Recent content by juniper55

Since I got better testing methods (the Taylor kits) I've been in much better control of things! Water is not greenish anymroe and filters aren't either. Ha ha, maybe I can sell the copper and get some cash!! Or heat it, beat it and make a great new decorative bowl. Thanks! I am grateful

Thanks, this list is fantastic! I am very grateful, because I now have options in case things go awry again! I think one of my HTH stabilizers (CYA) contains sodium sulfite as well. Should I avoid using it and only use the "plain" stabilizer?

Wow, I just checked my pool an hour ago. We added one jug of bleach before leaving last Thursday and let the SWG run for 4 hours/day. Today's reading (Sunday) we had FC of 12, a little high, and CC less than 0.5. Barely one drop of R-0871! Clear water, just debris because it hasn't been...

Hello! I finally got my Taylor K-1730 copper test kit and tested for copper this morning. You're supposed to mix the chemicals, stand up the square tube on the little color comparitor card, look down the tube and compare the color to the color chart. Egad, my eyes are so crossed I found that...

Well I am slowly getting the FC to rise and my CC this morning was only 0.5 again. I'm going to turn the SWG back off and add enough bleach to try to get the FC up to shock level, esp. since we're going on vacation for a few days. We finally got rain this morning, an hour's worth so I expect...

How long would the sodium thiosulfate linger? Should I try to get/maintain FC of about 4-5 since CC's staying at 1 or less or should I push up to 15-20 to shock? What is the best time of day to run a SWG?

My CC is staying at 1 or less and the TA is dropping, but slowly. Readings lately: 8/4 after 1 pm I added 24 oz bleach and at 7 pm the readings were FC 2 CC 1. SWG comes on around 7 pm each evening now for two hours. 8/5 9 am FC 1.5 CC 0.5 I wanted to try to get the FC up more than 5 so I...

I can't find much for hydrogen peroxide except for usage in fish tanks and for industrial (read: city water) systems. Also doesn't it depend on what kind of pool system you have (baquacil or chlorine), and how much would you need? Could drug store (3% in solution, I think) version work in a...

Hello! I wanted to know if there is a calculator or instruction sheet y'all recommend for how much sodium thiosulfate to add in case my free chlorine gets out of whack again from over-zealous shocking. (it was as high as 65 before dumping in about 24 oz yesterday, dropped like a rock) I've...

Hello everyone, I've been posting in the "Got a bleach question" because my FC was sky high. Per your recommendations I went hunting for sodium thiosulfate. Yesterday I was able to get some from a service company (shoutout: THANKS VERY MUCH! Moonlight Pool & Spa in MD) who graciously gave me...

I'll try more water and look for the sodium thiosulfate. The pool does not get a lot of sun, and there is a canopy and mosquito netting to keep out the bugs and such. I guess they also keep the chlorine in! I'll post in a few days with the results. I would like to know at what point should I...

FC readings lately, and can't seem to read any CC at all (using FAS-DPD and running out of titration reagent!) 7/29 at 3 pm FC was 58 7/30 at 8 am FC was 51 7/31 at 9 am FC was 46 Good grief! Why is it taking so long to fall? What should I do? The only chlorine I added all summer was two...

My FC is very high but I can't measure any CC right now. I'm over in the "Testing Water" forum too. Waiting for the copper kit to get here. Unplugged the ionizer, drained some and may have to do more if the FC doesn't drop sooner. I'll continue the discussion over there. Thank you!

Hello everybody, I thought I read somewhere that ammonia was produced when algae was being killed by chlorine. Is that correct? Do any of the common pool chemicals for balancing and setting up your water contain ammonia? Also, we have two API fish tank test kits for ammonia (NH3 and NH4+)...

Sunday morning: Yesterday we drained about 250 gallons and added in about 350 gal fresh. We also re-measured the pool, probably closer to 2800 gallons. I scrubbed/soaked the copper and salt cell in vinegar, checked the filter (clean), brushed down the pool and cleaned everything. We actually...