Recent content by RoderickPT

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    New pool owner with a small algae problem

    Still don't have the new test kit in yet but as best I can tell the FC is back down to ~1.5 late this morning. I'm starting to get an uneasy feeling my chlorine cell is acting up. I increased output from 50 to 65% to see if it changes later this afternoon. As soon as I get the good kit...
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    New pool owner with a small algae problem

    Ok. My next step is sorting out my chlorine generator. I've cleaned the cell and had it checked but I'm never convinced it's functioning correctly. Output has been set at 45% since we moved in 3 months ago and the chlorine has been consistently high. Lately it's been very up and down so I'm...
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    New pool owner with a small algae problem

    Roger that and thank you. Any wisdom in using a direct application of the ChlorBrite? I did this when performing the original "shock" and it seemed to make a difference. Not sure if that was from the general effect of the shock or my direct application.
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    New pool owner with a small algae problem

    Thank you Charlie. I'll work on getting the signature working. I ordered the K-2006 kit per TFP recommendations and hope to get a test done by early next week. I've added chemicals per pool store recommendations so I'm very curious how all this turns out. The pool "looks" great and seems to...
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    New pool owner with a small algae problem

    Hey all. I need to review my signature to make sure you have all the info you might need. We recently moved into this home 3 months ago and my learning curve has been steep. Things have been going pretty smoothly up until about 10 days ago when I noticed some algae forming in the grout of my...