Recent content by InvaderZim

Ok... I ran all the tests yesterday and put them into PoolMath. FC 17 -- because I shocked the pool (one reason I was postponing this test). CC 0.5 pH 8.2 -- I thought a high chlorine level would make this less accurate so I was deferring. We had an inch of rain overnight and now it's 7.8...

Thanks. I found I was actually able to scoop most of them out with my 24” deep net, which was a surprise. I didn’t try that before because they’re fast but they run into the net. I squirted them with diluted Dawn in the net and they didn’t much like that at all. Seemed to terminate them. I...

I got the TF-100 a few days ago. I ran the TA test then and it was 70 after the baking soda I added a few weeks ago, and CYA was 30 so added the rest of the bag I had but haven’t retested yet. Chlorine was 3-5 and I didn’t do the FC test. I was disappointed there was no phosphate test but the...

I seem to have an infestation of water striders -- in the past there were always a couple but now there are a bunch. Water temp is still about 75 degrees, chlorine level is 3-5, water is crystal clear. pH is 7.6. A small amount of algae forms under the skimmer after a couple of days, easily...

My test kit is "Pool Style" (see link). The word "Pool" in the logo is printed in light ink and had faded so I thought it was just "Style". The kit I have is 5-way: chlorine/bromine, pH, acid demand, and total alkalinity. I use test strips for cyanuric acid and free chlorine (mostly to make...

Test kit is from Style Pool Products, maybe a year old. Not sure where I bought it, but probably Lowes, which is also where I get acid and salt (when Sam's Club isn't clearing out salt at the end of the season -- always a fantastic deal). I use test strips mostly as a quick check of chlorine...

Thanks! I'll monitor the pH over the next few days and then bump the TA. Sounds like a plan.

Thanks! I installed and subscribed to the app. No idea it existed. Last question: I’m going to raise the TA as you suggested to help prevent scaling but do I need to get the pH in range with the borax or can I wait just a couple of weeks for the pH to rise by itself as it normally does? We...

Thanks all! Just got back home. Turns out that my test kit includes the reagents for total alkalinity. I got 50ppm and the test kit says to aim for 80-120. That also agrees with the test strips I normally use. I also re-tested pH. The liquid test kit bottoms out at a pH of 6.8 and the yellow...

TA is low but don’t know the value. Pool store had me add a bunch of bicarbonate last fall. I’ll drop off a bottle for testing tomorrow if 6.6 is ok for a day or two.

Have a 26,000 gallon salt water pool. After a storm and a bunch of rain, the ph was over 8 so I added muriatic acid two days ago and got the pH down to 7.4, which is where I keep it. Today, I decided to descale the chlorine generator with the acid bath and afterwards, I dumped the acid bath...

Interesting. It definitely does not have this. I think the skimmers are PentAir while everything else is Jandy/Zodiac. It just has a flap at the bottom of the skimmer with a screw that I can rotate to either cover or uncover the equalizer port. I felt inside the port and it's not threaded so...

My pool has two skimmers and two main drains. The skimmers have two holes in the bottom, and the hole closest to the pool has a flap and seems to lead to a nearby inlet under the water line. From searching TFP, I gather that this is an "equalizer" to guarantee water flow to the pump inlet if...

Thank you so much! I had no idea the unit could be calibrated. This is very helpful, and I'll order the test kit.

I have a Jandy Aquapure PLC-1400 chlorine generator system, and I'm puzzled by the salt level readings I've been getting. Before I added salt (see below), the SWG display reported the salt level is 3,000ppm. It was 3300ppm, which is about where I normally keep it, but then we finally got a a...