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Ok, so it was my fault - my head is already hurting from how many times I hit myself.... somehow this summer I thought I was using 8.5% bleach when in fact I was using 6%.....so I was underdosing (no I don't chk the fc after I dose, only before)....and slowly but surely, my baseline just seemed...

Thanks to TFP I have very successfully been maintaining my pool. However in the last 4-8 weeks I have started to see a few white flakes, which have become more obvious with time. Initially I thought it was just stuff (small white flower petals) from neighboring yards and it was easily skimmed...

Any new updates that anyone is aware of concerning borates and dogs? I'm thinking of adding borates to my pool as I've had a terrific experience with it in my spa. But my dogs do swim 30 minutes 2-3 times per week in the pool, so just asking.....seems like the posts from last year reflect a...

I apologize if this is in the wrong forum. Moved to the deep end, which is a better place for it. JasonLion My sister in has joined a "club" in south eastern England with a pool that is proud to use only "copper and silver" to sanitize their indoor pool. Directly from their web page: "...we...

Curious, using the TFPC method, just how long has anyone kept their pool in balance and not had to either SLAM or dump and fill their pool/spa? Sorry, this leaves out all those who have to close for the season....... Any world records out there?

Hit the 4 month mark on my chlorine based spa after conversion from Baquacil - using the methods from TFP with great success. I was having only a 20-25% over night FC loss at 98-100F, great water clarity, no foaming. Decided to go ahead and change the water in spite of it being in great...

Anyone tried to clear a fresh water aquarium by shocking it? I only have 2 snails left and lots of algae; I plan on removing the snails first, but as I'm breaking this aquarium down for storage everything needs to be cleaned thoroughly....was thinking it would be nice to just have to empty a...

Seems to be a common problem that people have to work and that not all pools or spas have an in house "pool boy";) to do daily testing and add chlorine. So if anyone out there is interested, this is what I'm going to experiment with for the next few weeks....based on the calculation to...

OK, my new endless pool comes with a Waterway Teleweir with a Pleatco (PWW50L) screw-in 50 SF paper filter cartridge. After running it for the first 2 weeks, I noticed the filter was full of brown gunk, which I surmise to be factory gunk, so I replaced the Pleatco threaded 50 SF filter with a...

a few SLAM questions - 1) when SLAMing, should filter cycles be turned off and circulation pump only be left on 24x7? I have ability to program it this way.... my understanding is that FC will drop with aeration and bather load and organics, so I'm wondering if filter cycle counts as aeration...

Hi Just found the TFP forums, Pool School and the PoolMath page - Fantastically useful site; exactly what the internet should be. History: have owned an Altamar hot tub (Baquacil just converted to Chlorine after flush and dump) for 10+ years, so some familiarity with stuff - but loving this...