Basically what the thread title says.
When I was switching over to the TFP approach I wanted to know what I had been putting in my water, especially since the pool store test this spring showed that I had 0.3 (unspecified units) of copper and a report of "Copper from products? - Yes" notation. Now apparently we don't have stringent labeling laws here in Manitoba and I suspect other jurisdictions might be the same. After some internet sleuthing I found out that the BioGuard Smart Shock the store had me put in weekly has 0.73% copper citrate, which I suspect is the source of my copper.
Then I found a tub of "Dazzle Performance Plus" in my garage. No information on the label of what's in the product, just a lot of descriptions of what it does. I had the pool store email me a pdf of the safety information sheet and it turns out it's boric acid.
My idea is that we should have one stickied thread where people can post what they've learned is actually in the products they've used in the past. Balance Pak 100? Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, aka baking soda. Balance Pak 200? Sodium Carbonate, aka washing soda. Smart Shock? 63% sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione, .73% copper citrate, 36% other ingredients.
It might be a useful tool for helping members identify what they've been putting in their pool in the past when they're diagnosing present issues.
m.
When I was switching over to the TFP approach I wanted to know what I had been putting in my water, especially since the pool store test this spring showed that I had 0.3 (unspecified units) of copper and a report of "Copper from products? - Yes" notation. Now apparently we don't have stringent labeling laws here in Manitoba and I suspect other jurisdictions might be the same. After some internet sleuthing I found out that the BioGuard Smart Shock the store had me put in weekly has 0.73% copper citrate, which I suspect is the source of my copper.
Then I found a tub of "Dazzle Performance Plus" in my garage. No information on the label of what's in the product, just a lot of descriptions of what it does. I had the pool store email me a pdf of the safety information sheet and it turns out it's boric acid.
My idea is that we should have one stickied thread where people can post what they've learned is actually in the products they've used in the past. Balance Pak 100? Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, aka baking soda. Balance Pak 200? Sodium Carbonate, aka washing soda. Smart Shock? 63% sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione, .73% copper citrate, 36% other ingredients.
It might be a useful tool for helping members identify what they've been putting in their pool in the past when they're diagnosing present issues.
m.