Recent content by JimM

Ok, I ordered 2 pounds of ascorbic acid... keep your fingers crossed. (I'm still a little puzzled as to where the iron came from.) In any event, thanks for your help; I'll let you know how I make out. Jim

Dave, I bought a bottle of vitamin C pills yesterday and did the stain test. There was no change using the trichlor tablet but the vitamin c pill reacted almost immediately, as the stain vanished from under the pill. I then filled a sock with the rest of the pills and was able to "paint" clean...

OK Dave, one last question (I hope). You said that "The trichlor tablet is the standard chlorine tablet. The 1" or the 3" will work fine." I have quick desolving tablets. Will this work as well? JimM

Run an OCLT. If you pass that, your safe to swim. Did you try holding the vit "C" tab or the trichlor puck on the stain? Dave J. TFP Moderator Thanks, Dave. Not being a pool care expert (or anything close), I need some explainations. First, what is OCLT? Second, when you say vitamin C tab...

Dave S. Thanks for the tips, here's where I'm at. I adusted the pH as suggested. I changed the sand in my sand filter. The pool is debris free. I've been running the filter 24/7. I also purchased a TFTestkit. As of yesterday, my readings were: FC 20 CC 0 pH 7.5 T/A 80 CYA 100 The brown...

Hello pool experts: Here's my problem. I have an above-ground pool, 17,000 gal, that I've have for about 15 years. During this past winter (Long Island) I lost the cover, whereas all of the water and debris wound up in the pool. By the time i got around to cleaning it up, around early April...