Recent content by Thomas555

@mknauss I hesitate draining and then refilling the pool mainly because I'm from Los Angeles and the city I'm moving from are strict about water usable. I'm not yet sure if it's the same case here, which I think will likely be the same. BUT also, I don't know much about the process of draining...

ok, so I performed the dilution test by doing the following: -fill bottle to 7.5ml with pool water -added tap water to the bottle until 15ml (not sure if upper mark meant 15 or 30ml) -mixed -dumped water back to 7.5ml -added R0013 to the bottle back to 15ml -mixed -result = between 30 and 40...

@wireform I didn't have my laptop with me today so didn't get a chance to review your suggestion. However, I did run the CYA test again and got the follow results: test #1 - between 80-90 test #2 - between 90-100 test #3-6 - right around 90. * I didn't want to waste anymore of the solution...

@proavia Good to know! I will turn the suction off when I need to use it. @kimkats @sande005 After reading through that thread and actually performing the steps (ran the test multiple times), it's definitely not as difficult as I was expecting! Unless I've managed to screw up the tests all...

@sande005 Funny that you mention the toilet tank as that was the first thing that came to mind when I saw it. I've topped it off with the hose so that it's now roughly 1 inch from the top of the opening. @proavia Appreciate the detail on how the skimmer works. And yes, everything was...

Appreciate the warm welcome! @kimkats - create signature --- done! - hunt down liquid chlorine --- done! I was able to locate 2 bottles from Walmart. I waited until sunset to turn the filter/pump back on and poured the full 1 gallon into the pool. Is there a shortage on these or what? Seems...