- Mar 24, 2019
- 195
- Pool Size
- 33000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Been a while since I've posted but I wanted to just say how exhausting it can be trying to teach friends the TFP methodology. I have a good friend from where I used to live that got a pool around a year ago. I've tried from day one to send him links to the pool care basics, explain to him until I'm blue in the face about not putting a lot of trust in pool stores, joining this community and researching, learning how the process works and I just can't get through to him.
He calls me yesterday about an algae problem that he has and asked for advice, I ask what his test results are and he doesn't know. How can you have a pool and not know what your water is doing? I finally got him to order the TF-100 last night. Today he went by the pool store to get his water tested because I told him I needed to know what's going on with it, they tested it on their high dollar spinning machine, which I'm sure is pretty accurate, and on his print out it says his chlorine is 0.5 and his CYA is 45. On the print out it says the ideal range for CYA is 60-200. Yes 60-200. I said wow....please don't do that.
He is all about using Bio guard. I tell him its so much simpler than that and to not use that stuff but he just won't listen. I give him examples of alternate chemicals to use and he says I can't mix that with Bio Guard. It's so frustrating. I don't preach to him but when he reaches out to me I try to explain that either he has to stick with the pool store method or get on board with the TFP method. There really is no little of both I try to tell him. It's soooo frustrating. I've given up a few times but every time he calls for an issue I'm right back in it. LOL. Who else has been there done that and how do you break through to them? I'm by no means a professional, I tell him that, I always refer him to the site. I tell him to sign up and look around.
He calls me yesterday about an algae problem that he has and asked for advice, I ask what his test results are and he doesn't know. How can you have a pool and not know what your water is doing? I finally got him to order the TF-100 last night. Today he went by the pool store to get his water tested because I told him I needed to know what's going on with it, they tested it on their high dollar spinning machine, which I'm sure is pretty accurate, and on his print out it says his chlorine is 0.5 and his CYA is 45. On the print out it says the ideal range for CYA is 60-200. Yes 60-200. I said wow....please don't do that.
He is all about using Bio guard. I tell him its so much simpler than that and to not use that stuff but he just won't listen. I give him examples of alternate chemicals to use and he says I can't mix that with Bio Guard. It's so frustrating. I don't preach to him but when he reaches out to me I try to explain that either he has to stick with the pool store method or get on board with the TFP method. There really is no little of both I try to tell him. It's soooo frustrating. I've given up a few times but every time he calls for an issue I'm right back in it. LOL. Who else has been there done that and how do you break through to them? I'm by no means a professional, I tell him that, I always refer him to the site. I tell him to sign up and look around.