Recent content by JIMNSC

Good points, John and Jason. The wife and I have an aquaintance who has a new pool and has had a friend tell her to use Root Out as an algaecide and I had never heard of it. I have faithfully used algaecide once/week since I had my pool constructed but I agree, Jason, now that you have have...

Hi guys - long time no type to. Some people around me are using a product called "Root Out" in lieu of algaecide in their pools and swear by it. It is a product designed for septic tanks. Any of you experts know anything about it? Still have ultra high CYA on pool opening but I'll just have...

I just voted and my pool is in inground. I posted appearance info in a thread under "algae" in case some of you want to compare. I'm vacuuming every other day. My FC and use of PQ60 is too high to allow algae to live - I think! Jim

I'm the guy with high CYA who has converted to the BBB pool method. For the last two weeks I have maintained FC above 20ppm. I have used PolyQuat 60 at the "algae present" levels. Now I have what looks like algae at the seams on the bottom of the liner. Some accumulation away from the seams...

HUgs Grace - just what I needed!

Quick question on shocking............ What would be the minimum FC ppm reading to say you reached "shock levels?" THere must be a minimum I would think before you could even say you shocked the pool. Thanks - Jim

When he comes to - I'll tell him and thank you. Jim's wife :lol:

Sheesh, Richard, can you make my day again? I don't need any intestinal problems nor ithces, especially while paying to have them. Anyone close to South Carolina like to have two quarts of PolyQuat 60 C-H-E-A-P? Although a rarity in residential pools, I'd be the exception.:cry:

Thanks Dave and Jason for your input. Dave I like best the part I quoted from your post. When you're almost 66 with a bad ticker you rarely are up to attempting what would have been "no problem" at 40. I've decided to compenstae for the high CYA with bleach, although I might try what Richard...

Lady with Iron - I have 13,230 gallons and for the life of me I can't picture how to do what you suggest.

Thanks - that's what I thought - different strokes for different folks. :) Well, since you guys have such "ordinarily normal pools," would you please feel sorry for me this morning as I'm going to add 2.4 gallons of 6% to raise my FC from 4.0 to 15.0 (Pool Calculator). We had a terrific rain...

Facts: You use the BBB method and your pool is stabilized (no way out test numbers). You have to add bleach on an on-going basis to maintain FC where you'd like it to be. Questions: Total gallons of your pool = ? FC level you try to maintain = ? Amount of...

The look on the clerk's face when he described it didn't do much for him told me volumes. I couldn't find the product on ACE Harware's list of pool itself either. The label name was "o-ACE-sis" and he said that as their brand but he didn't know much about it except his own lack of success. I...

That's an even better name for it RB. See how I tend to complicate things? :-D

Yeah, right! Ace Hardware store having pool sections sell it by the gallon, however. I questioned the guy about it and he sheepishly said it didn't do much to lower his CYA when he used it in his pool. When he walked over to another customer I read the entire jug - no where on the jug were...