Recent content by brianmack5

Sorry I haven't updated yall. After many boxes of soda ash I finally got it. Sunday morning my ph was between 7.2 and 7.5, my TA was 90. The kids were able to swim and had a blast, other than the fact that the pool water was very hot. I checked it again this morning and it was right at 7.5...

I also did the chlorine drop test. I think this is the one you were telling me to do. It took 15 drops to make the water completely clear. So I am assuming I am at a 7.5 there.

I just did the test again. I got the exact same results. I was sure to use the bottle with the red cap marked R-0014. Also I had some test strips left over, the ph test showed the lowest end of the scale there as well.

Dave, I did the test numerous times, each time it came back looking the same. My wife is at home, I will try and get her to do it again and send me a pic. I will post results as soon as I get them.

All my kids are blonde, I am sure they would love to rock the green hair style if it happens!!!!

Kim, I read about it in another persons thread, and did it last night. Not to get ahead of myself, but should I just wait until after swimming season to deal with the metal issue? - - - Updated - - - It really makes me mad that the pool store told me to fix the metal issue before the ph issue.

I bought the 8.25% Walmart brand of bleach. I should get home in a few hours, so I will start adding the Soda Ash when I walk in the door. I have numerous stores on my route home, so getting the bleach is not an issue. I do not have a waterfall, but I do have a small sprinkler that I can plug...

I am gonna test my CYA again when I get home. I am probably gonna test everything to be honest, it makes me feel like a mad scientist!!

HAHA, that is scary. So do you think my chlorine looks OK?

Ok, I just bought all the soda ash that the local Walmart had. I also bought 5 jugs of bleach. How much bleach will I need to keep on hand? I know each pool is different, but do I need 1 or 2 jugs? or do I need to keep 10 jugs? When I get home this afternoon I am going to re-test my chlorine...

I checked my ph levels this morning and there was no change. I do not think I had enough Borax to do anything. Should I switch to Soda Ash or stay with the Borax? I am going to run to the store during lunch. On the subject of bleach, I am a little intimidated by it. I went to the store and...