kjh9835's pool

[Watermom]

Don't even worry about testing your calcium hardness since you have a soft-sided pool. Calcium not needed.

[kjh9835]

FC 10
pH 7.2

Kids got in yesterday and splashed around to stir up the remaining debris, husband and I both did manual skimming, got just about all of it and the skimmer will catch the rest since he drained off some water while I was sleeping. Filter nasty this morning but I figured on that. Water barely cloudy at all.

Thanks again for all your help.

Kathy

[kjh9835]

Although I have not posted this past week I wanted to let you all know the pool is great. I have continued to monitor the levels daily, added muratic acid when pH was high and bleach when the FC was low (only once). Kids have kept the debris out and the bottom clean, too cold to swim in due to continued rain but the water is clear, clear, clear. Have not started on reducing the alkalinity but plan to do that this week.

I am so thrilled and can now see that it takes "a few minutes a day" to maintain a pool and I am not nearly as stressed out about the financial aspect of multiple chemicals/cost/time to get to town the purchase them. I can get everything I need right in the small town where I live and it's working.

Thanks again to all. Will post if I have issues with reducing the alkalinity.

Have a great day.

Kathy

[aylad]

Congratulations, now you can see that pool care doesn't have to be a headache!! Just resist the temptation to get lazy and lax on your testing--staying on top of your pool chemistry will keep it nice and clean all summer.

Janet