Recent content by zelmo

Yes, I posted this in the old forum before I figured out that this forum had been started. Anyway, I put my probe in a pool water sample and the Ph reading was 8.3. Water temp is 36, so according to the pool calculator I should be OK. I did not retest the TA or CH because those numbers seem...

I have had my pool for 16 years. For the first 14 I used traditional pool products and I think I needed to shock the pool every couple of weeks. Two years ago I discovered BBB and I think I shocked it once each summer. I am not convinced that it is the products I am using, I think it has more...

I am using the Taylor kit that came with the PS-234 to test it. I have an electronic Ph meter on an aquarium that I can use to get a real accurate reading. I will get to that later today. Edited: I found the Pool Calculator on this site and when I plug my numbers in the Calcite Saturation...

Thanks. I have never added chemicals during the winter before. In order to add acid to get the PH down I will need to remove some or all of the cover. How do I get it circulated?

Last fall I closed the pool the way I normally do with my chemistry the way I wanted it. Unfortunately, my wife decided to pump the water off the pool cover. She must have had the pump on a seam because she drained about 2 feet of water out of the pool. After more water accumulated on the cover...