Recent content by dhorning

I couldn't be happier with my solar cover. I can't imagine trying to operate my BBB pool without it. It has never caused any algae problems for me. I've had it covering the pool for a stretch of 8 days while on vacation last summer with zero algae problems. The cover is the perfect vacation...

My pool store gave me the same advice once upon a time. I foolishly took their advice and changed out 18,000 gallons of water. It my have lowered my nitrates I have no way of knowing but I continued to have algae problems until I found this web site. My humble advice is to buy a good test kit...

I am a strong advocate for the dark blue solar cover. Not only does it help heat and hold the water temp, but I have found that it saves a lot of chlorine when it is on. I use chlorine at a rate of .5 per day when the cover remains on. This has solved my problem of how to add chlorine when I am...

I have been leaving my solar cover on (dark blue w/ bubbles) this summer when the weather has not been good for swimming. At most it has been 2 or 3 days in a row. No problems and my chlorine level hardly drops with the cover on. I was wondering how I was going to be able to go on vacation for a...

Thanks, your responses have confirmed my fears that I will have to be diligent in cleaning the skimmer baskets and Ray Vac. Second part of my question is, will leaves and rose petals in a pool skew the overnight chlorine drop test of less than one ppm of FC?

First season using BBB method and have mostly been lurking and reading posts. I appreciate the input of all here as this season has the most trouble-free of any so far. My question regards getting leaves and grass in the pool and the effect on free chlorine. Am I correct in assuming that leaves...

Let me encourage you to keep going. I was in the same position as you a week ago. My 20,000 gallon pool was not showing any free chlorine after putting several rounds of significant chlorine amounts in it. My ph also nose dived as yours has done. Someone on here recommended putting 2 gallons of...