Recent content by msdunkel

ok, 17.5 now. which likely means my test kit and bleach are not at fault. Based on the nature of the CYA test I ran another and got 45, so that would require a shock FC of 18 which could explain why I lost so much FC in 1 day since I had jacked it up to 24 or 25.

Thanks, I'll test again later. I guess adding chlorine during the day isn't optimal but I'm frustrated and want to get this resolved NOW :). This pool has been FAR worse than owning any boat or plane, nothing but trouble and money with almost no enjoyment as payoff. I pretty much hate my pool...

I guess a better question would be, is there a way to test the efficacy of my bleach? I just put 2 more bottles in which should've given me a 6 FC rise but I only got a 4 FC rise. It's possible I didn't let it mix fully; however, I tested in the exact area where I added bleach. If anything...

I don't see how that is possible. I estimate a normal summer month to run me $120, there is no way I can get $200 to stretch all year. Unless you are getting your chlorine for significantly less than I'm paying or your pool is in a hermetically sealed bag with no outside contaminants or...

You lost me with OCLT. You are correct, I was going through a bottle of bleach per day which felt like too much considering nobody is using the pool. In the event there was some lurking presence I decided to make one swift killing of everything. Nothing scientific behind my shock, just an...

Trying to shock my 30,000 gallon pool. FC was 13 yesterday and CYA is 50, I put 4 121 oz bottles of 10% chlorinating liquid in yesterday, today the level is 12. My TFT-100 is less than a year old. Is it possible my test kit is bad or perhaps I got a bad batch of chlorine? I just can't see my...

No thermometer, it's chilly :). Even in the winter when it was near freezing the pool was consuming about a bottle every 2-3 days. The pool water was likely never near freezing but we had a couple sub 32 nights. Thanks. The TF-100 test kit says shoot for 90-110, I probably dumped 50 lbs of...

I use a TFT-100 kit, just added it to my .sig as you suggested. The water is blue and clear, although I wouldn't call it crystal clear -- there is so much pollen in the pool there is some slight cloudiness that I don't think can be helped. I'm running the main pump 8 hours/day and the vacuum...

That's it? In the past 6 months I've fished out 1 possum, a couple squirrels, at least a dozen moles/mice/chipmunks, uncounted frogs, toads, and salamander type thingies, as well as a few snakes. Maybe I should put a cover on it next year :).

This is my 1st pool and I've been maintaining it myself, this summer will be my 3rd season of maintaining the pool. 1st year no issues, 2nd year turned green and couldn't get rid of it until I learned about this site and determined that 150 stabilizer level was my culprit. After a couple 50%...

Thanks for this post. I've got a 3900 that had been acting really sluggish, basically it would find a corner and chill for 3-4 hours. 8 new bearings and it's as energetic as new. Took longer to go to the pool store and drive back than the repair itself.

thanks!

My CH reading was only 50, the laminated instruction sheet on the test kit says 250-400 is normal. Considering I have no masonry directly touching the pool at any point, is this something I need to worry about or can I leave the water nice and soft? As I mentioned the walls and bottom of the...

This was the recommended kit: Amazon.com: Hayward 6060HKIT Hose Replacement Kit for Hayward Booster Pump: Garden Outdoor The flanged end is forced into the flexible tube leaving a female threaded end to connect to my existing PVC. I purchased a male threaded/female 3/4" coupler to match up...