Recent content by RyanN

When do you guys test your water? I use liquid chlorine and I’m trying to get an idea of how much it will need typically. Do I test in the morning before adding or after I have added and it ran? Thank you.

Do you use a conditioner when using liquid chlorine?

What type of shock do you use/recommend?

In those same area there are green algae patches that also will not scrub off and do not change with shock. The lady at the local pool store also mentioned calcium silicate and said the algae is trapped underneath it. She recommended Beautec and brushing it several time after the application...

I have a deluxe dpd test kit from Leslie’s pools that came with the house. The highest reading for ph is 8.2 and it was darker than that, the alkaline took 10 drops of acid before turning red so I believe 100 ppm and the chlorine was at 2 ppm before I had added any liquid chlorine that day...

A couple of the patches feel rough. I use hth pool shock but not on a regular schedule mainly when the algae begins to build up or we have a heavy rain. I read through the ABC’s of pool water chemistry and now understand the daily adding of the liquid chlorine raises the ph over time.

After reading a lot on here the past couple of days I am to blame for it. I was not keeping an eye on the ph and alkaline levels only going by the water being clear. I have began testing now and they were both really high. I have gotten them back down into range and now just trying to figure...

Hello, I am new to the forum and a relatively new pool owner. We purchased the house a couple of years back and the previous owner had the pool refinished a couple of years before we bought it. I have been using liquid chlorine daily and shock when needed. The water stays clear but now I have...