Hi folks,
Just making a quick intro before I ask a question. Joined up yesterday after doing a fair bit of reading on this site over the last few weeks.
I'm a new pool owner (Above ground, round, about 20,000 gallons). Just opened it up about a month ago, May 21st, 2022 was the first day it was swimmable, if I recall properly. I bought the Frog Pool Tender system, and while I like the approach of adjusting a dial to adjust chlorine addition rate, I don't like how quickly I go through cartridges, the cost of them, and I'm getting a feeling I got suckered into a gimmicky system. Will stick with it for now, at least until I use up all the cartridges I bought. (I expected them to last 3 weeks or so, and they're closer to 1 week. I'm currently supplementing with 3" tabs so the cartridges last a bit longer.)
I'm in Texas, in a rural area about 20 miles from Abilene, TX.
I've read through a lot of the pool school info, and it's refreshingly simpler than trying to make sense of all the mixed info on the web - still waiting to learn if it actually works!
After a round with various test strips, I've ordered (and received) the TFTest Pro kit, which I'm still getting the hang of (having a hard time getting good pH and FC measurements using the dual vial rig. Better with the more in depth version of chlorine testing, wish there was an equivalent for pH).
mmm.. That's it for now, I'll go post my question after updating my signature.
Just making a quick intro before I ask a question. Joined up yesterday after doing a fair bit of reading on this site over the last few weeks.
I'm a new pool owner (Above ground, round, about 20,000 gallons). Just opened it up about a month ago, May 21st, 2022 was the first day it was swimmable, if I recall properly. I bought the Frog Pool Tender system, and while I like the approach of adjusting a dial to adjust chlorine addition rate, I don't like how quickly I go through cartridges, the cost of them, and I'm getting a feeling I got suckered into a gimmicky system. Will stick with it for now, at least until I use up all the cartridges I bought. (I expected them to last 3 weeks or so, and they're closer to 1 week. I'm currently supplementing with 3" tabs so the cartridges last a bit longer.)
I'm in Texas, in a rural area about 20 miles from Abilene, TX.
I've read through a lot of the pool school info, and it's refreshingly simpler than trying to make sense of all the mixed info on the web - still waiting to learn if it actually works!
After a round with various test strips, I've ordered (and received) the TFTest Pro kit, which I'm still getting the hang of (having a hard time getting good pH and FC measurements using the dual vial rig. Better with the more in depth version of chlorine testing, wish there was an equivalent for pH).
mmm.. That's it for now, I'll go post my question after updating my signature.