Recent content by Tatum4701

Thank you. I tend to test before using it. I add what it needs and wait, then also add more bleach after we use it and run the jets for a cycle. If I test again the following day, the FC will be anywhere from 1 - 3, but if don't go outside and skip a day, the FC will get to zero.

No. It looks crystal clear. Sometimes it looks slightly cloudy when the jets are on, but not often. The air quality got hazardous here yesterday, and we stayed indoors all day, and I forgot to go out and add bleach. I assume bacteria begins growing once it gets to zero, so I was wondering how...

How long does bleach take to clean the water? When is it safe to get in after adding bleach? Do you need to wait longer if your FC has gotten down to 0? How long do you need to wait after adding MA?

From TA 20, I must have lost count when adding baking soda, because it shot up to TA 130! More muriatic acid, and I got the TA to 60 and pH to super yellow. Lol. 6.4?? I've aerated for a few hours. TA still at 60, and pH at 7.0 now. I'm hoping a bit more aeration, and I'll get to pH 7.5 and TA 50.

I added 3 tablespoons of baking soda. I thought I had to wait 2 or 3 hours to wait for it to work before testing again. I'll test again now and see if my TA has improved. I'm just on day 3 with figuring this out. I can't wait until I do, and it gets easier! Thank you.

I've got a 200 gallon spa. My pH and TA were both very high. I've finally gotten the pH down to 7.6 with muriatic acid, but now my TA has fallen from 40, down to 20. I had been adding baking soda to try to get it up to 50. Is there something else that will bring TA up? Does the age of the...

Do salt levels in the water effect how much chlorine a SWG makes? If the salt level decreases, will the SWG make less chlorine?

I've got a 6450 gallon AG pool that came with a 0.15 HP 1000 GPH cartridge filter pump. It can't get my water clear. My friend has an unused 0.37 HP 1500 GPH Flowclear sand filter pump that she'll sell me for $50. My other main option is an Intex sand filter pump with saltwater combo unit...

Here is a long, drama filled tale of my efforts to find a sand filter pump. I buy a pool sand filter pump on eBay. Four hours later I have an email from eBay saying the account may have been compromised, and my order gets cancelled. PayPal gives the seller FOREVER to respond about canceling the...

I'm looking for info about the Bestway Flowclear model 58401E from the 2020 Costco pool kit. My friend has not used it, and will sell it to me, but she did use the hoses from it, so I need to find replacement hoses. I think it is a 1500 GPH sand filter pump. The pool I need to use it with is...

I've seen lots of people use pieces of wood under the legs instead of stone pavers. With wood perhaps you could sand or plane the pieces of wood to get the thickness you need to level out the pad? I'd do this with 3 or 4 inches of water in the pool. I had my pavers perfectly placed, plumb, and...

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Photos of my water