Recent content by Klbdr5

I have a pent air minimax ng pool heater approx 8 years old. Board was replaced once under warranty and has had 2 service calls for igniters. Today heater has completely stopped working. Is it worth replacing unit with NG,heat exchange or solar? Any opinions, live in New Jersey. Are there any...

I have a vinyl pool that has faded from uv exposure on the exposed sunny side only above the water line and does not look pleasant. It there such a thing as a replacement border to go around the top of the liner. I think I remember making a choice when the pool was built how I wanted the liner...

Shocked until chl level held overnight and adjusted ph. Everything seems just right. Ordered my tf-100 test kit today thank you.

When I finally get enough cl to shock level and it doesn't change over night more than 1 ppm do I keep the cl level that high always. Or get it back down to 3 or 4. I am confused about this point.

Based on the cya / chlorine chart the fc is 2 4 and shock 12 Mine is at 5But the overnight chlorine test showed a difference of more than 1 so I need to continue shocking the pool until the overnight test shows a loss of less than 1 ppm. So I need a truck load of chlorine!

I do have a home test kit and tested the chlorine and most important parameters. Went to the store and had them verified. I read the information on shocking the pool twice, as a matter of fact have read almost all the data available on your site. What I'm not sure about is if I shocked the pool...

Had water tested today as follows fac 5 tac 5 ph 7.2 ta 90 cya 30 ch 150 think i need to bring up the ph a bit next but would like a confirmation first. bough a few boxes of 20 mule team. let me know what you think please.

Not taken that way I knew I was straying but was frustrated with the chlorine block. Didn't know if I waited till tomorrow if I would have had to start all ove agian with the bleach so I piggybacked the chlorine with two bags of shock. The chlorine was off the charts when I tested tonight. I...

So adding the bleach or ch in steps is useless. It must be added all at once for it to have the desired effect. Can you add too much? I added the 1 1/2 gallons but was out of bleach so I added 2lb of sodium dichlor should I add more dichlor? How long should one wait to test again?

Added 1 1/2 gallons 6% bleach.how long should I wait to re test the ch levels.

Yes used the pool calculator first time around but used the incorrect value. It is a great tool.

Tested fac at 8 00 still no sign of fac holding. Should I try and use sodium dichloro (chlor brute) in addition to the bleach ?

Added 400 oz of 6% chlorine at 6 40 pm. The water is clear and looks fine. I have learned a lot so far and still have much to learn. I am amazed at the amount of knowledge on this site. Truly amazing.

Had water tested again and still no chlorine. I think I need to continue the process over and over until the chlorine block breaks, just unsure how. Fac 0 Tac 0 Ph 7.2 Ta 60 Cya 40 Ch 90 Td s 400 Phosphates 300 Don't understand why this happens each year Could it be from chemicals at the closing?

Used the calculator will ad 141 oz 6% bleach tomorrow. Will update thanx