Recent content by Andrea Goldsmith

Update: Last night, I only put in bleach and this morning it is clear again!

I put Polyquat 60 in on Friday before I started the AA process on Saturday. And when I was done adding AA, I added Jack's pink and ran filter for 24 hours, before starting adjust other chemicals. If I don't put Polyquat 60 in tonight, I was thinking of adding tomorrow afternoon before leaving...

Over the week-end I did an AA treatment. It worked great! It removed the iron stain and as well as cleaned the rest of the plaster. The plaster and water looked great this morning. Morning Test (6:00 am) FC - 1 PH - 7.4 TA 70 (A day earlier it registered 90) CH 200 CYA 30 CSI - -0.47 At...

I thought an iron stain that is due to construction of a pool would show up in the first couple of years. This pool is 12 years old. Is it because the plaster is getting thinner? How is this type of issue fixed? Does it need to be re-plastered? What is the likelihood that it will still be a...

Well the verdict is in. It is definitely an iron stain. Within a minute or two of applying the Vit C the stain decreased. It is about 3/4 gone, so I will need to work on it some more. I showed the picture to the pool builder and he said it was probably a metal tie (I am surprised it took 12...

When you refer to vitamin C tablet, are you referring to the ones you can get in the health store or are there tablets made for pools (if so, what brand do you recommend)? The stain is on the bottom of our pool (our pool is about 5ft deep). Should I put it in a sock and hold it in place with a...

About a week ago a stain developed in my pool (it developed over a two day period). The stain is on the bottom of the plaster pool and as you can see it looks like there is an origin point and moves towards the return. I tried to brush it with a wire brush, but it didn't budge. My pool is 12...

Thanks! Now I can go to work! I thought it was hours, so I told my work I would be in late today!

PH: 8.2+ - off the charts TA: 100 CC: Try to keep it around 4-5 CYA: 30 CH 275 Borates: Do not have a test strip – but will be purchasing one today I have been following TF methodology for a couple of years. Usually I need to add ¼ muriatic acid a week to keep my PH below 7.8 but this year I...