Recent content by eap2313

Greetings All, The top part of my filter tank has a large crack in it and I need a new one. I really just need a top that is comparable, but will most likely have to buy the tank as a whole. The FSH 500 (500 sq ft) is no longer manufactured and I'm looking for another tank top that would be the...

Yesterday I took my first stab at spare ribs on the grill. Soaked in apple juice, used a 9 spice rub, and apple cidar vinegar to mop (simply used a spray bottle). The oven thermometer I used read about 190 degrees, but I'm sure my grill was hotter than that as the rack finished in 2.5 hours...

This is West, TX (near Waco witch is actually more considered North Texas). Not sure if we have any members between Waco and Dallas areas, but prayers go up to all the families involved in this incident.

My Target FC was 14.

My apologies, my pH last night was actually 8.2 and this morning is read 7.8. My FC came back this morning 27 again (I measured once and got 28 so then I check it again) and my CC is 0. I didn't see anything in the shock process about leaving the pump running and I guess I just assumed the...

Shocked my pool with 240 ounces of 8.25% bleach twice tonight with an hour in between each one. My final FC reading was 27 somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour after the second shock. (Note: my chlorinator has a valve on it in which I think I turned it off, but I'm not competely sure) My pH...

Thanks all. Will report results tomorrow.

I think I'll just shock it today and perform the OCLT to see for sure if it's algae. Does dead algae work with this test on solely live growing algae?

The debris is definitely a brownish dirt color unlike the white color of DE. My FC was 2 on Friday and I add 2 lbs of cal hypo to try and bring the level up to 4 (I still had 2 pucks of trichlor in there in the autochlorinator at the time) and I added 3 lbs of CYA since my level was ~19. I...

It only happened once, but it seems like it all just fell to the bottom. When I try to vacuum the pool's floor it seems as if it's just pushing it all around making the pool look cloudy and not really getting it all up. After a few hours you can see the debris as settled again. I know it's...

Thanks. I didn't think so, but just wanted to make sure. Also, not sure if you're familiar with DE filters, but I recently cleaned mine and when starting the pump again I got a little bit debris back in my pool through the returns. I read in another post that it make be an air leak. I may...

I will be getting my second set of levels today for my pool and wanted to know if there are any differences for my spa. They are connected and there is a little splash over slot from the spa to the pool. Do I need to test both my pool and spa? I have my suction come from the pool, but my...