Recent content by trilvan

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    Is Bleach safe for the skin?

    My son also has a bad skin condition and gets bumps before we put in the pool I used to give him a bleach bath every other week, about 1 to 2 cups of household bleach in a full bath and it helped keep his skin clear. Now that we have a pool he swims enough that we don't have to do the bleach...
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    New pool-aqua rite question

    looking at their page I like the idea of it but it is basically a plastic/fiberglass applied to the concrete. The biggest issue I have is it is new and therefore somewhat untested over time. http://www.ecopoolfinish.com/aquabright/
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    New pool owner

    Sorry got dragged into my finals for the semester by CYA is 48.
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    New pool owner

    Well I tested and came up with FC 4 CC .2 PH 7.7 TA 43 and Borates are showing at 28. I did not add them the builder did as part of the startup. I plan to not add any more till I get everything settled and the plaster has at least a couple of months to cure maybe even wait till I open in the...
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    New pool owner

    I posted in another part of the forum but looks like here is where to go. New pool just opened this week we have been able to use it since Tuesday. No issues yet but been doing a ton of reading and I am getting to where I want to add Borates to the pool Read the faq on it but not sure if I...
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    Just finished building

    All I have right now is the test strips that came from the builder. There is an independent store near us that will test the water and keep records for us I stopped in yesterday to get some tabs, I know they are not the way to go but it is how it was setup so starting it the way the builder made...
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    Just finished building

    Just finished had "pool School" yesterday with the builder and swam last night for the first time. I hope I have my signature right.