Recent content by Nespeculate

I never owned a pool before my current home, and I am so grateful for finding the TFP website …. 6 years in, and I 1) never pay to have our pool opened or closed, 2) have a handful of chemicals total to balance anything that needs adjusting, 3) UNDERSTAND what may be off based on different...

Thanks for the replies! UPDATE: apparently there was an issue with the filter that predated our inheriting the pool when we got the house. It was fixed, the lines blown out, and now .... the filter positively chugs. Having never seen it fully functional before (and never having a pool before...

I've had my filter running constantly (unless i'm backwashing), and i'm unsure how else to get any type of aeration. I have no other power equipment other than my pump& filter setup and, as mentioned, this was an absolute non-issue before. I'll keep plugging and we'll see how it shakes down! I...

Let me get the numbers to you right from the start, since I know that's gonna be important: TA: 90 CYA: 80 pH: 6.8 CH: 200 FC: 22 CC: 1.0 I missed the inital pH adjustment window (and boy did i learn my lesson there), because last year my pH was perfect from start to finish. My CH was also...

Wow, thank you kindly for the prompt and thorough reply! :) I have one more question for this thread, if I may: I got the pool brushed twice, and the FC pretty high all day (per the strips, that is ... waiting on the test kit delivery), so I'm assuming the new sediment-looking deposits on the...

Hello all! My husband, 17 month-old and I (a clinical pharmacist) recently moved into our forever home, complete with our first pool. After some perusal on here, and some massive frustrations trying to balance our pool, It looks like the $200 in pool chemicals that our local pool supplier sold...