Recent content by Wolfman

Good morning! Got my FAS-DPD test kit, so I am on the road to self suffiency! Found a local water testing facility to corroborate my readings....they're not free but know what they're doing, and I'll use them periodically until I'm comfortable that MY readings and methods are correct. Here are...

Jason- Had it tested at the local pool store (twice). They use the "sight glass" method. Do I have a problem with my other readings (that can't be easily resolved)?

Greetings all! The good news is my chlorine is holding on the Overnight Loss test. I'm scratching my head over some of my test results though. Had my CYA tested twice at 100 in the last 2 weeks, once as recently as last Friday. No loss of water4 due to leaks or splashout...and I don't...

Morning all! Well, my FC held through the night.....bumped it up to 32 last night. I'll keep the level up throughout the day and do the Overnight Loss test again tonight to be sure (using FAS DPD). Hate to be overly optimistic, but it looks like there might be light at the end of the tunnel...

Here's an update- First, "Mom"...thanks for the copper refresher and the shampoo update....I know several neighbors who will be REALLY happy with that info! Got my FC up to 26 last night, tested around 24 this morning. Pool looks amazingly clear. Loss indicates something is still eating my FC...

Jason- Makes absolute sense. Thanks for a short and clear reply..... George

Morning! Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself here....but it's been hammered into me (and a lot of others I know) that chlorine levels nearing 5 ppm are unsafe to swim in.....and that they should be kept in the 1-3 range...the lower the better. If I run my SWG at 4 (with a target of 6, according...

Thanks again to all for your help! Sean - I didn't use a specialty algaecide, just several bags of "pool shock" to superchlorinate....but clearly (by the CYA chart) not to a high enough level. I shocked last night with liquid chlorine to 25 ppm....we'll see how that goes. Waterbear - I...

Thank you all for such prompt responses! I did have a small yellow algae problem a few months ago...shocked, vacuumed, shocked and cleaned the filter. I suspect that, after viewing the info on this site, I did not shock to high enough levels. I will shock tonight and see how it goes from...

Greetings all....new to this forum but not to pool problems... All has gone reasonably well for the last 6 years of pool ownership...but in the last two weeks I've been stumped. My AquaRite SWG does not seem to be working properly OR I have a yet undiscovered problem with my water chemistry...