Recent content by GracieA7

Well, my son is the one who wanted the pool, so he does help with the cleaning occasionally. They definitely do eat a lot, especially after sports practice - like 5 times what most adults eat. So the fridge and pantry get cleaned out more than the pool.

Yes, I am in Texas. I added that to my location. Thanks for the tip on the CYA. I'm increasing it now. I've been using a lot of chlorine lately.

I bought a house in March and have been using information on this site to help me get the pool balanced. I have a teenage son whose friends use the pool too. The former owners were elderly and had a pool service come by weekly. It's a 20 year old large pool (40,000 gallons) with a diving...