Recent content by NickAdams

I will do so. Thank you very much for all the info and have a good weekend.

Just a footnote: I talked to another lifeguard before my swim today and he said they've been having mechanical problem at the pool (they were shut down recently for 3-4 days) and the cholorine levels have been higher than usual. Normally he said they keep them at about 1.5 or 2. Thanks again. Nick

Excellent, thank you very much. I guess we like our pool water stronger up here, like our beer. Thanks for making me aware of international and U.S. guidelines. When I get a chance, I want to find out from city officials what the guidelines are in my city. You're right, although he used the...

Tonight before my swim I asked for some info from the lifeguard and he provided it freely. Apologies in advance if anything I say below makes no sense. I'm a layman. As you suspected, he said they do not use CYA. He did a chlorine test right then and there and it was 5ppm. He said acceptable...

Thank you, yes that's great information. My swimsuits do disintegrate fast at that pool. The bather load can be high at times, plus the lane swim is often preceded by a public swim with sometimes lots of kids, or by an aquafit class. I'll follow up some of the technical points you mentioned...