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That is perfect for a Disney Cruise

Our vehicle rental contract was even more direct - It said no driving on that road at all.

Don't play golf.... I just sat behind the Ritz in Kapalua and had a few cocktails. I actually prefer the Big Island......

Because the owners don't do any research or the people selling them are a fly by night company. There is never a problem until there is an accident and an investigation happens. By then the pool owner forgot where they got them or the people selling them have changed company names. It's at...

A salt pool is a chlorine pool. Salt, when it passes through the equipment (a salt water chlorine generator) is turned into chlorine. As the chlorine reacts with teh organics in the water it turns back into salt. Salt itself doesn't sanitize the water or kill anything. How much...

While it may seem strange, once past the backflow preventer that covers the irrigation system it is considered non potable water as a pressure drop in an irrrigation pipe could suck lawn chemicals into that pipe. Probable, no. Possible, yes. Pools should only be filled from a potable water...

Watching the results of chemical additions ovr a long eriod of time will help narrow down the volume, but a one time test won't do it. As everyone has pointed out, chemical strengths, the specificity of each of the tests and even teh volume changes. Depending on the size/shape of the pool 1"...

If you are absolutely sure you are at 30, use that to calculate SLAM level. But, something is terribly wrong. To go from 50 to 30 CYA you would have had to have exchanged about 5,000 gallons of water? Do yuo have an autofill on the pool?

Yup, the Lowes in my area of NC have the "Green" low fume or "safe" MA and the Red full strength stuff. When we lived in SC our city passed a local "green" ordance and the Lowes stopped carrying the red stuff as it was considered unsafe for the environment. I guess the locals who passed the...

Having to clean filter more often is many times an early sign of organic matter (algae) growing in the pool that has not yet progressed to the point you can see things. We base our pool care system on accurate testing and only adding what the pool needs, when it needs it. To do that we...

I agree, using a speed-stir or smart-stir are the way to go. I makes testing easy.

Never used them, but the "scam" detector websites I use say they are legit and have no complaints.

Most get them on line, but don't buy it to have it. It's needed so seldom I have no idea of the names of the good stuff.

Phosphates are organics that can come from many sources like leaves or fertilizer. The "scare" is that phosphates feed algae allowing it to grow in your pool. A pool that is maintained according to our system will always have sufficient chlorine so algae can't get started. There are some...

You need a full set of test results. Don't worry about TA, it's the last thing to worry about. You need chlorine, ad stabilizer in the water. A pH test will point out the next move.