Hello everyone, first and foremost thanks for making this awesome resource. It has been immensely helpful!!
Long story short, Im from Vancouver Canada. Bought my first home in the area we had liked... it ended up having a pool which is not something I ever anticipated owning... Nonetheless, we got possession very recently, and since then I have been doing much research on how to manage a pool.
The first thing I did was order a TF Test pro kit w/ smart stir and pH tester ( https://tftestkits.net/TF-Pro-with-SmartStir-p118.html ) ... and threw out the pack of test strips in the pool shed... The pool was historically been managed by a pool company and I was a bit worried about what the results maybe. However, was pleasantly surprised of the results as they weren't too out of whack.
I do have some pool stabilizers in the shed as well as some pH Increaser.... Im not exactly clear how old these chemicals are. I also recently bought some chlorine tablets. I am wondering if its worth just adding chlorine tablets and passively increase the CYA overtime. We also get a lot of rain so im not sure how viable this strategy maybe. Overall the pool looks to be in excellent condition. The water looks clear and relatively clean!
My question is, is it worth using them or getting new ones? I can provide pictures later this week if that helps. Thanks again in advance.
Long story short, Im from Vancouver Canada. Bought my first home in the area we had liked... it ended up having a pool which is not something I ever anticipated owning... Nonetheless, we got possession very recently, and since then I have been doing much research on how to manage a pool.
The first thing I did was order a TF Test pro kit w/ smart stir and pH tester ( https://tftestkits.net/TF-Pro-with-SmartStir-p118.html ) ... and threw out the pack of test strips in the pool shed... The pool was historically been managed by a pool company and I was a bit worried about what the results maybe. However, was pleasantly surprised of the results as they weren't too out of whack.
I do have some pool stabilizers in the shed as well as some pH Increaser.... Im not exactly clear how old these chemicals are. I also recently bought some chlorine tablets. I am wondering if its worth just adding chlorine tablets and passively increase the CYA overtime. We also get a lot of rain so im not sure how viable this strategy maybe. Overall the pool looks to be in excellent condition. The water looks clear and relatively clean!
My question is, is it worth using them or getting new ones? I can provide pictures later this week if that helps. Thanks again in advance.