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I beat my record today, the water reached 89F :party:

Thanks everyone. The blanket is on 8-)

Hi everyone, Here is a little question that is bugging me for a while and I never know what to do. Here we go: I leave in Canada and that is a tough job to keep the water warm without a Heater (even during summer :wink:). However, when we get few hot days like the last 3 the water gets...

Hi everyone, I just want to give a quick feedback regarding my problem with green deposits at the bottom of the pool and the dying cell (SWG) :| I decided to clean the cell with TABEX product and guess what? The cloud of bubbles (like 7up :mrgreen:) is back (under water) when the cell...

Thanks again for the info. :wink:

I hve the TF-100 Kit and the bottle provided to mix the water pool and the Reagent R-0013 has a cone cap (cap with a cone shape with a little hole at the top). I thought that if the bottle has such a cap it's for spraying the mix slowly into the tube. I find it very usefull for that. I tried...

Hi there, I just found that thread and have a sub-question regarding the CYA test. I'm conformtable with the notion of seeing or not the dot at the bottom of the tube. My question is more about delays, here is an example that will help to understand my subtle, but important question, about CYA...

I have an Aqua Troll SWG and my salt level is indicated digitally. I have 3000-3100 since the beginning of the season and it mathes with the number of salt bags I put at the beginning of the season. Wehn I do a backwash and the salt level goes down a bit, I add salt immediatly. BIC

I think I may start to use FAS-DPD more often now.

I have the same FC this morning that I had last night (FC = 12.5). I should be done shocking :| Is anyone here always testing with DPD-Fast and not using OTO? BIC

frustratedpoolmom, What I call "micro shocks" are the little shocks (electrolyse or something like that) that the SWG cell gives to the water in order to generate the chlorine from the salt. These mini-shocks are happening in the cell multiple times and can be seen as a process similar to...

I always check my FC every two days with OTO. Based on my OTO test, it was always 3+, so it ashould be ok. My DPD-Fast gives me higher numbers, so in both cases it should be ok. The fact that I have to put my SWG higher (30-40%) is telling me that the micro shocks are not as strong as they...

Hi Jason, If I trust my DPD-Fast Test, it says I have 9 ppm (FC) and 0.5 (CC), so I should have enough. I have around 60 for Stabilizer. I shouldn't need more than 9 ppm for FC. Am I missing something? I also want to add that I cleaned my filter sand by pouring a liquid (sand clenaer) in...

Here are some answers to questins that were asked: - I use the Trouble Free Test Kit (TF-100) for my FAS-DPD test. This is my third season (season = May to September) with thaty kit. It was always kept indoor (house), in a warm place and not exposed to sun light. I use the 10ml sample size as...

You are right, it is the FAS-DPD test from the TF Kit :mrgreen: