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I'm not aware of a low salt version. It is several years old but I did get a new main board last year. The discrepancy existed with the old board too. 1800 was when I opened which is pretty typical. I haven't added any salt because the SWCG was saying 2600. Last year I kept it closer to high...

I forgot to update my signature. I used to have a T-15 but found an unopened T-9 so I used it. I made sure to update the panel to T-9

I am not getting a low salt message yet. Readings are 2600-2800 depending on the day. I want to add a bit to ensure it doesn't go under 2600 which will trigger the low salt indicator. Historically I aimed for 3000-3200 but that was with a cell with matching results. Does having a low drop test...

I've had this discrepancy since changing the cell about a year ago. It was in an unopened box that the previous owner left so it was several years old when installed. Not sure why it was lying around but decided to give it a try. No problems with it other than the different readings. Taylor drop...

This is what my pool store uses. I read that this requires more reagent. I live in Canada and buy the big bottle from TF Test Kits but try to use the minimum I have to because of the hassle to buy it from the US.

I have experimented with where to hold it because the reflection is part of what confuses me. When I look straight down I don't know if I should be looking for 0.5 seconds, 1 second....?

I bought the yellow one but even after calibrating it was way off from my Taylor drop test - brand new reagents bought from them.

I love my Taylor K2006 test kit but I always struggle with the CYA test. What is the definition of 'quick glance'? I am always wondering if I am looking too long or not long enough. I fill to each line and work my way up but am never sure if I saw the dot because I looked too long. I look...

Thanks for your input. Getting chems balanced was quicker and easier than I expected! The sand change seems to have resolved whatever was causing the issue with sand in the pool. This site has helped me with so many of my questions and saved me $$$. I just became a gold supporter! Keep up the...

sand was just replaced. tech said that laterals and gaskets are fine and that the sand in the pool was because sand was old and filter was quite dirty. When it gets old the grains get finer and can bypass the system. Does this sound reasonable? I admit that I haven't been good at monitoring the...

I have no idea how old sand is or how well the previous owners maintained the pool. I haven't replaced it in the 10 years I've been here. Since I don't have time to tackle this project myself I figured the cost of a few bags of sand is worth it.

I think I am almost there! A couple of questions however.... TA for fill water was 70. Is this normal? I retested and still getting that. 25ml CH test did not turn blue. It started as link red/pink then went clear. I did a 10ml test adding 5 drops of R12 first as I read about in a post and got a...

Water is scheduled to be filled today via garden hose (municipal water) which I was told would take about 24 hours or so to complete. Is this the correct order of adding/adjusting chems? I have the Taylor 2006 and salt test kits. - test fill water to get a baseline - add 5 - 20kg bags of salt...

Thanks. I will get into the habit of doing that. I just discovered the ability to track filter pressure in the pool math app which will make this much easier!

Does using a robot exclusively for cleaning impact backwashing frequency? My pool runs on a low speed 24/7 so the flow is too low for the pressure on my sand filter to display. I don't backwash regularly as I get very little debris in the pool, water is clear and chems are in range. Is there...