RRGeoSmith

[RRGeoSmith]

Hi everyone, I used to belong to the forum years back but due to my job I didn't have much time to use it but I'm retired now and glad to be back.

[Watermom]

Hi and welcome back to the Pool Forum! Glad you found us again. (What was your username before?) Tell us about your pool. :)

[PoolDoc]

. . . membership upgraded.

[RRGeoSmith]

My pool is an above ground that is 24' x 52''. It holds about 14500 gallons and I'm using a 3/4 horsepower pump with a sand filter. I also have the CYA level at about 30. Since I learned about the Pool Forum I've used nothing but 5% bleach and Muriatic Acid to maintain the pool. Before then it seemed like I never was able to keep it adjusted properly. The more store bought chemicals I bought and used, the more I needed to use them. If I need to shock I use just add enough bleach to raise the chlorine to around 10ppm and it works. Thanks again Pool Forum.

[Watermom]

Glad things are going well for you! Sounds like you have things well under control. Hope you have a great swim season and again, welcome back!

(I'm surprised you can still find 5.25% bleach.)

[RRGeoSmith]

Our local Big Lots sell 5% bleach for $1.50 a gallon and they always have a good supply of it. That's the cheapest I've found. To answer the other question that I overlooked, I think I went by RRGeoSmith back when I belonged to the forum years back. Thanks for the reply. It's good to be back.