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I’ve been staring at my crystal clear water all winter, and now that the pool temp is near 70 I figured it’s time to do the spring chem balance and tweak everything to its optimal range. In anticipation of this I bought a couple bags of Clorox pool salt from Lowe’s a month or so ago as it was on...

So I was doing my “biweekly” full test suite last weekend when I pressed the button on my trusty speedstir and nothing happened. Must be the batteries, so I changed them out and still no response. Tasked with either manually stirring or going without, I opted for the latter as a day of...

So after a couple months of bad weekend weather, family visits, and a few other house projects that popped up I finally got around to installing my new T-15 SWG cell today. Though in all that time I wasnt idle, I spent it tweaking my chemicals and salt to be optimal for my new gadget. It’s been...

I’m about to plumb in my SWG and in the process remove the inline chlorinator and add a tee for a threaded insert for acid injection. My question is in cutting out the chlorinator will there be sufficient “flex” to pop the new pipe in between the valves or do I need to remove the whole section...

First off I will say that I love my stenner pump, and like having autopilot for the pilot. I don’t even really mind filling up the tank and logging the bottles. My issue is COVID and the increased cost and lack of availability of liquid chlorine. I can imagine it’s only going to get worse as...

So I was watching an old episode of Pool Kings while I was making my wife crepes for Mother’s Day. In the episode, a couple wanted a pool as the wife said she was allergic to chlorine every time she went to the public pool. Here my first thought was it was probably the chloromines... not the...

Well after having to bump the heat up a little bit, but the little guy doesn’t care. He will swim in near anything. Pool was close to 80, and the sun was shining. Parents will enjoy the night swim with a few adult beverages after he’s asleep. Thanks to the TFP method, it’s always sparkling and...

So after a few weeks of using my M600, I can say it’s an amazing robot, much better than my old Hayward aquavac 500. It does a really good job on the waterline, and the fact it’s online and can turn it on from my phone, and drive if need be, is a nice feature. Also the extra large basket makes...

After spending enough time poolside, wife and I decided we needed an outdoor kitchen to facilitate spending even more time outdoors. All I originally wanted was a place for my BGE and some storage. My dad convinced me I needed a sink too, but he’s the type you either go all out or go home. I...

Oh where oh where could it be? Since the pool was finished last September I have kept the CYA around 50, and usually check it the last Saturday of every month, since it never moves. I check the TA and CH weekly, with FC, CC, and pH every other day all using the TF-100 of course. Latest test...

So we had our pool installed this past August and I’ve been doing TFP since inception. I test the ph and FC every other day and do a full testing gamut every Friday or Saturday. So the odd thing is this. I grabbed a quart of pool water to test and started out with the TA test using the TF100...

So after a month of using the TFP method on my new pool I've decided to go a bit more trouble free and install a stenner pump and tank for bleach additions and scrap the puck dispenser all together, which I've had turned off and adding bleach manually anyway. After monitoring chlorine loss, my...

So being a new pool owner, I'm still trying to learn and get a feel for the pool water chemistry. After a brief rain shower last night I began to wonder, how much rain does it take to really change the water chemistry? Given the 1/2" we got yesterday I calculated it out using pool area to volume...

So I just posted in introducing myself and a brand new pool owner. My question is a curiously rising then stabilizing pH. Current test results: FC - 4.5 pH - 7.8 TA - 90 CH - 250 CYA - 50 Borate - 50 Temp - 82 I find testing water chemistry fun, and interesting in keeping track of...

Just completed our first pool, and the weekend we were to jump in the first time, Hurricane Harvey had other plans. We didn't flood, but a lot of friends and colleagues didn't fair as well, and I've been helping a lot with cleanup. I left the chlorinator on max and pump running, along with the...