Recent content by 8lbcalico

Oh by the way I really do love this site, you guys are awesome for helping so many out. Good people in this day and age seem to be far and few between, it is refreshing to see a community stick together like you guys do year after year. Thanks to all of you for your contributions.

Hey jbizzel, thanks for the reply. Glad to see you're still here helping all us lost souls find the light! POP is the tough one for me, but I have been doing better this year more so than any other. Slowly adding chems (aside from the CYA doh), testing often and waiting for the pool to tell me...

Ahhh summer is here and even though we experience mild winters here it is really nice to see warmer weather and the excitement in the kids faces as the pool nears opening. Anyhow just checking in to see if there might be anything else I could do about some persistent cloudy water. I have been...

Well if the pool was an inch low the bucket was about a quarter inch.

I guess I was looking at the Pool School directions which confirm a plumbing or basin leak. How long should I run the experiment?

What do you use to plug the inlets and outlets?

My instinct says its a leak, but how much evaporation in 90 plus degree weather should I expect in direct sunlight. I have compared my fill rate with my friends who lives in the same area and gets full sun all day as I do and we are close. Thats not to say he doesn't have a leak as well.

Do you have a leak? Not completely sure! Are you seeing a lot of CC in the water? No! Do you have an auto-fill that could be masking a leak? No auto fill, I have to turn it on every few days! When you added the CYA did you confirm that the CYA had indeed increased to the level...

Is this for real? I have completely lost almost all CYA twice in one summer. A month ago I did a full test and noticed there was no CYA. I assumed splash out, we have had a lot of activity. I added the necessary amount of HTH stabilizer and got it dialed in. Now 30 days later it has about 5ppm...

The TFP team has been the biggest blessing I have had since becoming a pool owner, only second to my son and his dogs happiness. I always knew there was something fishy when every time I entered a pool store I left with $50, $60, $70 or $100 bill and that doesn't even count for the pool guys...

Ok didn't want to add anything anyhow. Cya of 40 which it read this am. pH went up with some kid and dog action, brave souls to be trying 70 degree water. Again thanks so much for the help. Readings from this am: FC=5 CC=0 pH=7.4 TA=130 (I will try to get this down over time) CH=200 (funny I...

Crystal clear pool, loving it. Thanks for you help it is very much appreciated! Currently testing some PVC aerators I found throughout the site, kid loves it and the dog thinks I made them for him lol. I guess the last thing to do is bring my CH levels up? Pool calc gives me a balanced result...

Re: A couple of tips I thought everybody knew. Anybody got Wow that was a long and worthwhile read! I ran out to the pool and tried a few out LOL. These may help someone out. 1. Want to make skimming the surface of small debris and bugs easy? Mix a small (as little as possible) amount of dish...

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