Recent content by kotuku

Hi @malf - how’s it coming along? I am in Lauderdale and about to start an OB journey.

Reviving this old thread to congratulate myself on the bonehead move of the week... It's been 4-months since my last post and everything has been going swimmingly (pun-intended ;)). I neglected my pool for a few days and was finally able to check the levels this morning. I knew the pool would...

It has been a busy week of water testing (everything is in PoolMath). I am trying to get a better sense of how much chlorine is used on a daily/weekly basis. It seems like the pool, which isn't very big (4,200 gallons) needs roughly 1 cup of 10% bleach daily. I was trying to lower TA a little...

Thursday 4/30 update. @mknauss - with FC down to an appropriate level, this might be the first accurate reading of everything else.- FC 7.5 CC 0 pH 7.8 TA 110 CH 250 CYA 50 81 degrees @JJ_Tex - the color we've been waiting for! Question on the TA Test: 2 drops R-0007 and 5 drops R-0008...

No extra charge for chemicals. Just the monthly bill. He was using test strips. I saw him barely dip them in the water. It looked more like he was painting the surface of the pool with them... :ROFLMAO: When I first mentioned that something seemed off, he told me I needed a new filter...

Tuesday 4/28 morning update. Just did DPD. FC 12 78 degrees

@mguzzy We have a winner! :ROFLMAO: I just looked at the calendar, and the last time the pool guy 'serviced' the pool was 10 days ago on 4/16. The only thing I have done since then is check the levels. @JJ_Tex Yup, still Fanta. A few days at least until lemonade! :oops: