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I sent my son into preschool in his bathing suit and crocs (Change of clothes in his backpack.). His teacher saw him and said to me, "Oh I don't know if we are having water play today. It's supposed to rain all morning." Hmm...So you're not sending them out into the sprinklers because it's...

I've read that CYA evaporates, but at an extremely slow rate. Something like under 5% per month, which if left alone with no splash out or other method of drainage, would be undetectable in a test. For instance 5% of 40 ppm is 2ppm. At the end of the day, act as if CYA stays in the water, but...

It's a little cooler later into the Spring in the Northeast part of the country than it might be in California.

70 is ideal for a SWG, but SLAM FC would need to be 28. I don't know how big you pool is, but mine for example (27k gallons) would require about 7 gallons of liquid chlorine just to get it there. Are you about to partially drain and refill to dilute the CYA?

Just an aside, At 26.5 ppm FC, your pH measurement probably cannot be trusted.

21 drops is 10.5 ppm. The block only goes up to 5. Do the FC test again to the letter of the instructions and add enough drops until the solution runs clear. Divide that number by 2. What is your CYA? If it is at the recommended leave for a SWG 10.5 is not awful in that it shouldn't bleach a...

Please don't take this as a judgement by any means, but you had a fume/strong odor period during the hottest 3 weeks of the summer during a Pandemic?

FC doesn't really smell. The odor comes from the CC, which is basically the FC doing it's job.

I've opened two weeks before Memorial Day for as long as I can remember, but for 10 years with the pool at my old home the water temperature had a hard time reaching 70. It didn't stop me from going in. It's just the reality of the situation. For the last 4 seasons the water was at 80 and...

I want to be swimming by Memorial Day. MO is to open two weeks prior. This year, the pool was swimmable by Wednesday, just in time for the 90 degree day the following weekend...Of course the weather on MD weekend had a hard time cracking 65 and not rain, but c'est la vie. It will be up in the...

With no way to vacuum to waste, my guess is Floc would actually slow down the process by gumming up the sand and making the filter less efficient. If you have a kit and are following the process, all you need now is patience.

The BQ oxidizer will go to waste. Bring it to your next community HHW disposal event and be done with it. Sunk cost. How did the conversion go?

Yeah, bought a case this past week. it was $15.96.

Same at Ocean State Job Lot in the Northeast. Cost for a true 128 oz gallon of 12.5% was $2.99. Now $3.49.

What's the wattage and amperage of the generator? Make sure you have room or your breaker will trip.

Lost power yesterday afternoon and there was a bunch of debris in the water and yard. Two tree down as well, but at the end of the day, I think we made out okay. After the Halloween storm, we made the decision to get an emergency generator, for which the hookup was installed in December. I...

How's the conversion going? Ocean State Job Lot has the best value for liquid chlorine in the Northeast.

I found that I became a near expert on pool water by going through my conversion. Truth be told though, it's not rocket science. Liquid chlorine pretty much solves any issue, short of a hole in the liner or hardware. If the amount you are using isn't working, more probably will. Still, I haven't...

It doesn't just seem that way. It is that way. I couldn't believe it when I converted. Baquacil is pretty good when the water is clear and there are no problems, but it can get ugly in a hurry. You'll spend more time getting the pool clear again, but at least it cost more. :confused:

Neither white mold, nor pink slimy algae are issues for owners using chlorine. Most of the issues I've read about here and gave my $0.02 on are the results of complacency and 9 times out of 10, more often than not, the solution is elevating FC levels.

I clean the cylinder with an old toothbrush (to little avail) and I have noticed a slight darkening of the "capsule." My son dropped the one that came with the SpeedStir in the tall grass and it is lost. I say that to say this...additional pills (of varying lengths) can be found on Amazon. I...

Chances are if they are on this site and active in the forums, they probably used the TFP method. As I said earlier, The alternative seems time consuming (granted, I did nothing for a full two days except test and dose my water) and possibly more expensive. For example if your CYA gets much...

THe TFPC method of converting should work for you. The pool university method seems overly arduous and using tabs will only make the process longer because it adds CYA (stabilizer), meaning your SLAM target will be higher than it needs to be. The two methods do not appear compatible. Did you...

Looks like you have a solid plan. Stay the course.

How does the water look? With TA at 130, all you should need to do is aerate the water's surface. Point a return jet upwards and pH should rise. Check out poolmath to get your CYA right. Depending on your target, you might be overshooting with 10 lbs of stabilizer.

That sounds about right. Nicely done.

Definitely. A case here runs $12.72, including tax. In reading the 2018 Bleach thread, it's curious how infrequent prices for 12.5% are posted in other parts of the country. More curious though is the notion that water might be that much less expensive in Arizona than Connecticut. I would...

$29.90?

I don't think I've ever seen a shade of green that deep. :crazy:

Holy Christmas!!!! That must have been A LOT of ammonia. It took me about 2 hours and 10 gallons of 12.5% to get rid of 4ppm when I opened. I didn't wait the 1/2 hour though. I tested after 10 minutes in the same spot that I dosed and re-dosed every 15. Got it down to 0.25ppm before I went to...