Recent content by LatinMass

Yup, original container with child-proof cap. Looks like new inside - not damp or clumpy or anything. Thank you, thank you!

Hi, everyone... I have half a bottle of powdered stabilizer from last year that I stored in the garage through the winter. Is it still good to use? I checked in Pool School where I found that bleach can loose strength when stored for a length of time, but couldn't find anything about the...

I'm in the process of lowering my TA (it's down to 120 from 160) and I just had to share a picture of my aeration in progress!!! 8-)

:wave: I did change the filter cartridge the other day. We had major storms this afternoon with HEAVY rainfall (pool needed topping off anyway!) but was curious as to how it would affect my test results this evening. To my surprise, it really didn't change them from how they've been coming out...

Thanks for the suggestion! We had planned on having the sand filter on there by now but we are still troubleshooting the pump issues... so since the pool only came with one filter, I guess I need to pick up some more. For now, I rinsed the cartridge out until it ran clear. That filter was SO...

Yes, the filter cartridge is BROWN. We have seen an improvement so hopefully whatever it is will clear out over time as well. I have kept the filter running unless someone is in the pool. Thanks!

Ok, just ran some tests after 4 hrs of swimming this afternoon! FC 5.5 CC 0 (so probably still no algae) pH 7.5 TA 160 I did the TA because it had been testing high for me but the pool store test came back at 136. Now I don't trust ANY of the pool store results, especially the metal tests! I...

Here's another pic of the water from this afternoon where the water color looks closer to what it actually is... I think its even less tinted than a few hours ago.

It wouldn't surprise me if they messed up the test... it was a bunch of teenagers in there. There was one older guy (the owner?) who showed his face a few times but the "kids" were doing all the testing. The one who gave me the results couldn't really do much but tell me what they were, which I...

THANKS!! going to connect the filter...

THANK YOU for your reply... I re-read the pool school sections you recommended... If I'm understanding correctly, since my FC and TC were the same, then the CC was 0 which means there probably isn't any algae. Shouldn't the guy at the pool store have known that??? I also learned that most...