Recent content by Stampalma

I have read everything I can find about making a homemade aerator, and I know that I can make one of these. (I am trying to lower TA). My question is, what did everyone use to connect the aerator to the return? One person said they used an adaptor, then a short piece of pvc, then a 45, etc. I...

No Water Feature, but, it rained today, yay!!! and I found the homemade examples of aerators, those are cool!!! I'll bet my husband and I could do that. Gonna Give it a try. I want to BBB when everything is balanced. Thanks.

New Question: Here are my numbers from today: FC 13 (SWG is turned off and pool is open to the sun to bring this down) PH 7.0 (Lowered on purpose from 7.6, according to the pool calculator. Trying to bring the TA down from 160) TA 130 CYA 85 CH 400 Salt 3200 My Question, how can I lower the...

I put half the require amount in a sock and put it in the skimmer. I am ready to put in the other half, but I am nervous about raising the CYA too high as I read that the only way to lower it is to drain water out of the pool. The pool calculator said to put in 100 oz. And that seemed like an...

Okay, FC is now down to 3! We swam last night and it was awesome! Over 100% outside and 85% in the water. So now I am ready to add CYA, I bought granules. The chart calls for 100 oz. Do I put this in all at once, and do I just sprinkle it over the deep end? How soon with the CYA reading...

Thanks, I am off to buy it now.

Actually, the lowest setting on my SWG is 20%. So I just unplugged it, and I am running the pump anyway. I tested again this morning, and the FC is definitely coming down. I have been leaving the pool open and we have had very sunny, hot days. My grandchildren are coming tonight so I will...

Also, I just bought the test kit today, so I am hoping it is not old. And, I am going to clean the cell tonight because it is telling me to add salt, but the water measures salt okay.

Okay, I did the dilution method and the chlorine is a whomping 47. When I checked the SWG a few days ago, it was set at 60%. I usually keep it at 20% so I think my little grandson was playing with it. There is no 'off' switch, but I think I can unplug it. Is it okay to run the filter pump...

This is an awesome site! Only wish I had found it sooner. So here is my problem. Our pool has been basically neglected for the last year, except to add salt when the indicator said it needed it. It has an electric cover and has been kept closed because of lots of little children around. I...