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Originally Posted by aylad
only 3, been busy looking for broken sniggles for you to fix!:D
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Originally Posted by aylad
only 3, been busy looking for broken sniggles for you to fix!:D
Janet thanks for the good explanation!! I am one of those people who HAVE to understand, not do thinks just because that is the way it has always been done, etc. I know people like me can be a pain in the bum! Plus cause myself more anxieties, but that's me! :)
Just wondering with my FC higher is it safe to swim? I am guessing so? Now I have to add water and we have hard water from limestone in area, hope it doesn't mess it up too bad?
In order for you to be fully in control of your pool, you have to understand WHY you're adding something, and you can only do that if you understand what it's going to do once it gets in the water. This is why we're here--to help people understand what they're doing when they add things to their pool water so that they're adding the right stuff--not just anything the pool store told them to add. (hence the term Pool-stored! ;) )
It is a lot of information, and it seems very overwhelming at first, but you'll find that if you stick with it and keep trying to absorb the information and make sense of it, one day you'll wake up and have that "AHA!!!!" moment that we've all had before, when the light bulb goes on and you understand it all!!
Janet
With a chlorine of 11, I would be okay swimming in it, although I would wear an old suit in case of fading, and would encourage using swim masks instead of swimming underwater with open eyes. Once the sun is on the pool for another couple of hours, especially with people in it, it won't be at 11 for very long.
Janet
Hi Digger!
Sounds like you are on your way to being good to go with this conversion!
Never fear --you didn't exhaust me! ;);) Sometimes, I just have to take a break from the forum and do the "mom thing." Had to run some errands, take two of the kids for dentist appointments, etc. I'm here everyday, just more some days than others depending on what all is going on in my life!
You were in good hands with Janet and Waterbear. Like Janet said, we all give the same advice.
You're doing a great job!
Digger, that is ME, too! I want to know why not just how! And, that is also the lesson I stress to my 140 students. Ask and understand why something works and don't just take my word or anybody else's word. OK. I'll take my teacher hat off now. (That is sometimes hard to do; being a teacher pervades all areas of my life.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Digger
I've been waiting for years and that STILL hasn't happened to me!:confused::rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by aylad
Ain't that the truth!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Watermom
So glad i am off for the next month and a half!
Evan --- May it go SLOWLY!! Enjoy your summer!
Well, I added water and laid down to read a little while my husband was sleeping ( new job, crazy hours for him, adjustment for us both), and YEP! I fell asleep! Water is up with only about 1 inch in to skimmer. It should be okay, right? I am having kids come tom. they drag water out, crazily!!
What do you teach? That is something I wish I would of did, but too late! I teach children in Sunday School. That is what happens when you get married at 16, and don't realize you have ANY talents until 40! I became a photographer than, and I understand not being able to take the hat off, I eat drink and sleep it, ideas won't stop! Smile!
Sorry, still trying to figure out usage here, the last message about teaching was for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watermom
I don't understand the question?Quote:
Originally Posted by Digger
Janet:confused:
Digger, I don't understand that question about the water in the skimmer, either. Maybe you can clarify it for us.
In regards to your question about teaching --- I teach math in a middle school. (Although due to illness, this year I only taught the first nine weeks and took the rest of the year off.)
Sorry, I was so confusing! I was filling up my pool with water, and got too much in it! The hole that goes into the skimmer ( or intake ), hope terms are correct, was almost clear full of water. There is only about a 1 inch opening. I am anticipating a fairly heavy bather load tom., with water getting drug out, so I am guessing it will be okay? Do you think I should drain some out?
If you have an inch of free space above the water, you'll be ok. Like you said, with a bunch of kids, there will inevitably be a lot of splashing. Have fun!