Recent content by GinaGina

@YippeeSkippy Maddie Our pH is good. (See above.) PoolMath has been very helpful. Thanks! ~G

@IceShadow Thank you! I see now how I misread the PoolMath info. The water is so nice I’m relieved I don’t have to add anything to adjust. :)

We had RO done Wednesday and most of the levels look great and our water is crystal clear. And we feel better for not having wasted 80% of our pool water. :) However, our TA is at 100. We’re planning to wait until this evening (to give it 48 hours to settle), but should we then address the TA...

@ajw22 I'm still amazed by how inaccurate pool store tests are. I'm relieved, though, that we weren't at fault by letting that guy adjust our pump times and speeds. I'm moving forward with these results and TFP guidance. :)

@mknauss That helps me to understand a little better. I'm used to social media apps which are quite different. I read through the forum rules before posting for the first time and think it would be helpful if there were some basic descriptions/instructions for what's expected. Thank you for...

@ajw22 Thank you. I’m trying. I’ve retested multiple times to be sure I’m doing it correctly. I’m trying to learn as much as I can as quickly as I can.

@mknauss Thanks for the response. I just felt foolish because two new posts were added to this thread. I was referring to the “just getting started” forum. How am I ever supposed to start a new thread? Do I always come back to this one? I’m really at a loss for why this is happening to our pool...

@ajw22 The previous tests were from the pool store. :( Do you know why my post was merged to this thread? I’m new at the forum and feel that this was a different question. My questions are always going to relate to my readings and current situation. Why can’t I post in the newbie forum? Thank...

Lowes 2 gallons/box $7.45 (with tax) 10% Home Depot 2 gallons/box $7.42 (with tax) 10%

I’m brand new to TFP and pool care in general. I posted yesterday and received some helpful advice BUT now we realize we need to drain our pool/exchange the water. I’m learning about the best ways to do this (and am very unhappy about it) but in the meantime I have some questions. A little...

@mknauss Sorry for the previous misspell. I just rechecked Pool Math and we actually need to replace 95% of the water based on the probable CH of the fill water. :0 What do you think about doing reverse osmosis? We were thinking of doing that this winter anyway because the Pool water has never...

@mcnauss Thank you for that detailed explanation! I’m sure I’ll be back with more questions soon. ~GG

@mknauss To clarify, by skimmer you mean the skimmer basket where the leaves collect? If so, ours is by the deep end. We have several large steps/seats in our shallow end. So, put the bucket where the top is out of the water with the hose in the bucket and the water runs over and into the...

@mknauss I’m new to using a forum so pardon me if I’m not responding to comments properly. I’m learning. I will research “low volume sump pumps”. Might you have a recommendation? I’ll also search the forum for that info. Is there possibly a video that explains “adding water in the shallow...

mknauss Are there different sizes mknauss Okay. Thank you. I’m reading through your response of how to do the exchange and have so many questions I haven’t even been able to organize them yet.