Recent content by rcasper05

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    Low(ish) PH Question

    Awesome, thank you!
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    Low(ish) PH Question

    After testing my pool yesterday, the PH is looking like a 7.0. Its been hovering on the lower end (7.2ish) the last few weeks, but I'm always second guessing and maybe being a bit optimistic matching the colors up on the Taylor test kit, so it may have actually been closer to 7.0 all along. Is...
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    First Water Chemistry Test Advice

    I have a quick question for you. After remaining about the same last week, my numbers this week are a bit different. And with me leaving town for a few days, I wanted to get you opinion on if anything needs addressing. Still a few weeks out from swimming weather but would you work to adjust any...
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    Skim Vac Question

    I'm about a month into pool ownership and have been manually vacuuming my pool based off of the questionable instructions from a YouTube video. They removed the skimmer basket and stuck the hose directly into the skimmer, which I did as well until I had a eureka moment thinking "wait where is...
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    First Water Chemistry Test Advice

    Awesome, thank you. Any advice on liquid vs dry stabilizer, and the best method to add it when the time comes?
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    First Water Chemistry Test Advice

    Thanks! And no gas fired heater or waterline tile so that is good news.
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    First Water Chemistry Test Advice

    Thank you! This was all really helpful information, and I appreciate you giving me a lot of peace of mind here. This also answers some questions I've had about how long I should be running the pump for, and at what %.
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    First Water Chemistry Test Advice

    Hey all, I just moved into a house with a 1 year old 9.2k gallon fiberglass pool that has a Tristar VS900 pump and a TCells315 SWG with a panel I can raise and lower Chlorination % on (not sure if all the details matter, but I figured something may help). The old owners got weekly servicing...