Recent content by kingadriann

I just bought a new Dolphin robot too and was trying to figure out if I want to spend $150 on a caddy, your post came in just in time! Thank you, and I will do this as well :)

Thank you everyone. I am planning to do the slam the pool tonight then after the rain has passed. Have a great day.

Hi, I need some advice. I have been getting my liquid chlorine refills from Pinch a Penny. They have the 10% strength of sodium hypochlorite, comes in a golden 2.5 gallon tub. I just refilled 4 of those tubs 2 days ago, was trying to slam my pool last night, and the chlorine did not smell like...

Thanks! Good to know, I will probably keep the one from Leslie just for this time and buy the Kem-Tek in the future. Does it matter when I pour muriatic acid, is it better at night when the sun is down or day is ok too?

I bought the 10% chlorine from Pinch a Penny for $5/gallon. Now I have questions about muriatic acid. The ones I just bought from Leslie is a pack of 2 gallon for $31.00. It seems the one from HD or Lowes are cheaper, but I'm pretty sure they have different strength. So when people say use...

Thank you. I will SLAM on :)

I have the pool water test result using my TF-100 FC is 5 CC is 0 TA is 210 PH is 7.8 CYA is 40 I have 1 gallon muriatic acid that I poured last night. It brought down the TA down very slightly. It reduce my PH from 8.2 to 7.8. MY TA is still out of range. Pool Math does not tell me how much...

Will do my own test tonight - the algae yes he did ask if I see algae, I told him yes, I guess that triggered the sales push :LOL:

:) thanks. I will grab my TF-100 test kit tonight. Was getting lazy after coming back from a business trip.

Went to the store today and they recommended me to buy Algaecide, Phosphate remover, Muriatic Acid, Metal remover and so on. I left with only 8 gallons of Suncoast Liquid Gold Chlorine (10% strength). I want to SLAM the pool so I can get rid of the algae. Since my CYA is 40, based on the...

Sorry I completely missed your reply. Yes I have plaster pool and I have a submersible pool pump also. Thanks.

Ok thank you very much, I will do that then. Have a great day.

I see lots of recommendations to use crushed ascorbic acid on the rust stains. Any thoughts?

Ah that explains why. My husband put the spigot there so we can do that small drains - thanks for the explanation.