Recent content by chris.snooknj

Can someone explain the addition of muriatic acid. In the Pool Math section it gives me the amount to add, but there is a selection for what I think are concentration amounts. What does "31.45% - 20 Baume" mean. I am picking up a bottle of Jasco® Green™ Muriatic Acid from Lowes. I looked on...

Re: Need Some Help Understanding My Numbers I did the CYA test ealy this morning, so not ideal I guess. Will try to perform test in the afternoon tomorrow. Did not test CC today but yesterday it was 0. Pool is crystal clear since I took the cover off two weeks ok. With a FC of 20 at the...

Thanks JVTrain

Need Some Help Understanding My Numbers I want to say thanks to everyone for all the help in my other post. Here is some background info I opened the pool two weeks ago and had the water tested my a pool company on May 3rd, (this was before I found this site). Was told my FC was off the...

Can anyone explain my CYA jump. I get were anti pool store for water testing but two separate places had my CYA around the same in the teens, but now it's very high.

Hey guys here is where I am at as of tonight. I added 12 lbs of Borax and 33 lbs of Baking Soda. Tested my water today and this is what I got. FC : 8.5 PH: 7.8 TA: 150 CYA 80-90 (First Test: 80-90) CYA 60 (Second Test After Watching video Just don't get how my CYA jumped so much nothing I...

My story only carries 20 Mule Team borax detergent booster. Is this what I want

Quick question, currently I have the filter system running in recirculation. Was trying to save on cleaning the DE filter or performing any back washes. Sorry so long winded, but should I put it back to the filter when adding stuff to fix PH & TA?

Thanks guys, so the game plan is to go home take a new sample, test it my self. Add the correct amount of Borax and Baking Soda. How long do I wait until I test again. Quick question on the testing method. When testing for FC I believe, you add two tiny scopes of this powder and the water...

Thanks for your quick response. Where can I buy Borax at ?

Some back story, We live in NJ and bought a house in December. The pool was closed and covered for the winter. Two weeks ago I took the cover off and the water was blue and pretty clear. I visited a Pelican Pool store and explained my setup. He gave a bottle of algacide and 2 10L of...