Recent content by cbecke

We had an "incident" and to shock and read the higher chlorine levels, we diluted 1/2 cup pool water with 1.5 cups distilled water and then multiplied the resulting DPD test result by 4. It seemed a clever way to work around the limited range of the test, given available materials.

We definitely use the DPD color match test. So is the FAS/DPD test more accurate? Or does it provide additional information?

I'll have to look at the kit to get the number to see which it is. They look very much the same on the Taylor site. Do you have a link to the difference between the FAS/DPD and just the DPD tests?

I will, of course, hold TFP, its forums and its participants free from any liability I may incur in my volunteer role taking care of the neighborhood pool! That said, it never hurts to learn more. My thought about acid/base is that if the addition and breakdown of chlorine was a net neutral...

I thought the Taylor test kits were all the same, but now I see they're not. I believe it's a K2005C kit. I was remembering 200k gallons, but I found a previous document that reminded me I did my best calculation of 105k gallons. This information wasn't readily available from the neighborhood...

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This is an outdoor pool. We go through lots of chlorine, and it's sometimes a challenge to maintain proper levels. The chlorine pump may be under undue strain due to running so often. Is there a "pounds of cya per gallon to ppm" conversion table or calculator somewhere? And is there an...

Hi. Since I occasionally teach high school chemistry, I've been recruited by my neighborhood in Virginia to run chemicals for the pool, an in-ground 4 lane, 200,000 gallon pool. We use liquid chlorine and HCl to manage pH. I've got the hang of adding Calcium chloride to maintain proper hardness...