Recent content by KenV

Ours is running for the first time right now. We're on the middle pressure setting and are rather impressed with this thing. Only downside is that we don't have enough hose. Need about two more sections. Off to order a couple more, hoping that I don't have to get a full set. :D

I'm with these guys. Just did two runs of vac to waste, did the opening shock and the pool is lookin' good. :D +1 on not letting your pool kick you around. I started early this year and the reward is not having to drain the thing.

Thanks for the tech (Dave)and idea (zea3). I'm maintaining the shock and will pull the filter apart once I get a gasket. That brings up a new question: This filter is an old Anthony Apollo and I figure the gasket will be trashed when I pull this apart. Is there a recommended site for parts...

Well, I still have some work to do. TC dropped a total of 3ppm overnight. pH is at 7.8. The water looks so clear it'd be invisible if it didn't refract light. We haven't had anyone in it since I began this testing, however we had a huge dust storm mid-week. (I have to head out for a bit but...

Hey folks. I took the readings last night shortly after dark, and this morning before the sun hit the pool area. Both are averages of three runs through the FAS-DPD test. Last night: 42+1=43, so 21.5 (Yeah, I spiked the chlorine to make sure I killed everything...) This morning...

Hey chem geek. I'll be starting that test tonight. We'll see in the morning I guess. Thanks again.

Let me see if I have this right: The hit of DPD makes the chlorine visible, the 0871 measurement shows me how much chlorine is available to fight in teh absence of ammonia/organics, and the R-0003 acts like ammonia and other organics do in the actual pool? I am only at 7.5 FC (with barely...

Anon: I thought that CC was held over by CYA for the sake of 'reserving' chlorine to replace what gets lost over time. Obviously I need to figure that out more. Just tested: FC 6.5 CC .5 Bear in mind it was about 100 degrees today and the pool gets full sun as the palm only overhangs a...

Roger that, thanks Dave. So far #1 is true but to see about #3 for sure I need to head out and check my numbers after I put my daughter to bed. Hopefully we'll be okay to dip this weekend.... I thought CC was determined by CYA. What am I missing here?

Thanks Sportsman, and howdy right back at you. With our initial fill having been 350 I had my work cut out for me. I paid $12 to fill it so I won't complain about chem costs, or aeration if ever I need to build a pipe. Heck, I already have the pipe and compounds.

Thanks for the idea. I know it was losing half its FC per night when it was high (I had it at 20 for a few days to make sure I was whacking the algae) but it only lost 2ppm since Monday night. I'll hit it every night without adding anything and report back. Thanks again! anonapersona: I'm in...

Hey all! I've been using all manner of heck out of my TF100XL kit. We're on the tail end of shocking after the algae mounted its last challenge. Here are my numbers: FC 8.5 CC 1.5 TC 10 (well, duh, yeah...) Ph 7.7 CYA 25 TA 200 (yes, two hundred) CH 240 Chlorine is high since we're...

I can't offer anything aside from adding a +1 to getting the TFT kit. This is our first pool, and the full kit has been a huge help in trend analysis of each little bit of chemistry that we try, especially when we gave the water its first real shock. This site has been a huge help as...

Thanks! We plan to break it in asap after reading about using a small amount of my pre-TFP-purchased trichlor to raise CYA a bit. Looks like we can treat it and hop on in for now and get the stabilizer on the next wally world trip.

Thanks much. I was in a real jam until coming here. This is quite a great site. What's next is getting my CYA up (not registering yet, it's so low I'll have to boost chlorine, which is at 2ppm now) to keep my chlorine alive, and some scrubbing here and there. We're also going to get an...