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  1. Charleston-Dawn

    Summerville SC says "HI"

    Hi Everyone! It's been a very long time since I've posted anything, so reintroduction only seems appropriate. I love this site and the information available from all the great people here. I have been using the pool calculator every swim season without fail. Ya'll are awesome!:lovetfp:
  2. Charleston-Dawn

    calcium scaling in vinyl pool .... bad :(

    HI Everyone!! It's been quite a while since I had to ask any questions but it seems I have a hideous calcium problem. Long story short... I let "others" tend to the pool. :hammer: I'm in the process of refilling after draining out 3/4 of the pool so I don't have a CYA reading as I'll just have...
  3. Charleston-Dawn

    dry chlorine

    is Calcium Hypochlorite the same thing as the Cal-Hypo listed on the Pool Calculator?
  4. Charleston-Dawn

    lowering TA and chlorinating

    Hi Everyone!! I've been working on lowering my TA and trying to keep my chlorine up too. my numbers yesterday were, fc 4 TC 4 PH 8.0 TA 170 CH 20 cya 55 I added the recomended MA to get the ph down to 7.0-7.2 this morning (MA hard to find around here) so then my numbers were FC .5 TC.5 PH 7.2 TA...
  5. Charleston-Dawn

    TEAL POOL WATER

    Hi All, Thank you all for the information in these Forums! I have a algae problem that I just can't get a grip on. I've read and tested and learned that this can be quite a balancing act in the beginning of the season. We had a 'pea soup" pool from the winter so the entire pool was drained...
  6. Charleston-Dawn

    Charleston Dawn

    Hi All, Live in Summerville, SC. :-D 5 kids,4 grands, 3 dogs, 1 cat. Some don't swim and some do. We put up a really big pool last summer. Above ground, vinyl, sand filter, 45x18x4.5. Took 3 weeks to prepare the site,5 days to fill it up. Love,Love Love this pool! We live in the country...