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I beat my record today, the water reached 89F :party:

Thanks everyone. The blanket is on 8-)

Hi everyone, Here is a little question that is bugging me for a while and I never know what to do. Here we go: I leave in Canada and that is a tough job to keep the water warm without a Heater (even during summer :wink:). However, when we get few hot days like the last 3 the water gets...

Hi everyone, I just want to give a quick feedback regarding my problem with green deposits at the bottom of the pool and the dying cell (SWG) :| I decided to clean the cell with TABEX product and guess what? The cloud of bubbles (like 7up :mrgreen:) is back (under water) when the cell...

Thanks again for the info. :wink:

I hve the TF-100 Kit and the bottle provided to mix the water pool and the Reagent R-0013 has a cone cap (cap with a cone shape with a little hole at the top). I thought that if the bottle has such a cap it's for spraying the mix slowly into the tube. I find it very usefull for that. I tried...

Hi there, I just found that thread and have a sub-question regarding the CYA test. I'm conformtable with the notion of seeing or not the dot at the bottom of the tube. My question is more about delays, here is an example that will help to understand my subtle, but important question, about CYA...

I have an Aqua Troll SWG and my salt level is indicated digitally. I have 3000-3100 since the beginning of the season and it mathes with the number of salt bags I put at the beginning of the season. Wehn I do a backwash and the salt level goes down a bit, I add salt immediatly. BIC

I think I may start to use FAS-DPD more often now.

I have the same FC this morning that I had last night (FC = 12.5). I should be done shocking :| Is anyone here always testing with DPD-Fast and not using OTO? BIC

frustratedpoolmom, What I call "micro shocks" are the little shocks (electrolyse or something like that) that the SWG cell gives to the water in order to generate the chlorine from the salt. These mini-shocks are happening in the cell multiple times and can be seen as a process similar to...

I always check my FC every two days with OTO. Based on my OTO test, it was always 3+, so it ashould be ok. My DPD-Fast gives me higher numbers, so in both cases it should be ok. The fact that I have to put my SWG higher (30-40%) is telling me that the micro shocks are not as strong as they...

Hi Jason, If I trust my DPD-Fast Test, it says I have 9 ppm (FC) and 0.5 (CC), so I should have enough. I have around 60 for Stabilizer. I shouldn't need more than 9 ppm for FC. Am I missing something? I also want to add that I cleaned my filter sand by pouring a liquid (sand clenaer) in...

Here are some answers to questins that were asked: - I use the Trouble Free Test Kit (TF-100) for my FAS-DPD test. This is my third season (season = May to September) with thaty kit. It was always kept indoor (house), in a warm place and not exposed to sun light. I use the 10ml sample size as...

You are right, it is the FAS-DPD test from the TF Kit :mrgreen:

Hey, I have almost never used the DPD test, but because of some problems this year I started to use it in order to get precise FC reading. My problem is that DPD and K-1000 kit give me very different numbers. For instance: this morning when I tested with DPD it tells me I have 9 FC (18 drops)...

Good news :mrgreen: My wather is now crystal clear and I don't have any green little cloud when I shake the little sand spots on the bottom of the pool. Thanks for the help again.

Thanks for the info guys. As a note: I had FC = 10 early this morning and tonight it was 8. My SWG was off the whole day (I wanted to see how much I would loose during the day). If I had algea, my FC would have gone down a lot more during the day, right? BIC

Thanks guys for the info :-D My FC is back to normal (FC = 4), we got in the pool today :mrgreen: The thing is : my wather is still fuzzy/cloudy. Is it because I need to filter 7/24 for few days or could it be something else? BIC

My Shock level is 21 as you said, so are saying that I could swim in the pool when the FC = 20? Isn't it to high (FC = 20) to swim?

Hey, Yesterday my wather was like this: FC: 2 or 3 PH: 7.4 Stab: 75-80 ALK: 90 Calcium: 170 Its a pool with SWG. My problem was: 1) My wather was cloudy. I can perfectly see the bottom (from top), but cannot see the other side of the pool from one side to the other (under wather). I have a...

Ok, I was just checking if it was still the case (arrangement with Taylor Technologies). That kit is VERY good and VERY usefull. I'm just a bit surprised regarding the huge price difference between Canada and USA (for the exact same product). BIC

Ok, thanks for the info guys. I will keep using my TF-100 kit for a third year :-D Last year you were not selling the TF-100 kit to Canadian customer. Is it still the case? :mrgreen: Just in case the status would have changed recently. BIC

Hi there, Long time, no see. I'm opening my pool and I have few questions about the TF-100 kit (my best buy after I bought my pool). How long can I use my TF-100 kit? This is going to be my 3rd summer with that kit. I keep it inside the house all the time (summer, winter, etc.). Is it...

Thanks for the responses everyone. I thought that 3 weeks was way to long between each backwash, I do realize now that it is not bad to wait that long. I just did my backwash and it did improve a bit the flow from the return BIC

Hi everyone, This is my second summer with my 24 feet AG pool. I have read here (and at many other places) that I should do a backwash when the pressure (indicated on the sand filter gauge) is 6 to 8 psi above 'normal' -- with 'normal being the pressure shortly after a backwash/rinse. So, I...

Thanks Jason (once again :-D) for the info. BIC

With the TF-Kit: one drop is 0.5 I don't get the idea. Is it the number of drops that counts or the value at the end? So if 0.5 is ok, that means that 0.2 x 2 drops = 0.4 cc should be fine too? But your are kind of saying it would not be ok?

I use a SWG and I have a AG pool 24 feet. For the last 3 weeks it has been raining a lot (I thought I should mention that). FC = 5 CC = 0.5 CYA = 60-65 I just want to know if it is normal to have a CC = 0.5. After I tested the FC with TF-Kit, my water had a very little tint of Pink (very...

Thanks guys for the info. I will take a look at what Goldline (AquaTrol) says about lowering PH with their SWG. I will also take a look at muriactic acid next time I go to the stores. BIC