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Thanks for the info. Are there tabs out there that don't contain metals? Also, is Pebble Sheen susceptible to metal staining? Thanks

Thanks for the info. We are on a neighborhood well. The water is treated. It does seem like iron to me as well. When the stains first came up, I was using the BBB method and supplementing with Chlorine tabs (but I must admit I was getting lazy about testing, etc when the stains became a...

So we are in the process of getting our pool replastered. We're going from traditional plaster to Pebble Sheen and doing a full chipout of the old stuff. After about 6 years with the old plain white plaster we got metal stains or something of the sort that were a real pain to get rid of and...

Thanks for the quick response. My pH has been about 7.2 this whole time. I guess I'll need to do another AA treatment after I get this algae under control. I probably should have added some more sequestrant by now. I had never used any for the first 3.5 years of having the pool. The plastic...

About a week and half ago, I did an ascorbic acid treatment to my pool and returned all of my orange jets, drains, and skimmer baskets to a bright white. After that I drained half the water out and refilled to lower my CYA (I figured this was the time to do it). Upon refilling, I put in a...

Sorry about that. The links have been fixed. To update: Still loving the spool after more than a year. We've been using the heat pump and solar cover to maintain ~93 degrees since early March. Doesn't seems to effect the bill too much. Still waiting to buy the pumps and blowers for the...

I decided to post some progress and finished pics of our spool. There are not very many examples of them anywhere on the web that I can find. I still want to get some photos at night with the LED showing different colors (it looks pretty cool). I need to retake the...

I posted some pics in this thread: http://www.troublefreepool.com/first-test-with-tf100-t12004.html

If you're still interested, my wife and I just finished ours just over a month ago and it was a great experience. Everyone that sees it says: "this is exactly what I want". Let me know if you have any questions. Jeff

New CH: 290 FC: 3 The wife and I just got out and the water feels great. The water has always felt a little soft or slimy. It has never felt this good before!!! It looks great too. Thanks for all of the help. This site and the TF-100 test kit are the greatest tools a pool owner could have!

Excellent news!!! Thanks for the quick response. When can I test again and get an accurate CH measurement? Thanks, Jeff

update after drain and refill: FC: 0.5 CC: ~0.25 T/A: 80 CH: 70 CYA: 35-40 Since this test I have added: 12fl.oz of 6% liquid bleach to bring FC up in the 2ppm range (I'm experimenting with low FC because I have such an oversized ozonator) 5lbs of calcium chloride (I broadcasted it all over the...

I drained at least half the water out last night and refilled it (I was up until 2am babysitting it), but didn't get a chance to retest before going to work. I'm going to pick up some calcium chloride and bleach on my way home. Anything else? Here are some pics we took right after we finished...

Thanks guys. I'm draining my spool about halfway as I type. I added a signature as well. I think I'm going to start buying liquid bleach in bulk. I think I know why my CYA levels got so high so quickly. The startup guys that came for the first month added stabilizer, the trichlor, and...

New inground gunite spool filled in mid February ~3500 gallons -inline chlorinator with chlorine pucks -ozonator designed for 25,000 gallon pools FC: 1.5 CC: 0.25 TA: 80 CH: 100 CYA: 100 I shocked the pool yesterday w/ shock and swim and the total chlorine level was over 5ppm and the water got...