Recent content by jspector

Thanks for the quick reply. How do you recommend that I do the FC hold test - add bleach and then check chlorine level in 10 min? As alternative to SLAM, what's your thought about 'super-chlorinate' option on my SWG? For future reference, how do I raise TA other than with baking soda? I had...

I appreciate recommendations on how best to balance my pool, with current readings: FAC: 1 TAC: 1 Salt: 3200 pH: 7.6-7.8 CYA: 0 TA: 60 Basic question is regarding what order to add chems. I added 2 gallons of bleach but made little difference in chlorine level, so thinking that I need to...

Thanks all for the input. Very helpful!

I'm going to purchase winter cover for my 20'x40' in ground pool. I have an automatic cover but after 2 winters of watching snow and ice weigh it down I want to get a separate winter cover to 'save' the automatic cover in hopes it will last longer. I'm leaning heavily toward mesh cover and am...

I have a 30k gal SWG pool and I need to add muriatic acid nearly every week to lower the constantly rising pH. Is this a typical maintenance practice or might there be something I'm not doing correctly that's not holding the pH level steady?