Recent content by Sharla

Thank you so much for this info. What’s done is done, but I want to understand this better. I did try adding one gallon of 6% bleach to bring the FC into a normal range. I was working in the yard in the couple hours after adding that gallon and I could smell a chlorine smell coming from the...

Thank you! I think I’m done then. The water was already clear, as far as I could tell, and still looks fine this morning. I didn’t lose FC overnight. My CC is .5 Is it normal that I wouldn’t have to bring it up to shock level more than once? Maybe I just caught things early, FC had just...

I’m 5’1” and wish my pool was shallower. It’s a play pool and only 5’ in the center, but that’s over my head. When I’m in 4’ area, the water is up to my neck, and I’m trying to keep my chin above water. I really wish we had gone with 3.5’ at both ends and 4.5’ in the center. We had the pool set...

Tests today: FC: 0 CC: 0 TC: 0 pH: 7.2 TA: 90 CYA: 40 Salt: 2400 Water temp: 50 Water looks fine. I don’t see any problems. I’ve just been really lazy lately about testing the water and maintaining the proper water chemistry. (I know, I know...No need to scold me.:D) I added a gallon of 6%...

Dirk, I thought I needed to slam because I added 96 ounces of 6% bleach and my FC only moved from .3 to .5 ....BUT then I realized I had done the math wrong. I multiplied 10 by .05 instead of .5. My FC is 5 and all is well except for my math skills. Haha! - - - Updated - - - Thank you, Kim...

Oreo! I didn’t notice it said that! I’ll change my signature in a few minutes. When I set up my signature, I was using the test kit my pool builder gave me, which was Oreq. It guess it autocorrected to Oreo. Now I use the recommended FAS-DPD. Thanks for your responses!!!

Thank you so much for your quick responses! I figured it out... This is hilarious and rather embarrassing. When I did the FC calculations today, I multiplied by .05 instead of .5 so that’s why I thought my FC was still low. Hahahaha!!! I do not need to slam. Everything is fine! The bleach I...

We’ve had a lot of rain in the last couple weeks and my chlorine level has bottomed out. SATURDAY: (tested by fancy machine at pool store) FC: .03 pH: 8.0 Hardness: 320 TA: 80 CYA: 40 (Salt: 2400, set at 15%) I used the pool math calculator and added 24oz muriatic acid, 96oz of 6% bleach, 2...