Recent content by Moi

Hello, I have been using chlorine hockey pucks in a chlorinator for 21 years in my 10,000 gallon in-ground pool and am getting to the age and physical agility where I need to reduce some of the chores of pool maintenance. What are the advantages in running cost and operating effort in having an...

I have found by experience that their chlorine levels are always much higher than mine. The other readings are usually tolerably close to what my Taylor kit gives me and I always am careful with water quantities are drops of reagent and so on. 10 years ago I went to them once a week, but now it...

While I waited for the pool to fill I took a sample of my municipal water supply to a pool company whom I trust, they don't try to sell you something as soon as you step in through the door. Here is what they came up with: TC 7.5 ppm FC 7.5 ppm CC 0.0 ppm pH 7.8 TA 120 ppm CH 135 ppm CYA 0 ppm...

I'll be analyzing my tap water tomorrow so we have a baseline starting point.

Thanks Richard. the kit with extra should be here by Friday. I will not be home from next Wednesday until end of June, so the pool, assuming it is full before I leave, will not get checked while I am away. The pool decking guys let me down, they should have been finished two weeks ago. Grrrrr....

I ordered a Taylor Kit and some extra R-0871. OK, now what do I need to do the first day the pool is filled? Chlorine, pH and ??

What is the difference between R0871 and R-0871-A, C and E?

The K-1515A from Amazon is cheap enough, free shipping too.

I have a Taylor K-2005C which includes Chlorine FAS/DPD up to 10 ppm. I have not yet filled the pool but expect the first result to be 0 Chlorine and pH around 7. The water company do nothing else besides chlorinate. My kit served me well after that resurface job and there was more entailed with...

I recently emptied my in-ground pool completely and am ready to refill it. The pool is about 10K gallons with a diamond-brite surface which was redone about 6 years ago. We just got finished having all the concrete decking replaced with pavers and new coping. The work involved a lot of concrete...

I only go to them occasionally just to confirm my results and build confidence. It has been Months since I last went there. I don't really like them, they always want you to buy something. When they recommend something I say, oh I already have some, thanks. I buy my tabs at Lowe's or Wallyworld...

How about this for FC testing? A Taylor K-1515-A.

You young-un's may be able to manage sump pumps and garden hoses and so on but not I, not any more, am no longer able-bodied. I cannot even carry one bag of groceries. The pool system was built 18 years ago without any simple way to drain the pool so a section of cleaning system piping that has...

Hello again, I just drew another sample of pool water and cut it by 50% with tap water. I filled the test device until the black dot disappeared at the 40% mark. However it is getting dark here (6pm) and was hard to see. I'll do another in the daylight. If I am out and about tomorrow I'll take...

Hi Marty, as Allen says in his post I'll dilute my sample by 50% and see what the CYA level is then take it from there. Also I'll see if I can find a volunteer to hook up my draining system then put it all back again when I have dumped some water. Best regards. - - - Updated - - - Thanks...