Recent content by raisinfingers

Thanks - Last year I struggled to keep the water below the tile line all year with the snow and ice. I guess I won't have the problem this year.

After closing, I got a little aggressive a few weeks in draining the water below the tile line. I intended to maintain my goal of 2-3 inches below the tile line but wound up closer to 12 inches (I actually think the position of the hose to the pump acted as a siphon even after I thought the...

I finally moved into the new place (the bottom of the pool is yellowish green now) and ran a couple tests of the supposed trouble areas. The Copper test was probably >1.0 ppm and I am having trouble completing the TA test. After adding the R-0007 and R-0008 tp 25 ml of water is dark pink/purple...

I just submitted my order for the TF100 w/ speedstir and a Copper testing kit just for good measure. I hope to have test results posted by the end of the week. If my copper levels are too high, would that be reason to drain regardless? Even if so, I am excited to have the best test kit out...

I have 2 sets of partial test results as noted below, but nothing complete yet. I should also mention that the ex-owner admitted that the heater (that was only a year old) was bad just before settlement. They obtained an estimate and provided funds to replace. The estimator noted that he...

I just purchased a house in the western suburbs - seemingly every house on the block has In Ground pools (6 houses in a row on my side of the street and 4 of those have pools on the bordering back yards) We just settled last week and I was given bad news upon having my water chemistry tested...