Recent content by Bwalsh00

I am in the same boat as you, heyjudect. My winter pool cover last year got trashed from the hickory nuts and leaves. The closest tree is coming down on Monday (over 50' tall) but I still need to buy a winter cover that will last. Also, wondering if the leaf net covers work? I was reading that...

OK Current results: FC 9 CC 0 TC 9 TA 80 CH 375 CYA 40 The results of the OCLT are a 1ppm drop in FC overnight. The water is clear for the first time in a while. I need to check the pH now that we are below SLAM level. Just in time for 2-3 weeks left of swimming here in New England.

The water is still a little cloudy. I just drained another couple of inches and brushed it. Added another gallon of bleach. - - - Updated - - - A bunch of debris in the pool from last night's storm. expecting another storm later this afternoon. Too hot!

I wanted to follow-up and post some new results. FC 7 CC 0 TC 7 CYA 40 TA 80 CH 400 PH 7.3 - 7.4 Last night's OCLT was 1ppm of FC lost overnight. CC 0. Is it safe to say that the SLAM worked? Max2k, thanks for the heads up. I hadn't taken the floater into consideration. It had almost...

Thanks for all the advice. We are on well water at our house and the well is original to the property and dates back to the 1940s. Therefore, there is not enough yield/recovery to even top off the pool (not even a few inches). My new best friend is Charlie's Water Wagon! I will try to get a...

Just received my TF-100 Test Kit and took the appropriate readings. I have been battling green algae on and off for most of the summer. Just when it seems that we have it corrected, all appears well for 3 or 4 days and then it starts to get green again. I've completely had it with the pool...