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Ssande005 replied to the thread Pool seems to just drink up bleach so fast.I just converted with the RJ-60 last summer. Physical install for me was very easy - just took some pipe and fittings to route things...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread Brand new pool owner, confused by readings.One other biggie - what is your water temperature? Here in the Mpls/St/Paul area I just barely hit 60 for a day, and now it's dropped a...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread New PoolMath coming.As of this note, the newest version noted above is not yet out on the App Store for updating on an iPhone. Version 360, released a year...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread Purchasing calcium chloride.Interesting that I always have pretty low Calcium. I stopped by our local water plant (it is only 1/2 mile from me). Apparently we are...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread Purchasing calcium chloride.My 2 bags arrive tomorrow! Sure hope it is the real thing. Been burned when places sub in something "just like it". BTW - the local...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread Newb question - What chemicals to buy?.The daily tests are a rough check on the Cl values. They are fast, and cheap, to do. The weekly is more precise, and allows one to...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread Two dead injured beheaded possums in pool.Beyond scooping/filtering out the parts - that is what Chlorine is for. Killing things that may have found body fluids tasty -...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread 5 day vacation.You can buy a floater for the tabs at a nearby store (pool store, sometimes walmart, etc), if your Cl is starting out in a good range...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread With the cost of SWG cells having doubled, is SWG still the way to go?.I live in a climate very similat to Pool_Medic. I used to go through slightly more than 50 lbs of 3" tabs in a season. Plus liquid CL...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread Leak in vinyl liner - what steps should we take?.Exactly - why risk damage by possibly draining it too far down? At 10 yrs, the liner is likely starting to pinhole, and there may be a...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread Leak in vinyl liner - what steps should we take?.Capping everything again may tell you whether the leak is confined to the pool itself (liner, skimmers, lights, drain, returns). If it...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread Chlorinator issue.What is you water temp? Pucks do dissolve a lot slower in cold water. And many of our test aren't very accurate in cold water. What is...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread What to do with Old Liquid Chlorine.Interesting tabulation, but in my case ( and likely the OP), the average temp ranged from 40 to -10 F in the 6 month period...
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Ssande005 replied to the thread What’s your water temp - Spring 2024 edition.Uncovered it yesterday. Today it is still a might chilly at 40....
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Ssande005 replied to the thread Filling pool after new liner.Looks like it is going to stay chilly here for the next week (high 50, low 30), so anything growing will be very slow. Get your FC up...