Recent content by Brian PacNW

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    SR Smith pool slide gap between flumes

    Any update on the slide?
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    Chlorine drop to ~0 ppm after calcium addition. UPDATE: Now with controlled test.

    Unfortunately I threw the calcium chloride in the trash not long after my little experiment.
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    Rookie here.

    Welcome!!
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    Walmart chlorine

    How much would shipping have been? $40?
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    Liquid Chlorine Late in Season

    Try a local Ace Hardware store near you.
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    New heater trips breaker after couple hours

    How much current is the heater actually pulling? Do you have a Kill-a-Watt or similar device?
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    Rapid leak

    Can someone explain to the untrained eye what those recent photos show? Lack of HRV? Or just general deterioration?
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    Under Construction - Tomball, TX

    Loving the pictures! Keep them coming!
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    Pool builder closing mistakes - how to prove they cause if cracks, leaks, etc.?

    Yes, document what the state of items are before they come. Pictures and writings, all dated and easily verified. Perhaps Google how to document evidence or something to that effect for future legal actions. Look at the contract you signed for closing to see what you agreed to. In the future...
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    Drone prank turning pools green in New Jersey

    Some guy in New Jersey was flying his drone that dropped green dye packs into pools in New Jersey. Looks like they just caught him, thankfully. Ugh. Here's a version of the story.
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    Salt taste liquid chlorine pool

    Are you using your Taylor kit to test salt? Are your reagents still fresh?
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    Salt taste liquid chlorine pool

    Do others in your household taste salt, or just you? Maybe you are very sensitive to salt?
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    I've Tried But What IS it? Mustard Algae or Pollen or?

    You’re describing perfectly some fine sediment that collected in bunches on our vinyl floor. Gritty and not slimy. In the end I deemed it to be very fine inorganic soil components. Probably silt. Our pool collected a lot of grass and dirt from the yard. Maybe yours is the same. But we could...
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    Were to get stand alone High Chlorine test

    And TFTestKits sells a large 2 oz version of the K-1515. https://tftestkits.net/FAS-DPD-Chlorine-Test-Kit-p47.html But as proavia mentioned, make sure you’re already using a good complete test kit.