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  1. Chasmengr

    Clorox Regular on sale at Target

    Buy 5, get a $5 gift card. Watch date codes; I found several from 2015, but most 16116 :)
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    Technical Question about FC&CC testing with K-2006:

    Does a way exist to test CC at 0.2/drop immediately after testing FC at 0.5/drop? Is this a question for Taylor? Is this testing possible with a different kit (e.g., TF-100)?
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    Newbie confirming Clorox date code interpretation

    I just bought several 121 fl oz Clorox Concentrated Germicidal Bleach ("8.3%"). The date code is "H3 16144 IL-1." To me this doesn't quite match the format posted on TFP several years ago (found while searching). In the store, I saw the "16," and assumed that was year of manufacture with "144"...
  4. Chasmengr

    Pump sucking air -- Resolved :)

    Just in case this info is useful to someone . . . I recently installed a pump timer, only to wake up to a filter system full of air (i.e., no circulation and pump running hours while dry) :( I suspected a system leak, but could find no evidence. After awhile trouble shooting, I discovered that...
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    What is best way to cool our water?

    Temp in our newly filled Radiant Metric pool has risen from 76F to 87F in one week (sans heater). Ambient daytime highs = mid 90's; ambient nighttime lows = mid 70's. Pool gets 80% sun most of day. Wx is supposed cool down and rain some next week. Humidity here is high, so evap cooling doesn't...
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    Thank you TFP - you've made managing pool water chemistry so easy

    Using K-2006 per TFP recommendation (before joining TFP, we were going to use strips), initial fill water from local utility: FC = 0 CC = 0 pH = 8.4 TA = 60 CH =160 CYA = 0 Using PoolMath and accurate pool volume from carefully recorded water meter readings during fill: We added over five days...
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    It's Almost Full !! update: It's full :)

    In the beginning:
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    Twisted liner: is it important to fix? if so, what's best way? (PS: fixed it)

    Initial fill of new pool. Apparently I failed to install the liner squarely; I have stopped filling. I can't work wrinkles out of the bottom. Some portions of the liner are noticeably farther from the cove than others (thus the liner will stretch unevenly at the cove). How important are...
  9. Chasmengr

    Introduction . . .

    Cheryl and I are first-time pool owners. We're doing it for our grandkids :) Cheryl has long wanted a pool; we're putting up a two-level deck, too.