Pool Chem, whadda I know???

[waterbear]

I gotta say, this doesn't apply to Waterbear and Waste, two crackerjack pool store guys. I guess it's like being a used car salesman: even if you are honest you'll get tarred with the brush of all the crooks.

I only rip off the people that want to be ripped off. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there who want a 'Magic Bullet in a Bottle" to fix the problems in their pools even after I explain that they just need some chlorine and need to put a little work in for a few days so I sell them a bottle and know they will be back when it doesn't work or creates new problems. You can only do so much for some people, we've even had people like that in the forum!

Anyway, the pool store is just a part time job and summer job for me.....I work in a Deaf and Blind school fulltime during the school year.

[let_her_flicker]

If you don't have Ben's testing kit, you need to get the 5 way test kit that I have seen offered at Wal-Mart. It will test Chlorine, PH, Alk and most importantly, CYA.

Depending on what testing system the pool store uses, those number could be inaccurate.

CarlD has been around longer than I have (going on 5 years) and knows his stuff. He is right about, bleach, bleach, and more bleach. With the test kit, you can dilute your pool water so you can measure up to 15 ppm which is where you want to maintain your chlorine to clear up your pool. That number could go higher using the Best Guess CYA Chart depending on the amount of CYA your pool has.

To do that, you need distilled water. Mix one part pool water with two parts of distilled water. When you put the water into the testing compartment and add the 5 drops of reagent. Multiply the numbers on the left by 3 to see your actually chlorine level.

In all my years of testing, my pool water has tested positive for CC only a few times. All were 0.5 except for one. That was when we had some young boys in the pool and they decided to use the pool as a toilet.

Hope this helps.

[Bekka]

In all my years of testing, my pool water has tested positive for CC only a few times. All were 0.5 except for one. That was when we had some young boys in the pool and they decided to use the pool as a toilet.
Hope this helps.

So you are saying LOL, that if small children are in the pool this can concievably raise the combined chlorine count??? Hmmm, the results I have are before any one has had a chance to use the pool. I'm still waiting to use the pool And its 90 degrees out today in the NE of USA.
Bekka

[CarlD]

I only rip off the people that want to be ripped off. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there who want a 'Magic Bullet in a Bottle" to fix the problems in their pools even after I explain that they just need some chlorine and need to put a little work in for a few days so I sell them a bottle and know they will be back when it doesn't work or creates new problems. You can only do so much for some people, we've even had people like that in the forum!

Anyway, the pool store is just a part time job and summer job for me.....I work in a Deaf and Blind school fulltime during the school year.

Too Funny, Evan!!!! LOL!