Recent content by Blackbeard

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    Rain and storms

    What about going on vacation...what then?
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    Rain and storms

    OK...a new test kit ordered, I will raise my chlorine level until I receive it. I'm working midnights this week what fun! I will rebrush and vacuum today/ Friday. I will follow the guidelines y'all setup for us on this nice forum/ website. I do appreciate all the help and I'm hoping for some...
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    Rain and storms

    Sorry my issue requires me to use voice text. Sorry to bother you. Thanks for the help...
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    Rain and storms

    OK...I did not realize! Can you tell me any tips until I get a new kit and can you recommend a correct test kit?
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    Rain and storms

    my pool water is clear. The test kit I have is a Talor k-1004 my free chlorine parts per million is the two to four range my total chlorine parts per million is the three to six rangemy PH the 7.5 to 7.8 range.I'm not really sure how to test for anything else?there seems to be a small amount of...
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    Rain and storms

    Sorry again about the Korean backup, I cracked up when I saw that! Thanks for trying to help me!
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    Rain and storms

    Sorry about the typos, auto correct on voice text...when I get the chlorine back up a big rain then lower water again vacuum to waste backwash. Then 2 or 3 more inches! Empty fill empty fill and so on...seems like just diluting the chlorine level down.
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    Rain and storms

    sounds good thank you it seems like we get 2 or 3 inches of rain backwash to waste the water level back down check the, calls get everything right another 2-3 inches of rain vacuum to waste check the chemical seems like the chlorine level be low again get the Korean backup more rain and so on it...
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    Rain and storms

    thanks for your help I do appreciate it. We are calling for rain the next five or six days about 40 or 50 percent chance.
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    Rain and storms

    I've had my pool probably 12 years this is the first year I have done it with liquid bleach all manually!I really do like the results but with all the bad weather it seems to keep me pretty busy.
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    Rain and storms

    It seems hard to keep numbers right with all the rain. PH is good fc and tc is the trouble
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    Rain and storms

    OK thanks that is what I have been doing. All this rain is so frustrating!
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    Rain and storms

    Not right now have not been able to test today. I don't use tabs.
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    Rain and storms

    All the rain we have been getting is killing me. Water is clear alge/dirt in bottom of pool. Please help! So much water I just get it right and more rain two or three days over full back again. Should I put in chlorine tabs in skimmer?
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    divingboard cleaning

    Oh yeah! It brightened it up...thanks so much!