Steve-D: Love the mad-doctor avatar. Huge fan of the old Warner Bros. cartoons....Merrie Melodies, Looney Tunes. They don't make 'em like they used to!
It’ll take about 3 seconds to mix. Then turn it off whenever you like. Though generally the test is done once the color changes.I'm amazed how quick and helpful people are on these forums! So, I have to turn the Smart Stir off myself? How do I know how long to let it mix?
Add drops while it mixes until the color changesI'm amazed how quick and helpful people are on these forums! So, I have to turn the Smart Stir off myself? How do I know how long to let it mix?
Must be either a lot of retired people on here, or people loafing at work (I'd be the latter but look forward to the former).2 people chimed in while I was typing so,
What they said.
Jeez Louise. *3* people.
I just got this and its not as complicated to use and i first thought. I am a week in and very confident in my ability to test. Read the Pro Tip page and then follow the instructions on the laminated card.Consider the TFPro. A great value with the SmartStir.
Oh, duh. I guess it's magnetic or something? Well, this is what happens when something comes without instructions! I was turning it on and expecting the pad to vibrate.Did you put the bean or cross into the vial of water? That is what stirs the water.
Mike, I have 10,000 gallon pool and will add 4 to 8 cups (16 to 32 oz) of liquid chlorine each night depending upon sun and usage. This keeps me at ideal chlorine levels (Houston area)Let me ask this, then...how much liquid chlorine (the pool kind) should I be putting into my pool (7,000 gallons only, in-ground, fiberglass) and how often? For the past week I have been putting in 12 ounces a day and no other sources of chlorine, and my test strips still show barely any chlorine. Used the chart on the bottle as a guideline but still no improvement.
Thanks Patrick! I've only been adding 12 oz and levels are on the lower end of OK or questionable, so I'll try more.Mike, I have 10,000 gallon pool and will add 4 to 8 cups (16 to 32 oz) of liquid chlorine each night depending upon sun and usage. This keeps me at ideal chlorine levels (Houston area)
Be careful stocking up liquid chlorine as it degrades into plain salt water over time.CYA isn't the curse. The curse is pool stores not telling newbies that chlorine tabs are chocked full of CYA. I'm in my 4th year with my above ground pool and never had any issues with water clarity at all until about a month ago when my water went from crystal clear to Incredible Hulk green in a matter of 36 hours! For 4 years I've been taking my water to the local pool store for testing and they've never once bothered to tell me that my repeated CYA reading of 150 on every visit was a BAD thing! Until a month ago, I'd only ever used chlorine tabs in my skimmer so my CYA level has been undoubtedly out of control for years unbeknownst to me!
But then the perfect storm hit...I discovered TFP at the same time my pool decided to hulk-out! This site is so awesome! I've watched all the videos, read tons of articles, I now use the PoolMath app in conjunction with my K-2006C test kit! After hours on this site, I learned from the FC/CYA chart on this site that even if I did SLAM my pool with enough liquid chlorine to triumph over my world-record CYA level and turn Lou Ferrigno back into Bill Bixby I'd still have to keep my FC level way higher than normal on a daily basis because of my lovely 170 CYA level. NOT!
The answer? $450 for 9000 gallons of new water brought in on the truck just yesterday. My CYA level has since dropped to 45 (but I'm rounding up to 50 for good measure). My water is back to crystal clear finally! I have a cartridge filter so "vacuum to waste" wasn't an option so for the past two weeks I was vacuuming the algae out of the pool with a submersible pump. Sigh...all is better now.
The moral of this story...never use chlorine tabs...ever! My basement cellar has since been stocked with liquid chlorine, muriatic acid, baking soda, Borax...I'm never stepping foot in a pool store again. Thanks TFP!