Recent content by BruceA

Will going salt help with algae? (I have a SWCG) Not directly, but I like the feel and the convenience of constant sanitation and it sounds like you might as well. I can say that my pool has never once turned green since a friend turned me onto TFP. Is it really worth the cost for the chlorine...

Obviously I tried to avoid all of those: 1) I wiped the tip with a damp cloth each time (before, after and retest) using the mixer I got with the kit 2) Everything else lines up well with this estimate (admittedly still its an estimate) 3) I hope I can count to 5... don't even need to remove my...

Sure, but not that much 1 qt tops maybe.

13,500 gal pool, no problematic symptoms other than always creeping PH (I try to keep it just in the light orange/peach colors, not pink or god forbid red). According to the pool calc I should have only needed 6lbs to hit my target of 70. Came in 4lb boxes so just used both of them fully to get...

I did say cents tho! ;) Thanks for the calc link will come in real handy I'm sure!

Aldi's in Houston Ultra Tandil 96 fl oz Sodium Hypochlorite 6%, but Available Chlorine 5.7% up a dime to $1.37 = 23.785 cents per fl oz chlorine... Is that right? I don't like the fact they went up .10 time to shop around but gotta make sure I'm doing the calculations right. The univar deal...

Re: Going BBB! Fresh fill this weekend and a few Questions.. Maybe too late in your case but some things you (or others) should be aware of. CYA test results > 100 are not accurate. I had likely the same or at least similar results/problem before BBB. Drained my pool to 20-30%, refilled and...