Recent content by Pfeifer6

Dave, I got the information from this thread from 2007. Chlorine/CYA Chart I can see the link to the simplified chart but that one only starts at 20 (for the CYA). So going off the info in the thread it looks like with a CYA of zero (I now realize mine is a little higher than that) then a FC of...

I have finished a complete drain and refill recently due to metal staining and high CYA. After some discussion my husband wanted to use the trichlor pucks to gradually raise the CYA instead of adding it separately. (We have leftover trichlor pucks from before the drain/refill) Using the pool...

Thank you for the cost breakdown and advice. When I looked into it last year I was told (by a pool store) that liquid chlorine is not sold in Virginia. I can look into getting some from Dollar Tree, which is 6% I believe, but I remember reading that their bleach has been shelved for longer and...

Ok here I am again. I searched online and couldn't find anything definitive. I've been committed to doing BBB method but started wondering if all the bleach will add up to be a ton of $ in the end. Pool store sells Cal-Hypo at $83 for 25 pounds. She said that would last the rest of the season...

Thanks again for the help. I'll keep going with this and having the TF-100 kit is great along with the info on this site. My husband was a little floored by the price of the kit, since he has prior experience maintaining pools (in his childhood home and at one of his first jobs) using a basic pH...

Thanks, but I didn't actually purchase anything from the pool store. Turned around and left! I do have more bleach on hand but was waiting to see what everyone said about which order to add things in. I'm thinking I will add some borax to get the pH up a bit and baking soda as well and then do...

Man I wish I checked for responses before I took my baby and 3 older kids out to the pool store...only to have the owner basically refuse to sell me any CYA. Told me bleach is pointless because I'd have to buy so much of it and that I need to get Cal-hypo and use tablets. Wouldn't that...

I called local pool store to ask whether they had CYA and how much. The guy went off on how I should not add CYA and WHY ON EARTH would I do such a thing and all I need to do is use Cal-hypo shock once a week and chlorinate with Trichlor tabs. He went on to say that CYA is not actually needed in...

I just noticed in the extended instructions it says that means CYA is zero, nevermind on that!

Thanks! I will go get some CYA today. I'm not 100% sure it's actually zero though. I'm assuming it is, since it is tap water...and the test tube on the TF-100 only goes down to about 20. The test solution was completely clear after mixing so I could see the black dot no matter how much water I...

We drained and cleaned our pool due to metal staining and high CYA. The new water has these results: Chlorine (FAS/DPD): 0.5 CH= 50ppm TA= 30ppm pH= 7.0 CYA= 0 I can find out how much and what to add from the pool calculator but which ones do I correct first? I'm planning on using the BBB...

Ok that's what I was thinking you would say. My husband wants to do a combination of vitamin C powder and the power washer. I'm looking into buying Vitamin C powder locally so we can get it done today. No fun having 90 degree weather and pool out of commission!

Thank you Richard. We started draining it before I posted and decided to do a full drain instead of a partial drain. Should we clean the walls/bottom BEFORE refilling it or just add Vitamin C to the water after refilling? Adding it to the water seems easier but I don't want to mess up fresh...

Our cya is over 150, and after fighting with the chlorine for over a month we realized it would be cheaper just to do a partial drain of the pool. There are brown stains all over the pool, which is fiberglass. After doing some research I tried vitamin C tablets on it and of course we were...

Thanks for the information. It's been a crazy few weeks and I ordered the TF-1OO last night even though we have alot of other expenses right now. I figured it's going to save us money in the long run rather than spending tons of money on chemicals because we are guessing on what it needs or...