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  1. eripaulie

    Man, that CYA test, Does it take a few weeks to become stable?

    Just wondering. I went from CYA 0 to showing 50 then 40 after adding 2 pounds. Then to 20 then to 40 after adding another pound. My pool is good, but I am wondering if it takes a few weeks after opening to become stable. I'm doing the " look once and look away " method. I need to put my reading...
  2. eripaulie

    Has anyone put a "cover mate" under your mesh safety cover at closing?

    I'm thinking about buying a "cover mate" cover to put on the water under my mesh safety cover when closing. I'm in Michigan and would like to close my pool earlier this year, probably in September. I have no problem clearing my green pool when I open in May, but due to closing it earlier in...
  3. eripaulie

    Open 05/10/13 in Michigan with mesh cover

    Opened 2 days ago, mesh cover.. It snowed today! Anyways hopefully not much longer to go. My test results before adding anything were: PH 8.2 FC 0 CC CYA About 10 TA 60 CH 270 Added acid, stabilizer to about 30, and liquid 12.5% chlorine only for now. Vacummed once and several brushing...
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    Dirt coming down from cement coping

    [attachment=0:14xkw1y5]downsized_0525122012.jpg[/attachment:14xkw1y5][attachment=0:14xkw1y5]downsized_0525122012.jpg[/attachment:14xkw1y5]Hello everyone, Member here for a couple of years, sparkling pool due to BBB Method. Today while scrubbing waterline with a magic eraser noticed dirt...
  5. eripaulie

    Concrete sealer drips on fiberglasss pool

    Hi Everyone, I was wondering if any experts could give me some advice on this situation. Last week I had a guy seal my stamped concrete deck around my fiberglass pool. I think he used Diamond Brite brand sealer or something like that. It had a very strong odor, I'm not sure if it was water...
  6. eripaulie

    what should my ta level be in fiberglass.Update/question

    Hello again everyone. This is my second summer with my pool. Opened yesterday with some algae but will be working on that. I should have opened in April, water was clear then. I had the pool closed with just a mesh safety cover on it, had some unusually warm weather here near Detroit in the...
  7. eripaulie

    BBB newbie, new numbers

    Hi everyone, wanted to post my new numbers FC 5 CC 0 TC 5 PH 7.8 (Still don't trust my readings on this, but close) TA 110 CH 270 CYA 40 Temp 80 I had a big storm two days ago, hail and everything. I was outside hanging on to my mesh gazebo so it wouldnt blow away...
  8. eripaulie

    Newbie here, test results

    Tried to post, lost it somehow will repeat. Bought this house January 2009, never had a pool before, husband divorced me, but have a great house now with this pool in this buyers market. Ha Ha! Bought TF 100 kit. My results on 6/11/09 FC 5.5 CC 0 TC 5.5 TA 160 CH 320 CYA 60 Ph 7.5 (not real...