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  1. SupaDave

    Chlorine Loss/Bad Chlorine?

    Gentlemen: Been using the TFP method for years and have enjoyed a crystal clear pool. ( one might say I am fastidious about my water clarity )Recently, we've had alot of rain here in GA. and I noticed a small spot, 2" of yellow algae on the floor and decided to do a SLAM. My pool is in the full...
  2. SupaDave

    Weight of Chlorine in Trichlor tab

    Question: Pool Math asks for weight of chlorine added in ounces when adding Trichlor tabs. Can someone tell me how many ounces of Cl are in a 3" tab, or what value should I add into Pool Math? Thank you
  3. SupaDave

    Cal Hypo Sock

    Hey ya'll. 8200 gall AG pool with DE filter. Been using liq cl but what a pain in the #^%**& to lug around, right? (pool in direct sun all day in Ga and they only sell liquid cl here in 1 gal containers as opposed to the 2 1/2 gal I used to get in Fl) & I'm using from 24-32 ozs of liquid a day...
  4. SupaDave

    How do I use the PoolMath app?

    Downloaded premium on IPhone. Where can I get user instructions for the app?
  5. SupaDave

    New pool - no pump - no circulation

    Recently moved to Ga. Have put in a new A/G 8000G. pool. Unfortunately, it's been full of water for a week without circulation/filtration and it's gonna be another week until I can get an electrician out to hook up my pump. I currently have a couple of floaters going with 3" tabs in there which...
  6. SupaDave

    Help talk me into a stenner

    OK- So I just posted a topic in the water balance forum regarding possibly going back to tabs from liquid due to the large PITA of lugging 2.5 gals of 12.5% bleach. :grrrr: After much appreciated input from those on TFP, trashed that idea. So, I came across this Stenner thread. Just what I...
  7. SupaDave

    Considering going bak to tabs..... Am I crazy??

    OK So I've been using the TFP system for some time now. I had originally been using tabs and cal hypo for shock. The TFP system has worked, however I am having to drop test for FC every day and add liquid bleach every day. My pool is in the full So Fl sun all day. Needless to say, lugging around...
  8. SupaDave

    Ascorbic Acid Treatment

    First of all, let me thank MBAR for their write up of ascorbic acid treatment from years back. I am on a well here in South Florida and do have some iron in my water but never enuf to stain household fixtures or my vinyl pool liner. Sure enuf, after 25 years of maintaining this pool without...
  9. SupaDave

    How can I still have Algae???

    Happy Easter all!! I have posted about this problem before, but I guess I'm just too thick to get it. After a successful SLAM...... ( including OCLT ) For the last several weeks, I have been keeping my FC at 6-8 with a CYA of 55-60 continuously via approx. every other day additions of liquid...
  10. SupaDave

    CYA SLAM and CC

    after coming upon TFP, I found my CYA levels to be over 100 or so due to my inexperienced use of tabs. After (2) 75% drain and refills, I had my CYA down to what I believe to be approx. 60. I had been religiously been keeping my free cl levels at the recommended levels, but somehow noticed some...
  11. SupaDave

    Using too much reagents?

    Happy New Year all!! :party: I have finally gotten my pool balanced and looking good post SLAM. (thank TFP) During the SLAM and In the days following, I have been testing FC every day(and sometimes multiple times during the day) trying to keep FC in line with my CYA levels of 60. I find that I...
  12. SupaDave

    About Combined Chlorine

    I had some traces of green algae on my pool walls last week. I corrected my ph, brushed and vacuumed, and shocked the pool with 12% liquid according to the SLAM tables with a resulting FC of 32 or so the next day. ( CYA of 60 ) I also backwashed and re-charged my DE filter. The following day my...
  13. SupaDave

    Pool Math without Internet

    Gentlemen: New to site. Awesome information and everyone seems genuinely eager to help. I am currently using a Taylor 2005 kit and recently came upon your Pool Math calculator. It seems very convenient and relatively easy to use. That being said, it would be really cool to use at poolside. In...