Recent content by puly

I noticed that most strips and lower-priced test kits show 1-3ppm of Free Chlorine as the ideal level. But according to this forum this is not accurate (FC as a factor of CYA, among other things) . So where can I read about the study/evidence that supports this? And how new is this "second...

I just opened my first pool 3 days ago. So is it advisable to not use the Intex aeration feature at all if the chemicals are balanced? Or is it good to do some aeration to avoid water stagnation/etc., even though if that means pH will go up? I've lowered the pH from 8.0 to 7.2 with muriatic...

Any drawbacks to using the 10% chlorine and appropriately dilute it with water in order to make disinfectant? I've been using Clorox Germicidal as both COVID disinfectant and pool chlorine. Difficult to find in grocery stores, but Lowe's Home Depot have the 10% in stock at the moment :)

Thanks, mknauss! Any feedback from folks that have checked chlorine levels with and without a cover (debris cover or solar cover)?

On the slightly cold side, feeling fresh (sorry, have never measured the temperature). If I take the cover off at night, and put it in the morning, then it shouldn't be warmer in the afternoon, right? And I mean warmer compared to having no cover at all.

Howdy, I’m in North Texas (Dallas) and just got an AGP Intex 10’ x 30” Metal Frame (which I still need to install). I was wondering if a pool cover makes sense (could be a solar cover/blanket too). I’ve been reading some threads here, watched some videos and also found this article: The Pros and...

Thanks everyone for your comments! On the outer side, I've applied the Aqua EZ, and then Gorilla on top. Tonight I'll do Aqua EZ on the inner side.

Thanks for your feedback. I found "Aqua EZ Pool Vinyl Repair Patch Kit" at Lowe's too. Everything has between 4 and 4.5 stars in Amazon and Lowe's. Guess I'll get both at Lowe's and try the kit.

Hi everyone, Newbie here, lots of great info in this forum, thanks! I just got a brand new Intex Metal Frame 10’ x 30”, and it has 3 small holes/tears on the floor (from a pin hole to a tear of ¼”). The pool is not in stock, so I can’t get a replacement at the store. I’m thinking about...