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@Jimrahbe good to know! Was not using any kind of stir...just swirling by hand. Will get one!!

Good idea. It was last added on Wednesday. Will do!

Ah. Good point...I guess it was the cell that read 3300 but the 3200 and 3000 were definitely the Taylor test & more accurate! next question: does higher salinity help generate higher FC given the same pump run time and %? Right now I’m running 80% for 10 hours during the day to get the FC...

Hiya. SWG newbie here...read a few threads on salt replacement/addition frequency (???) and have followed SWG balancing steps from TFP. Tonight’s test: FC 6 CC 0 CYA 70 TA 80 Ph 7.6 Taylor test kit salt level: 3000 Yesterday it was 3200 Wednesday it was 3300 No water loss, rain, or leaks. Is...

@rstrouse @Oly @Orion7319 and @S-Merry in true crime scene fashion, I cleaned it all up (even the silver nitrate roadkill spill) with a 1:5 outdoor bleach mixture and a scrub brush. All clean. Phew. THANKS TO MY TROUBLE FREE POOL PEEPS!!!!

Everyone, thank you SO MUCH. We’ve got bleach and a sprayer and scrub brushes and we will clean it all up this weekend. I’ll send before and after pics!!! :p

Looks like my husband and I will be having a large bleach party soon...at least it works on this crazy staining! The mystery is how the oak tree rain runoff also stained the mortar on the UNDERSIDE of the coping. Crazy.

Yep. Definitely oaks!

I was thinking that too! They said treated for ticks with cedar oil and permethrin???

Yikes for your dog!!! I will try the hydrogen peroxide first and if that doesn’t work then I’ll try the soft scrub!!! Thank you!