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Pool Depth - The Novel If I may jump in, I second the concurrence of the ~45k pool volume estimate. Actually, that's probably high. I say that because, while I have many other things I probably should be doing/have done, I decided instead to take this pool volume question as a challenge, and...

"Trouble Free Pooler" :)

Ok. I think I understand. Or, at least it's starting to sink in. Which prompts a couple followup up queries/clarifications: 1) So, in general, a salt-water chlorine generator doesn't really care if the "salt" being electrolyzed is sodium chloride specifically? (Now that I've typed the...

Thank for quick respnse! I have often wondered what my salt level is, just out of curiosity. And I have considered a SWG, but the large start-up cost kills that option for me (at least for now). So I should have indicated that my original query is largely academic. Or, bored-ademic... :)...

Ok, even in central Florida it's still winter (we've had some bone-chilling 60 degree overnight lows lateely!), which means I'm still staring at a pool cover, instead of my beautiful TFP. So, to pass the time until pool-open (a ways off - probably early March) I've been playing around with Pool...

You will experience some CYA loss over the winter. how much depends on ... ummm.. I don't know. :) But, for example, over this past winter, from early October thru late March, my CYA dropped from 40 to much less than 20 (not zero, but no where near 20). Now, I opened to a clear & clean pool...

Greetings fellow Hoosier! (Well, I'm a former Hoosier, but I grew up about 10 miles west of ya'.) The other responses got ya' covered as far as the benefits of liquid chlorine/bleach. But you are right in that your current FC (> 10) will render pH tests unreliable at best. So don't do anything...

I don't mean to brag, but after reading thru quite a few posts, I almost feel bad posting what we pay for chlorine here in central FL: essentially about $2.00 / gallon for 10.5% by weight chlorine, using the yellow 2.5gal refillable jugs. Specifically: $4.75 per 2.5gal refilled jugs at...

What a great idea! Thanks! Now please excuse me, I think I'm going for a drive...

I hear ya'! And this is the place for such addicts! For instance, my name is Self, and... and I'm... I'm a TFP addict. I just can't help myself. Despite having had a perfect pool since I discovered this place (not that long ago), I still spend hours and hours and hours reading the forum...

Keep DPD powder fresh longer - 2 jars DPD powder (R-0870) will darken over time, reportedly due to exposure to moisture in the air each time it is opened. Over one or two swim seasons, and the number of tests per 10g jar, this should not be an issue. However, here's a simple tip if you live in...

"Closed" the pool about 2 & 1/2 weeks ago. And by close, I mean I just put a big tarp like cover on it, and reduced pump run time to 2 hours a day. I only even bothered with the cover 'cause I was getting tired of skimming & fishing out leaves every day (skimmer couldn't keep up). And I don't...

One potential issue could be that your sand filter may need a "deep cleaning". Sand filters can develope channels so the water doesn't actually get filtered. This will have no bearing on FC levels or effectiveness, but will prevent the water from clearing up. Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter As a...

Water Sample Bottle Inspired by posts 39, 40, and 41, for water sample bottles: They works great! However, the plastic used for these bottles (PETE) is kind of stiff, but the bottle on the right is easy enough to squeeze. An empty hair dye or condiment bottle, or a laboratory wash bottle...

The Two-Cent Trickle-ator So many cool tips in this thread - here's mine! I'm an impatient person, and if something tedious can be automated, I'm all for it. But, I'm also a bit of a miser. Some might say I'm a more of a cheap-skate. Or even a tight-wad (what ever that is?). In anycase, my...

After evicting The Creature and cleaning up my Black Lagoon (with what I've learned from TFP, of course), I'm now thinking about pre-planning to determine what to preemptively consider deciding about the various possibilities of choosing what to do this winter... Umm, that is, I'm trying to...

The TF-100 test kits now contain the standard, and that's where I got mine. I'm not sure where else to get it. However, if you have a very precise scale, you could potentially make some - just do the math to add a known amount of CYA to a proportionally known amount of plain/distilled water...

Ok, here's another set of pics. The first two columns are from a new test, with the View Tube "frosted" with Scotch tape. Column one is with the sample exposed to the sun, column two is with the sample shaded. Also, the camera was set a little higher today: 55cm (~21.5in) from camera to bottom...

Re: CYA Standard Test Pics - Which is the result? Survey Says....! Drum roll please... The Left series of pics if of the CYA 50ppm standard; the Right is of water from my pool (both with CYA reagent, of course). And the order of the pics is as follows: # | ppm line --+-------- 1 | 25...

Ok, a minor clarification - I don't know what my pool CYA level is, hence the test. So, both columns contain pics from the same fill points in the view tube, and one of those points is at the 50 ppm line. One column is of the standard, and one is of my pool water. However, I thought it would...

The following image contains two columns/series of pics taken of CYA tests. One series is a test of the 50ppm CYA Standard (R-7065) provided with the TF-100 test kit. The other series is a test of my pool water. I know which is which is which (I have a legend). what I would like to do is...

I know - but a picture says a million-years worth of words! :) ETA: Plus, I got to play with my microscope for the first time in 30+ years!

Yea, a provocative title - sorry... :) While I don't have one of them fancy new modern smart phones that can take pictures of a single grain of table salt, I do have a microscope! And and old digital camera. And, by carefully holding my camera over the eye piece of the 'scope, I was able to...

Oh, now you tell me. ;) Oh well, refills will be gotten from TFTestKits, as I've become somewhat obsessed with testing the water 2 or 3 times a day - I REALLY don't want the Black Lagoon to return...

Well, since I'm not in a hurry, I went ahead and ordered from PWS a few minutes ago. I few extra days won't matter. But, on the other hand, I'm kind of excited & can't wait for it to get here. Hold on a sec, I'm gonna run to the mail box... ... Darn, it's not here yet! Guess I should have...