Using the K-2006

[Manslick]

Guilty.

I did test my tap water a long time ago and was surprised how high the PH level was.

Yeah, I got plans to do my brother’s pool.

Gett’n all in touch with my inner chemist.

[CarlD]

I keep a record too. I used to keep it on a mini-excel spreadsheet in my PDA. Now I just write it on the cover of my old PS233 in pencil and erase it at the start of the new season. I'm SO lazy I use each column twice, dividing each row into an upper and lower entry.

I never use the pool calc. I know I have 19,000 gallons, so I figure 20,000. I know if I add half a gallon of 12.5% LC it will boost my FC by about 3ppm, and a full gallon by 6ppm.
My CYA was at zero, so I chlorinated with Tri-Chlor tabs until the week that CYA finally read over 30ppm.
I checked my pH and when it was low (like 6.8, 6.9), I dumped in a box of Borax. An hour later it was still low (and my T/A was VERY low) so I dumped in a box of A&H Washing soda. My pH up to about 7.6, where it has remained constant for almost 3 weeks, despite my TA never going higher than 60ppm.

But if the Pool Calc helps you, by all means, use it.

The B-B-B method is all about sensible and logical pool maintenance so that your pool can be what it's SUPPOSED to be: A Wreck Creation facility (if you have kids you understand this!)

Carl

[AnnaK]

Thanks Carl. Yes, the Pool Calc does help me. A microbiologist by education and training I prefer precision rather than guesses. Using the Pool Calc I know just what and how much of something to add and can avoid the try-this-see-if-it-sticks method. That one works, no doubt, it's just not as cost effective as I like my pool maintenance to be.

I've been running trichlor pucks since we hooked up the equipment early in May and am now at 50 ppm. It took seven 3" pucks, not bad. no negative effect on the pH which is consistent at 7.5. I'm stocked up with LC and ready for a hot summer, starting now. It's in the mid-90s here in the Lehigh Valley. How are you doing in Jersey?

[Manslick]

I keep a record too. I used to keep it on a mini-excel spreadsheet in my PDA. Now I just write it on the cover of my old PS233 in pencil and erase it at the start of the new season. I'm SO lazy I use each column twice, dividing each row into an upper and lower entry.

I never use the pool calc. I know I have 19,000 gallons, so I figure 20,000. I know if I add half a gallon of 12.5% LC it will boost my FC by about 3ppm, and a full gallon by 6ppm.
My CYA was at zero, so I chlorinated with Tri-Chlor tabs until the week that CYA finally read over 30ppm.
I checked my pH and when it was low (like 6.8, 6.9), I dumped in a box of Borax. An hour later it was still low (and my T/A was VERY low) so I dumped in a box of A&H Washing soda. My pH up to about 7.6, where it has remained constant for almost 3 weeks, despite my TA never going higher than 60ppm.

But if the Pool Calc helps you, by all means, use it.

The B-B-B method is all about sensible and logical pool maintenance so that your pool can be what it's SUPPOSED to be: A Wreck Creation facility (if you have kids you understand this!)

Carl

Oh yea, I took that formula you gave me and put it right into a spreadsheet.

I used Annak’s pool calculator to double check my volume. Happily I’ve been quoting the right volume.

I plan to use the spreadsheet to keep a record of the test results and in time I’ll have enough data point to do all kinds of graphs.