Recent content by Kleve13

Does anyone have any tips on removing a solar cover? I have a 30ft, 8mil cover and the pool sits right next to several large pine trees. After leaving it on for a day or two, it's pretty covered in pine needles and tiny pine cone thingies. When I remove the cover, about 90% of that stuff...

Ahhh, thank you. I forgot that the pH test is not accurate at high chlorine levels. I was headed to the store to grab some muriatic acid. I'll wait until the FC comes down to test again. I haven't passed the OCLT yet; today was the first day I've tested. I'm pretty confident, but wish me...

Hey Everyone, This was my second time opening my pool, but the first after I closed it myself. The first opening was after the previous owners closed, and I opened it to a slightly green pool that took about 5-6 days of SLAMing before passing the Overnight test. This year, I opened a little...

Thank you all. Very helpful. Yes, I think I was stuck too much on the sunscreen analogy. It makes much more sense now.

I'm having a hard time with CYA. I understand the basics; it's sunscreen for your FC so it doesn't burn off so quickly. What I don't get is why more is not better. If CYA protects FC like sunscreen does, then ff you have a higher CYA, then FC burns off more slowly, leaving the FC in the pool...

Thanks. Now that it looks like I've got this going well, one more question...Anyone got any suggestions on what to do with all these empty bottles of bleach? I've got about 35 now and figure to go through about 1 every other day, which should leave me using around 60 more for the summer. That...

Quick update and a question. Everything is going well; Trouble Free, you might say :) All numbers are in range and have only been adding bleach everyday to keep it around 5. So glad I found this site. My question is...is there any reason to check pH or TA if we're not going to have any...

I was planning on raising the pH from 7.0 up to 7.5 and raising the CYA from 30 to 40, while keeping FC around 5. I haven't had a chance to get to the store to get some Borax until today and when I tested the pH it was up to 7.2. I know that's not ideal, but if it's raising on its own, should...

I'll be interested in hearing responses to this. I just finished my slam a couple days ago and have been doing the OCLT for the last two nights just to be safe. Everything is checking out, but I do have this white stuff floating on top once I turn the pump off. I don't notice it right away...

FC last night was 7. This morning was 6. Tested again when I got home from work and FC was 3.5, so I lost 2.5 throughout the cloudy day. Not too bad. Will raise it up to 5 and do another OCLT tonight just to be safe. I want to raise my CYA about 10 ppm, but don't have any stabilizer. Went to...

Thanks for the reassurance. I just tested again and the FC is still at 7, so it's been over 3 hours with some sun and no change, so I think I'm ok. I'll test again in the morning to make sure it's stable. Feels weird not adding chlorine after 4 days of adding it after every test.

I was in Leslie's a couple days ago and heard the guy at the counter mention that they will have a new chemical coming out this year that will reduce CYA. I told him I thought the only way to do that was to replace water and he said that it's brand new, never been on the market before. Anyone...

Tested Chlorine and it was below 10, so ran all tests. Numbers are below. FC: 7 CC: 0 (dropped from 2.8 at initial test) TC: 7 pH: 7.0 (dropped from 7.2 at initial test) TA: 70 (dropped from 100 at initial test) CH: 210 (same as initial test) CYA: 30 (about same at initial test) When I tested...

PASSED!!! :party: When I got home last night around 11, I tested since I wanted to be sure that the last 30-45 minutes of sunlight didn't burn off any of the FC and it tested at 15. Got up this morning and it was still at 15!! 1. CC is at 0 2. Passed OCLT 3. Water is clear So, now what? I...

Just tested again and it's right at 16! I'm planning on doing the OCLT tonight and was wondering what time should I check before going to be. Reason I'm asking is that I just checked at 8pm. I have to leave and won't be back until 11:30-12:00. Should I use the test I just did, or test again...