Recent content by LoneWolfArcher

https://fox8.com/news/pool-have-a-chlorine-smell-dont-swim-in-it/amp/ So much false information. Can you imagine some non pool person trying to decipher a test strip to determine if a pool or spa is safe? 🤣

Yes Dolphin. Had a brain fart.

Anyone ever have that problem? I've kept the chlorine in the recommended range so I don't think it's a high chlorine issue. Could it be a UV ray problem? My pool gets full sun all day, no shade. And unless we are swimming I keep the robot in the pool all the time. Thoughts?

Not to mention that it is just waiting to be stepped on and compromising the joints. :eek:

P.S. @Newdude, you can send me half of those savings as a finder's fee! :)

Kroger of all places! https://www.kroger.com/p/pentair-pool-products-170148-modular-media-replacement-cartridges-for-s8m500/0078837988607?msclkid=d84989c7a40b1fcb4cd8ed4640bfc343&gclid=d84989c7a40b1fcb4cd8ed4640bfc343&gclsrc=3p.ds Not sure if that is the same media you use or not.

Just a quick note on this. I love the way Borax makes my pool water feel! So I will usually use it to adjust pH, after getting the TA in range.

Question on this, I thought the test didn't really show below 7.0 very well? So if you are 7 you could actually be lower than that? Am I not remembering that correctly?

Marty is the expert and what he said is 100% correct. That said, I always wait 20-30 minutes, pump running, between chemicals. Just me being anal retentive.

OUCH! LOL THough I am pretty sure I paid ~$150 in 2019 for my current cartridge. Inflation sucks.

THanks guys! I have to share my pool store story from over the weekend. I am lucky that I have two pool stores within driving distance that carry Taylor test kits and reagents. The one I prefer to go to has a very bad construction zone between it and me. The other one is south of me, and I...

Are you sure that's a fiberglass pool?

On the CYA, I prefer mine in the higher range. While it requires a little more chlorine I give the margin for error a bit higher with the chlorine lasting longer. I may be a crackpot on that but I like my CYA at around 60.

Opened pool last night. This morning it is already clear! Water feels about 60 degrees right now! But lots of sun the next few days.

IMHO, if they can backwash the filter, then they can do simple water testing. Admittedly, water balancing and testing is daunting at first, but it becomes second nature, like driving a car, after a while. I would try to encourage them to get a good test kit (see pool school) and learn the basic...