Recent content by stappertx

Thanks Duraleigh. After doing a lot of reading on that, I think I'll go with the no-drain version of the acid wash to be kinder to my pool surface. Two questions: - My pool is drained now. When I fill it, do I balance to normal swimming chemistry first and then drop the TA/PH, or do I...

Thanks for the help! This morning I tested various acid dilutions to see what would happen - each level poured onto a different spot. 1/8 acid didn't do much. Every step up from that (1/4, 1/3, 1/2) acid to water ratio would bring out more of the blue we saw when we had the Pebble Sheen...

On the first trip, I just left without having a good plan to continue chlorinating. That was the start of my trouble. Before the second trip, I drained the pool after two weeks of feeding it 6 to 8 gallons of bleach per day. Beyond the chlorine, here were my last test results before...

I've been using the TFP method for three years with no hiccups. This summer, I went on an unexpected 1 week trip when the temps in Dallas were over the 100 degree mark. When I returned, my FC levels were at zero. I started feeding the pool liquid Clorox, which it consumed at an alarming...