Hi All!
Just a quick intro, planning to open my pool in a week or two. Just ordered the test kit in my signature today - will post results once I get it. I'm happy to post any other details not included in my signature.
I actually joined this forum last year and mostly lurked. I'm going to try to take a more active approach this year. My pool seems to love to grow algae when it's even remotely warm out, so I'll be going through the SLAM process soon. Last year I primarily used liquid chlorine and muriatic acid (both Kem-Tek, from Lowe's) with some pucks as a back-up but had a bear of a time trying to keep the pool clear. This year I'm going to try working with Cal-Hypo shock primarily, and whatever else I need to get things sorted. Last year was the first year I owned my house with the pool, and given the maintenance on the rest of the place I have some significant doubts as to how well it was kept up. The VSP and ZeoSand in my signature are about a year old at this point, and the Ionizer is brand new. No telling how old the water is.
Pics/Test Results/More Info coming as needed
Just a quick intro, planning to open my pool in a week or two. Just ordered the test kit in my signature today - will post results once I get it. I'm happy to post any other details not included in my signature.
I actually joined this forum last year and mostly lurked. I'm going to try to take a more active approach this year. My pool seems to love to grow algae when it's even remotely warm out, so I'll be going through the SLAM process soon. Last year I primarily used liquid chlorine and muriatic acid (both Kem-Tek, from Lowe's) with some pucks as a back-up but had a bear of a time trying to keep the pool clear. This year I'm going to try working with Cal-Hypo shock primarily, and whatever else I need to get things sorted. Last year was the first year I owned my house with the pool, and given the maintenance on the rest of the place I have some significant doubts as to how well it was kept up. The VSP and ZeoSand in my signature are about a year old at this point, and the Ionizer is brand new. No telling how old the water is.
Pics/Test Results/More Info coming as needed