Recent content by jberns

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    Calcium hardness test

    I was not aware of the 25 mL method until reading this post. I purchased a TF 100 kit about 2.5 years ago and the printed card says to use 10 mL. I also think I got an old bottle of R-0011. It's very gooey and thick and was like this since I purchased the kit. Using the 10 mL method I...
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    Coverpools Save-T3 out of square issue

    Thanks for the response. I can see your point that the tube is rolling up the cover, but I was under the impression that the ropes are actually what pull in the cover?? Or at minimum the rope pulls the cover back from the "front" and the tube is pulling from the rear. Anyway, the setup seems...
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    CYA Disappears in Summer

    I'm in a particularly hot part of California and my pool water temp goes from 80 to 92 degrees between May to September just from the sun beating on it all day long, no shade in the yard. I also lose about 30 ppm CYA each year and need to re-boost it every April with 5 lbs of "conditioner"...
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    Coverpools Save-T3 out of square issue

    A few years ago I had a in-ground pool installed with a Coverpools Save T3 undertrack style cover. Since then I noticed that at least twice a year the two sides of the cover go out of square by 3 to 6 inches when the cover is opened. I believe this is due to expansion and contraction of the...
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