Recent content by Poolweekender

My AG pool has been shimmering the past 4-5 years of using the TFP method, thanks to the folks on this website :giggle: I usually open my pool the last week of May and close it the first week of September, so it's open a bit more than 3 months. However this summer I will be away for 6 weeks...

Hi Magitek, I know this material isn't part of the TFP method, as I stated in my OP...also stating that I use liquid chlorine almost exclusively. Please re-read my first post. I just wanted to know how to calculate the Fc and CYA in the material I already have :) -- I wasn't asking for an...

Mnkauss, The ingredients were in my first email, but I've just found further details in the MSDS. I know it contains a bit of copper, but I use this sparingly when I'm away for a week and someone takes care of my pool, or occasionally or to increase CYA, as I explained in my first email. Also...

Hi Donldson -- do you know someone you can pass my question to who can help? If not, I'll make a new post. Here was the question: A 1 lb. package of Bioguard Smart Shock contains: -Dichloro 63%, with available chlorine 39% So when PoolMath states that 1 lb of dichlor contains FC 4.4 and CYA 4...

Yes sorry, I didn't explain that completely...I wasn't implying a link between copper and the solubility of the product. The reason I use the Smart Shock when I'm away is only because it dissolves essentially immediately, and I don't have to worry that whoever takes care of the pool while I'm...

Hi, I use 12.5% liquid chlorine almost exclusively, however when I am away and have someone else take care of the pool, or sometimes when I want to increase stabilizer, I use a 1 lb. package of Bioguard Smart Shock, which contains: -dichloro 63% (available chlorine is 39%) -copper nitrate 0.7%...

Good point, I forgot about the OCLT, thanks.

Hi, As my user ID says, I am at the pool only on weekends. I usually bring the FC up close to shock level when I leave on Monday am, and by the time I get back on Thursday evening, FC is usually still above the non-SWG minimum (4 ppm). However with the very hot and sunny weather the last few...

PS My pump works fine despite the 1.5 hour dry run time last fall. Thanks all for the input. Justin

Matt - thank you for your expertise and time. Justin

Hi, Firstly, thanks a million for all the help the volunteers provide on this board. I have an ABP with a vinyl liner. I have 2 questions please: 1 - My TA has been only 40 since I opened the pool in early May, but the pH is stable at 7.2...sometimes closer to 7.4 after putting in chlorine...

Thanks all. Wistro - I assume you replaced the impeller and ring? Is that difficult to do? Thanks, Justin