My son was Pool stored 😬

[Oscar G.]

Copper. Typically Copper sulfate.

Why would anyone ever use tabs that contain copper? How is it still on the market? The pool builder provided this stuff when his pool was finished

 

[Flying Tivo]

Pool$tores are money making machines, not interested in your pool at all. Thats why we are here!

 

[Toxophilite]

Why would anyone ever use tabs that contain copper? How is it still on the market? The pool builder provided this stuff when his pool was finished

Wal-Mart, Sams, Costco...... it's all I have seen on their shelves. Folks want it all in one tab I guess!

 

[mknauss]

Copper is an effective algaecide. So when using tabs, the FC/CYA ratio is not maintained and the copper keeps the pool algae 'free'. But that only works in regions that you get rain with overflow, you drain the pool for winter, or you have a sand filter that you backwash large volumes each week (normal pool maintenance company practice).

In the southwest, with no rain, likely a cartridge filter, and copious use of trichlor tabs due to warm water, the copper and CYA build quickly.

 

[JamesW]

Clorox seems to always feel the need to find a way to increase their marketing gimmicks.

That’s why they always feel the need to keep “improving” their products to make them stand out from all the rest.

That’s why they add copper and a bunch of other stupid stuff to their tabs.

That’s why they have 112 different scents for their bleach and they add things to make the bleach “splashless” and other such nonsense.

Do I really need peach mango pumpkin scented bleach?

Should Clorox encourage people to keep smelling their bleach until they begin to hallucinate?

 

[Oscar G.]

My son had a pool built a few months ago and he is using the “take a sample to Leslies” maintenance program lol.

He asked me to take a look at the results and I was very surprised his TA reading is zero. Of course they sold him “alkalinity up”, aka baking soda at an inflated price. He also bought something to reduce phosphates lol.

He’s returning all of it and I’m going to test his water later today. If my tf100 yields similar TA and PH readings, I’ll come back with questions.

Here are the TF-100 results

FC 16
CC 1.0
TA 40
PH 6.8 (lowest reading on scale)
CYA 180-200 (diluted and doubled)
CH 325

 

[JamesW]

Try to dilute as much as possible and then see what the readings are.

Maybe add baking soda to increase the TA to about 80 to help raise the pH some.

What is the fill water TA?

 

[Oscar G.]

They contain copper that has been accumulating in the pool water.

He needs a major drain of most of his pool water to clear the copper and the CYA and start fresh.

Where is your son located?

Phoenix suburb, Queen Creek

 

[Oscar G.]

Try to dilute as much as possible and then see what the readings are.

Maybe add baking soda to increase the TA to about 80 to help raise the pH some.

What is the fill water TA?

40

 

[JamesW]

Try to dilute as much as possible and then see what the readings are.

 

[Mdragger88]

Here are the TF-100 results

FC 16
CC 1.0
TA 40
PH 6.8 (lowest reading on scale)
CYA 180-200 (diluted and doubled)
CH 325

Well, They were right about 1 thing … most of that water has gotta go..

Draining - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[mgtfp]

When will these kids ever learn?

Certainly not by listening to dad. Sons learn from their own mistakes, not from dad's horror stories

 

[gingrbredman]

Well, They were right about 1 thing … most of that water has gotta go..
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Draining - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

Even a stopped watch is right twice a day. That's better odds that a pool store, but still would have not made that decision based on their results. In the end, that CYA number is just unmanageable and the pool needs a re-start. If that copper number is right, the pool could also benefit from starting over on that as well.

 

[Oscar G.]

Well, They were right about 1 thing … most of that water has gotta go..
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Draining - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

He’s gonna start the water exchange today

 

[PoolStored]

Someone called me?

Yep, I guess so. Sorry this happened, I feel for you and your child. You are doing the right thing...and are in good hands, but you know that...Let your son know that "PoolStored" said "Hello, and to listen to your father."

 

[Oscar G.]

Someone called me?

Yep, I guess so. Sorry this happened, I feel for you and your child. You are doing the right thing...and are in good hands, but you know that...Let your son know that "PoolStored" said "Hello, and to listen to your father."

Hahaha, I’ll do that

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Clorox seems to always feel the need to find a way to increase their marketing gimmicks.

That’s why they always feel the need to keep “improving” their products to make them stand out from all the rest.

That’s why they add copper and a bunch of other stupid stuff to their tabs.

That’s why they have 112 different scents for their bleach and they add things to make the bleach “splashless” and other such nonsense.

Do I really need peach mango pumpkin scented bleach?

Should Clorox encourage people to keep smelling their bleach until they begin to hallucinate?

Pumpkin Spiced Latte scented bleach … it’s coming, give Clorox time ….

 

[JamesW]

I just sent Clorox a letter last week asking them if they would make strawberry scented trichlor tabs.

The tabs are being tested by the focus group and it looks good so far.

 

[Mdragger88]

I just sent Clorox a letter last week asking them if they would make strawberry scented trichlor tabs.

The tabs are being tested by the focus group and it looks good so far.

U joke.. but there really is scented hair bleach, mine smells like blueberries its all the rage.

 

[Lake Placid]

Pumpkin Spiced Latte scented bleach … it’s coming, give Clorox time ….

Just when I thought a generation of kids couldn’t get any slower than OD’ing by eating tide pods, Clorox will have a new ”even smarter” generation drinking straight bleach!