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I agree about being cautious with how much I am adding. I will definitely be going with the less is more approach and then just test to see where I am.

Perfect! Thank you both so much! Very wise advise and thank you for explaining your reasoning.

Okay so this makes my third year with a pool. First year was a super fly hot mess because I was "pool stored" in the beginning and solely chlorinated with pucks and I had stock equipment.:( Naturally this raised my CYA through the roof and my circulation was terrible. Finally got my CYA down...

I'm excited to see this one done! What a beauty!

You would be right @woodyp! I love the last line on your signature!

YAY! I just saw that this was available and am so excited. In my opinion it's definitely worth the $8 a year and have already upgraded and am entering my previous tests for this year. I love that I can set it to remind me to brush and vacuum my pool so I don't get behind. Considering last...

Didn't they used to be between $25 and $30? I can't find one for that price now but when I had priced them before they were.

Wow! With service like that I'm gonna have to order me one! I've been thinking about it but this just finalized the decision for me!

Thank you both so much! I like the idea of adding the date to each of the bottles. Good thought to just have them turn on the pump so when they add the chemicals it's on and have them dump the skimmer basket prior both of those steps. I think my Ph will just slowly rise over the week. Right...

When you get ready to buy bleach and muriatic acid I would try Atwood's because there is one in McAlester and Checotah, Ok. Their bleach is labeled "Pool Shock" which is 10% sodium hypo. They run specials often where it is $1.88 a gallon and acid is $2.88 a gallon when on sale. That's the...

I'm going on a 7 day cruise in September and will be gone a total of 9 days. I'm leaving my in laws who are 73 years old in charge of my pool during that time and I guarantee you they wouldn't understand the whole testing of the pool. Is there a timer that I could put on my pump to run...

Good to know! Thanks so much! My electric bill thanks you since I can finally shut my pump off overnight! HA!

Just finished my SLAM today. I have literally been in SLAM mode since March 26th from an uncovered green swamp during the Winter. Looking back I probably did it way too long because once I found the thread about putting DE through the pump to remove the dead algae I was done. I went ahead and...

In North Texas I get mine at Atwood's. It's labeled pool shock but is 10% sodium hypochlorite and is $9.99 for a case of 4 gallon jugs. They recently had a sale at $1.88 a gallon but that is over.

Thanks everyone! I'm checking out the Dolphin E10 because I really want to get away from hoses and just hook it into electricity and dump it in the pool.

Can anyone give me advise on a really great automatic pool cleaner for and above ground pool would be? I have had the Centennial Pool Blaster which ran without a hose and with a rechargeable battery. It quit working within 3 months. Now I have the Pentair Kreepy Krauly Shark and he keeps...

Got the sock going! Thanks so much y'all!

I just realized I have some 3" trichlor pucks from when I was being pool stored! Is this what I should put in a sock or should I put it in the chlorine tablet floater that I still have? Thank you so much for all of your help!

Thank you so much! You're awesome!

I just had some sun poke through the clouds and on Texas Splash's recommendation I retested my CYA and had to fill my tube up completely to the brim in order to get my black dot to disappear. I redid the test again and got the same result. Both times I had my back to the sun and read it at...

Thanks for the quick reply! Yep, I have the ladder pulled and only put it in to get in and brush her down. I agree about retesting my CYA because I have backwashed a ton. I will have to wait for a sunny day for that one though.

Day 24 and 58 gallons of bleach later! HA! I still have algae on the bottom. Not sure if it's dead or alive but I figure another few days on SLAMing and I will be good to roll. I've got the vacuum going now and will hop in after that's done and brush her down again. One question. I know my...

@aralph - You're on day 20 and you had clear water to start with? Oh that scares me! I hope it doesn't take that long. How often are you brushing and vacuuming?

Lol! Love the picture. I needed that laugh right about now. Got my vacuum out just now and will be back at it in the morning! Thanks for the encouragement!

Opened to a green swamp which was no surprise considering I had your typical Intex undersized pump last year and that my pool cover ripped and I didn't have a new one in the budget. Replaced all equipment this year with what's in my signature. I don't have a place where I can drain and start...

Yes, I definitely do check the date codes. Fortunately for me my Atwoods turns it over like crazy so it's really fresh.

I just wanted to let everyone know that Atwoods has 10% bleach on sale for $1.88 a gallon and muriatic acid for $2.88 a gallon for the whole month of April. Most of their locations are Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas but they have a few in Kansas and one in Southwest Missouri. Here is two...

I'm getting my 10% bleach at Atwood's for $2.50 a gallon when I buy a case of four.

Re: Pool Math........The App Thanks for all of the info! Great job on getting the kinks out prior to releasing!

Thanks a ton! I will do that!