Recent content by Hoffmans

It does work! I shocked the shat out of our pool over and over and took the chlorine levels so high I thought my liner would melt. And it those water bugs wouldn't die. We had all kinds of water bugs.. I ordered some BioGuard Back up Algaecide off Amazon and put in the whole bottle into my 33'...

We have a 33' round above ground. (We wish we would have went with the 36 footer!). We ended up decking all the way around it and have 22 foot party deck on one side and built a pergola to shade half that party deck. LOVE LOVE LOVE our pool. I agree with the others. Who says "wish we woulda...

Hello All, My toddler had an accident in the pool. #2 and it wasn't exactly solid- if you know what i mean. Any advise on how high to shock? My CYA is 35. According to Ben's Best Guess Chart and the TFP Chlorine/CYA Chart I should shock around 12 to 16. Do you think that is enough for poo poo...

Thanks Waterbear, I have read it and have read every page over at poolsolutions. It has just been a while and my memory is hazy. I have a couple of seasons of clear water under my belt and think I know everything then whamo- I get socked w/ a good dose of humility. Does the body good I guess. We...

Sorry I forgot to post my CYA. CYA= 0 Adding CYA now see pic below. Wish i would have read your reply B4 I added 2 boxes of Washing Soda. Oh well too late now. It did bring my pH up to 7.8 ish. And took my TA up to 180. Will the high TA do any damage? Panty hose full of Stablizer hanging over...

Just in case any one is interested, this is where I get my big 1 quart bottle of CYA Reagent. http://www.poolweb.com/Shop-On-Line/Reagent-R-0013-Cyanuric-Acid They have 5 sizes to choose from. 3/4oz = $2.51 2oz = $3.70 16oz = $8.05 32oz = $11.97 1gallon = $27.72 ~Hoffmans

You are right 257WbMag. I think I need to up my pH and lower my Ak. So if I add Super Washing Soda will make my Ak worse? Thank You Hoffmans

Test numbers from this morning are as follows: FC 14.6 (shocked last night w/ 22gallons of 6%) CC 0 pH 6.8 TA 140 for red 120 for pink Hi Everyone, Hoffmans here, from Bens Forum at PoolSolutions. This is my first time posting over here. Thank you to all the oldtimers over there. Dennis, Matt...