Recent content by STXer

Thanks Patrick for the response. I do understand your questioning the results of a test strip as there is no reasonable debate as to whether they are as nearly as accurate as a test kit. And I will probably order a test kit for future use. But in this particular situation where I am trying to...

Update: 1) I purchased a container of PH UP and added about 12 ounces yesterday with no visible effect - pool is still super cloudy with no indicated alkalinity and no PH color indication. 2) I changed out the filter this morning with my spare clean filter and it plugged up in 6 hours as...

Thanks for the interest! The water is my pool is about 4 years old, when I refilled the pool after it was regrouted. At that time I added the required chemicals to get everything in spec. My pool is leak free, and without any rain I might lose around a half inch of water per week to evaporation...

Thanks for the interest! 1) From the photo of my pool you can see that it is so cloudy you can barely see the pool cleaner in 6 feet of water. For years it has been crystal clear, as it was the day I started adding the sodium bicarbonate. 2) I used 2 different kinds of test strips by...

Greetings from St. Croix, I neglected my tile pool chemistry over the winter other than maintaining a good chlorine level and ended up with an extremely low PH and no alkalinity. My pool has been crystal free all winter but when I started adding sodium bicarbonate (in 2 or 3 pound daily...