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  1. PoolDiver

    between SL and AM

    I bought only regular bleach: no splashless because I had a bad experience with a bottle in our washer. However, going back to the jugs in the recycling pile, I noticed that some (but not all) of the store brand jugs have the air channels in the handle I normally see in splashless bleach bottles...
  2. PoolDiver

    between SL and AM

    During several months we were away from home, the house sitter completely forgot to maintain our indoor pool. There was so much light brown slime (bacteria?) that I had to throw away the solar blanket. Over Labor Day weekend I bought out the unscented bleach from three grocery stores and two...
  3. PoolDiver

    ph testing connundrum

    Mystifying sums is up nicely. Any suggestions for things to try?
  4. PoolDiver

    ph testing connundrum

    Bromine level is low: around 2.
  5. PoolDiver

    ph testing connundrum

    Hi, everyone! I'm stuck on a ph testing issue and I'm not sure how to proceed. The core of the problem is conflicting readings. This is for a plaster indoor pool with bromine chemistry (alas, due to a built-in hot tub), water @ 84F. The pool has been covered & unused for about 2 months...
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    Knowing when your reagents are going bad

    I've used Taylor's K-2006 kit for about a year and a half to measure the chemistry in our indoor pool taking care to store the kit away from direct sunlight. Recently, the kit required a massive adjustment to ph (10 drops of acid demand), following a temperature increase by about 15F. I followed...