Recent content by rcparnell

bwaaahaahaaa......actually it WAS pretty funny in print too..... :lol: :lol: :lol: especially since I ended up getting sidetracked with a broken lawnmower belt, throwing tools all over the yard, and finally just grabbed a cold one and ended up in the pool all day..... It's SOOOOO hot here...

Thanks! Signature updated, and headed out to tie a sock on now...... :whip:

Funny, I was thinking about this a couple of weeks ago. I saw those sheets of sytrofoam with the blue backing that are used as moisture barriers around foundations and wondering if they would work. Then we had two weeks of 97+ degree weather and I forgot all about it...... :)

First of all, a big THANK YOU to TFP. My pool is clear! :whoot: I know how to test the water and take care of it, but most important (for me, anyway), I know WHY. I hate being told to add this powder, or add that liquid with no explanantion as to why, and now I'm not in the dark anymore. I used...

Ok, got my test kit today---so exciting to get a mini lab kit in the mail! Here's what I've got: FC 19 TC 19.5 T/A 110 CYA 50 PH 6.8 Pool went from green to cloudy, I've been shocking with liquid bleach. I have LOTS of tiny floaties circulating around, so I put an old pair of pantyhose over...

I sincerely hope this is not a DUHHHHH!!! question...... :lol: When looking at the instructions for cleaning the sand bed with a water hose, I went outside, took off the pressurized ring under the multiport valve, and looked inside. I can't see the sand, just a divider of sorts and I'm...

Thanks! Here's what I've got so far: pH: 7.8 TA: 110 FC: more than 5ppm (see below) TC: ? CH: ? CYA: 50ppm The test kit I'm using doesn't measure over 5ppm FC so I don't know exactly what it is. Same with Total Chlorine and Calcium Hardness. Since yesterday morning I've put a total of six...

Is it even possible to get the water clear enough to see the bottom if I know there are leaves down there? I've cleaned up what I can with a leaf gulper and rake but I know there are more---I just can't see them to get to them! :roll: