Recent content by gcivic29

Thanks guys. I will look up aquabirght as well. Any recommendation on which epoxy to use? And also some sort of instructions. Layer of epoxy, then colour, then another layer of epoxy??

Well its been 3 years since the pool was installed and its time to refinish the slide. Searched the forums and didn't find anything that was helpful. Anyone had success in DIY in refinishing a concrete pool slide? I am doing a punch of reading and it looks like some good old fashioned sanding...

A better way to save on chemicals is to just fill it to 5mls. Then each drop equals 1 ppm.

Thanks. I drained about a 1/3 of the pool just prior to all the rain therefore the massive drop in CYA. Calcoum Chloride addition it is gradually. Unfortunately I cannot buy it in bags as we live in Houston and there is no need to melt ice down here!! Trip to the pool store it is which I have...

Morning, Well thanks to all the advice, recommendations and reading my pool is finally back to looking good. Pool is clear, OCLT passed and CC is at 0. I have been maintainsing the FC level with daily addition of bleach and everything is looking good. Ran a full set of tests this morning...

Well after a crazy rain storm last night that dumped 12" of rain in our area the SLAM has started. The pool is way greener than what it was when I first started draining the pool!!! That's probably because there was no circulation due to no water being in the pool. Muratic acid poured in...

Thanks for the info. Pool is full and it's a messy green. Will be testing and posting results shortly. I am hoping that I brought my CYA down to 30 or 40. In addition I will be testing ph and adding Muratic acid if it's too high.

Even when the pumps are not running at night? I get the burn off factor during the day but if the pumps are not running at night the bleach won't get circulated properly in order to continue the fight.

Morning, Well I finally made the decision to stop using my inline Chlorinator and Trichlor pucks. I have been reading on this site for a while about all the issues etc and I have made a firm commitment to follow the TFP method. I have been away for work and left the wife in charge of the pool...

How long should you let the pool run for after a fill to run tests? Does it matter?

Confirmed. Yes it is. Thanks for the heads up!

Afternoon, Quick question. I am going to start the SLAM procedure within the next 2 days but need to replace some of my water as my CYA is at 80. I understand how much water I need to replace by checking the pool school calculator. I have a floater value which regulates the addition of...