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    Regular maintenance with super basic tap water?? pH before Bleach?

    Kitchen timer or phone timer. Already learned this one the hard way. - - - Updated - - - Thats what I figured. Just like brewing if you don't know what you're putting into it don't use it.
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    Regular maintenance with super basic tap water?? pH before Bleach?

    One more quick question. Home Depot had 1 gallon jugs of "Concentrated bleach" It didn't have the actual sodium hypochlorite % but had a dilution instruction for various "outdoor" cleaning projects like cleaning concrete or vinyl siding. Any ideas what that stuff is?
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    Regular maintenance with super basic tap water?? pH before Bleach?

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    Regular maintenance with super basic tap water?? pH before Bleach?

    Cool guys!! Thank you for clarifying about CYA. Again Leslies are a bunch of turds. They told me it does evaporate. New plan. Just keep on going with what I am doing but plan on it taking longer. I was out of town last week, got home and did a big backwash. Then topped off with tap water. So...
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    Regular maintenance with super basic tap water?? pH before Bleach?

    Sorry read this afterwards. Me: Austin TX Pool: In ground 27,600 gallons, installed in early 1980s Gunite with plaster over that. 300 lbs Hayward pro series Sand filter with 20 gpm filtration rate Hayward Super Pump, 1hp My water is Crystal clear but the plaster is stained a little blue from...
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    Regular maintenance with super basic tap water?? pH before Bleach?

    Hi all, New to the forum but have been reading the TFP site and got one of the test kits a while ago. I'm a medical provider and brew beer so I'm good with basic Chemistry and pH (Acid base balance) My question: For regular adding of liquid bleach to keep the FC at maintenance levels do I...