Recent content by firstplacetrophy

It took 5 days of SLAM but I turned my pool from swamp green to crystal clear. This is my first time not going to a pool store for chemicals so now I need some maintenance advice. Using TF-100 Kit --PH 7.8 --FC 13.5 --CC 0.5 --TA 200 --CYA 25 My chlorine is still a bit high from the SLAM but...

How do you test for metals in the pool and if metals are present what should be used to remove them? I know Bioguard sells Pool Magnet Plus, is there any other similar chemicals I can get without going to a pool store?

Refilling the pool with well water will introduce metals into the water. This was always a big point at the pool store "you need to use pool magnet to remove the metals before adding any chemicals or else you will stain the liner" Is this something I should worry about after draining and...

Removed my winter cover from my pool today to discover a green swamp. I have always taken water samples to my local pool store and let them sell whatever they wanted to me (with mixed results). I bought the TF-100 and tested the water after letting the pump run for a few hours and got the...

Sounds good, I'm picking up 20 bottles of chlorine tonight ($1.50 per 12.5% bottle at Menards if anyone has a Menards nearby)

No test results yet, I just received the TF-100 yesterday and I'm not opening the pool for another few weeks. Just curious of the chemical I should keep in stocked at all times.

So you don't worry about CYA or TA

I see a lot of chemicals listed in the pool math calculator but which ones do people use with regularity? Bleach (or liquid chlorine) Borate Baking Soda Calcium Chloride Calcium Chloride Dihydrate Stabilizer Muriatic Acid Dry Acid

I want to get away from backwashing.

Despite what my signature says I haven't bought the Pentair 420 Cartridge Filter, yet. I know I want to get a cartridge filter and plan on ordering tonight. Are there any other filters that anyone would recomend that would work with my pump and pool size? Is the 420 a good size for my pool...

Thanks, now I just need to read the PoolMath article a few times to get that figured out before the kit arrives.

I've spent the first 4 years of pool ownership having my local pool store test the water and tell me what to buy and decided to take more control this year. I have the TF-100 Start Up XL coming this week and wanted to know if there is anything special I need to worry about when opening the pool...