Recent content by Traveller

Thank you.

Started this spring with a swampy mess, but thanks to this forum and the great people here, it is now crystal clear. I had a small DPD test kit that I was using but I had to rely on pool store tests for the things my kit wouldnt test. I gave in and just got a better one from TFTestKits...

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks guys. ... And I got the other lesson as well - "Trust in thyself is the second law of BBB" (the first law being "Get thyself a tricked out test kit young aqua-head").

Awesome - thank you for the clarification.

I have been testing my water myself for the first time this year thanks to this forum, but I still get my water checked periodically at the local pool store if I am going near it. My test results and theirs seem to be fairly close except TA where they always show me lower than I show. For...

Thanks Siamese - a kick board is a great idea. Did you glue it to the top? Any chance you have a photo?

This week I found a AquaProducts Pool Rover cleaner for above ground pools for a song on Craigslist so I bought it. I tried it out tonight for the first time and the only problem is that it cannot get itself out of the deep end as the slope is very steep. If I give it a little tug on the...

Thank you for all your help!

Got it. Thanks. Is there a recommended "safe" upper limit to chlorine level? I will have several days this week where I cannot measure and adjust the FC level throughout the day. By the way, I was using "12" as that is what I got for CYA of 30 from the CHlorine / CYA chart in the pool...

That is probably my problem - I have taken 12 as my shock level (from the CYA/CL chart in school), and shocked up to that level, then it would drift down during the day until I brought it back up again. You are saying I need to KEEP IT ABOVE that level as much as possible, correct? So I should...

The kids spent several hours splashing around so not sure what that did to things, but it appears I still have something burning up the chlorine, so the shock continues. Here is tonight's test results: FC = 6 TC = 6 CC = 0 pH = 7.5 TA = 170 (hmmm - why the rise???) so I am going to add 281...

Good reminder. I try to brush daily while it's been at shock level. Today the kids went in for the first time this season and gave it a good stirring up as well. The water is looking fantastic - just the slightest hint of haze in the deep end. I expect total crystal clarity tomorrow or...

Lastnight it went from 11 to 10, getting closer... Still a very slight haze to the water so I am going to keep it going at shock levels.

Thanks.

As I have said in other threads, my first 2 years of pool ownership were at the mercy of the pool store and their magical water analysis print-out and resulting shopping list. This year I have found this forum and am actually trying to figure out what each chemical does. Also, my pool is...