Recent content by kenny

Thanks.

I added some more borax and acid to increase my borates from 30 to 50. My question is, how long should I wait before swimming again? thanks

I have the Pentair Intellibrite LED light and after having it on for about 10 minutes it starts shutting off and on. What could be the problem? The light is only a year old. thanks, Ken

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I shocked the pool a couple days ago because of CC level of 1.0. At what level of FC can I let the kids back in the pool? FC 15.0 CC 0 PH 7.6 TA 70 CYA 70 CH 325 Salt 3200 Borates 50 Thanks, Ken

Thanks for the recommendations. I just tested FC and it's at 5.5 and my CC is at 1.0 (just had my niece and 3 of her friends swimming for the week). I don't think the pool looks very green but with the CC, I shocked it tonight.

We've had a lot of rain and it seems to be getting a green tint.....could be my imagination though. The balance of the pool has been real good and haven't shocked the pool since we opened it 3 months ago. So I figured I'd try it for the first time.

Thanks for the replys. I'll do some homework tomorrow.

Thanks, I read pool school but it said to just add Chlorine and I wasn't sure if it was liquid or granuler. Is liquid chlorine cheaper than bleach or are they the same? I talked to the pool store today and they said the liquid chlorine was more expensive than the bags of shock treatment??

Also, I know nothing about chlorine and what types to use. Any recommendations?

I'm going to shock my pool. The Chlorine/CYA chart in Pool School tells me to use shock level of 30 (my cya is 80 and FC is 5.5). However, the pool calculator is saying to shock it at 21. Which one should I use? thanks,

Thanks for the responses. The surface is 2 months old.

Is it safe to use bleach when shocking a pool with a pebbletec surface?

Thanks to all the help on this site, my pool looks great and the numbers look good.......I think. :lol: FC 6 CC 0 PH 7.6 TA 90 CH 300 CYA 80 Borates 50 I'm trouble free!!

Just tested and salt is at 4200. The top of the band for Pentair is 4200 so I guess I'm ok and I'll just let it drift down over time. However, the check salt light is still on?? Go figure.