Do you have a cool place to store it? Basement for example? With a cool room I think you could probably store up to 2 months worth? That date code seems pretty new to me (I read it as March 9, 2017).
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Hello from Scottsdale, Arizona
- Thread starter Mario Andres
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Its the 3rd day of the year 2017 per https://www.troublefreepool.com/thr...ate-Code-Decoder-Easy-Way-to-Measure-Strength
Unfortunately no cool room unless its indoors :-(
Unfortunately no cool room unless its indoors :-(
Woooo!! Never seen the water this clear thanks to TFP.
There are still impurities and dead algae floating around as evident with the light on but its almost there. FC loss is still huge overnight but there's not much I can do without the TF-100 at this point. I have a single puck floating to mitigate some losses throughout the day but I'm more or less throwing in liquid chlorine to hold off any regression. I have the conditioner ready to go....
There are still impurities and dead algae floating around as evident with the light on but its almost there. FC loss is still huge overnight but there's not much I can do without the TF-100 at this point. I have a single puck floating to mitigate some losses throughout the day but I'm more or less throwing in liquid chlorine to hold off any regression. I have the conditioner ready to go....
Yeah, TFP pools have a certain sparkle that most pool owners are unaware of until they switch. Your pool looks Ahhh-mazing! 
You're close!
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You're close!
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Ohhhhh yeah baby test kit is in!
Just ran the test 4/4/17 at 8:30pm. Had added 1-gallon of 10% liquid chlorine almost exactly 24hrs prior
FC) <.5
CC) .5
pH) 7.5
TA) 9
CH) 200ppm
CYA) <20
Just ran the test 4/4/17 at 8:30pm. Had added 1-gallon of 10% liquid chlorine almost exactly 24hrs prior
FC) <.5
CC) .5
pH) 7.5
TA) 9
CH) 200ppm
CYA) <20
Moving this to the testing and balancing your water section
TF-100 just arrived! Check out my chemistry
TF-100 just arrived! Check out my chemistry
Hi Mario,
Nice pool and it's looking a lot better!
Now that you have the 'proper test kit' you now need to make sure you try and follow the SLAM procedure exactly as it's written. Your low FC, dead algae and high consumption level indicates that you've probably got a way to go. Try and work your CYA up to 30 and then add liquid chlorine to hit and then maintain 12 FC.
Nice pool and it's looking a lot better!
Now that you have the 'proper test kit' you now need to make sure you try and follow the SLAM procedure exactly as it's written. Your low FC, dead algae and high consumption level indicates that you've probably got a way to go. Try and work your CYA up to 30 and then add liquid chlorine to hit and then maintain 12 FC.
Thanks Jezza, #1 priority is CYA just like you said. Once thats done, I can finally start a real SLAM.
Hey Mario-what's that TA number...80?? Just checking.
You're in a great spot now- got the kit (ain't it great?!), low CYA and ready to rock and roll. Bring that CYA up to 30 so you can see it on testing. You lost a lot of FC to the low CYA as well as algae killing up to this point.
Keep us updated, dude
You're in a great spot now- got the kit (ain't it great?!), low CYA and ready to rock and roll. Bring that CYA up to 30 so you can see it on testing. You lost a lot of FC to the low CYA as well as algae killing up to this point.
Keep us updated, dude
Found pics from the 2nd time it went green. You could barely make out the top step!
I know, this happened after followed and start up tips from my local pool store then went lax on maintenance (that was party because of will but mostly because of skill). I remember taking these pics, a water sample and heading down for a test and what I knew was a pending purchase of at least $100 in chems. They did nothing.
Oh you think that's nasty?!? check this photo during what I like to refer to as "the great purge"
This is a photo of the fill a few days later...
This is a photo of the fill a few days later...
FC loss was <2ppm in the last 32hrs so I'm starting my first OCLT tonight.
Hopefully we can pass this last bullet point and stop the SLAM (give my electric bill a break!)
Hopefully we can pass this last bullet point and stop the SLAM (give my electric bill a break!)