washed because I installed a new sight glass (old one was cracked) and wanted to make sure it wasn't going to leak as it was not an OEM part. Next on the list is to investigate my laterals as I'm finding sand in the bottom of the pool. I'll probably just leave...

I just wanted to make this post to thank the TFP community. I have never owned a pool before and was totally ignorant to the maintenance of one. We bought a house in June, pool looked great. Moved in on August 1st and the pool was a swamp. I had ordered a a proper testing kit which arrived on...