It sounds like your getting there, keep it up for a couple of more days and the kids will be swimming in no time.
Technically it's five.wetchem said:Three more questions:
I would. Get it up to 30 and give that a try.wetchem said:1) Should I add like a pound of the CYA to the water at this point?
They can be in there while it's in a sock in front of the return...it is very slow dissolving, in fact have them give it a squeeze while there in there every once and awhile to speed it up.wetchem said:1a) how long should the kids stay out of the pool after the CYA sock goes in?
Yes. Just wanted to check, is the HTH is Calcium Hypochlorite?wetchem said:2) When I run out of the HTH - Unstabilized chlorine, if I understand things correctly, I can go straight into using the BBB method without any jumping thru hoops?
Do a save as to get it local. Save as webpage complete at least in firefox.wetchem said:3) Is there a way to save the pool-calculator for use offline. I've tried a few methods; however, I think the proxy server my IT goes thru is blocking something.
Get rid of it? Yeah do some searching, but I have not seen much use of it after people have upgraded.wetchem said:4) What am I going to do with that little 1000gph pump... not supposed to run it with people in the pool; however, I can see a water feature coming and I need a way to aerate the pool to raise the pH when I drop it. Time to do another search!
There is some good info and product suggestions in here: http://www.troublefreepool.com/pool-school/metal stainswetchem said:One of the people in town suggested using "Iron Out" that one can pickup at the local Menards as that was what they were told to do... (I guess by the pool store when it was open? Didn't think to ask). Seems to me, that when I read the label, that one of the ingredients is the same as the pH-Minus. Didn't do it, don't think I will do it.
Sorry, long day and a late night... my count-Dracula got confuzzzzededlinen said:Technically it's five.
They'll love that... the only time they get to play with the chemicals.linen said:I would. Get it up to 30 and give that a try... in fact have them give it a squeeze while there in there every once and awhile to speed it up.
Yes, just went out to double check. Given the vinyl pool and the lower CH I haven't been too concerned about using it at this point; however, locally it's around $12 for a 5lb bottle plus having to premix it before adding it to the pool is both costly and a hassle.linen said:Yes. Just wanted to check, is the HTH is Calcium Hypochlorite?
Yep, there must be something goofy in either the proxy or the firewall on my end as that is what I tried. Off to dig into the settings. You should have been here when I set up the printer on the home network... MS, technically correct answers, but rarely actually useful!linen said:Do a save as to get it local. Save as webpage complete at least in firefox.
Seems a shame, maybe I'll get a small kiddy pool and bore some holes in the side... then the kids can rinse off the feet and the filter will pull to crud out. Betcha someone already has the setup made that I borrow the idea from!linen said:Get rid of it? Yeah do some searching, but I have not seen much use of it after people have upgraded.!
Yep, one of the things I read before I joined the group here.... must have read thru a hundred different posts before finally joining. What is sad, we live in town; thus, I used city water to fill the pool. Looked beautiful... then the poop-soup showed up. If one drives around town you can see on the sides of the houses the red/brown on the house exteriors from the sprinklers. In retrospect, I should have expected the iron to drop out of solution.linen said:There is some good info and product suggestions in here: http://www.troublefreepool.com/pool-school/metal stains.
I had hoped to pick that up at the pool store, it is a Leslie's store; however, either they had a huge run on the kits or they didn't stock them. All they had were the "basic" and "deluxe" kits. I cleared the kits with the wife... so long as they only change colours and don't catch fire, catch me on fire, catch the kids on fire, can't be used to make rocket fuel... if she only knew what the bleach can be used for! All those years in college and what do I remember... the pretty sparks and colours!linen said:Finally, you need to get a good test kit (see test kits in my sig). I like the TF-100. You will be dangerous at home and it is small enough that wife need not know
Actually just the sand filter. They wouldn't throw in the saltwater gen along with dropping the price to match Target... had to ask them though!DiscoDan said:Did you get just the saltwater gen or did you get the salt + the sand filter?
well.... the pool filled with 40°F water from the tap... stuck a thermometer in it this morning and the water was just hovering around 50ish. Need another week of hot weather. You know, that dark rust brown may have been helping the heat the poolIsaac-1 said:I doubt the kids would notice, the water will probably stay fairly warm for a day or so.
csigirl said:Just a quick question....Where are you located? The weather sounds like a nightmare! LOL. Good luck, I hope the kids are swimming soon!
Thnx Frogbog, That did the trick!frogabog said:To use the pool calculator offline, right click on the page outside of the table, and then choose view source. Then, select the entire page of text, copy, and then paste into notepad or another text editor...
wetchem said:On a BBB note: Menard's has the 12-15% "Bleach" for $3.80ish/gal, Walli is selling their 6% for $2.70/gal... save a buck and change and I have one less bottle to deal with! Gota love the internet!
-wc