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water clear temp 70 Salt 3500 FC 5.5 - had been higher earlier but turned off salt generator x 24 h then restarted at lower rate cc - o Ph 7.6 TA 140 I took a water sample to the pool store just for comparison, their results showed, TC 6.3 FC 6.3 pH 7.9 CYA 30 TA 135 Ca 118 Borate 45 phosphate...

Thanks The targets I have set for our pool are TC 2 pH 7.5 TA 100 CH260 CYA 50 Sodium 3000 Does that seem appropriate?

June 2 FC2 pH7.0 TA100 Salt 2930 Temp72 water clear pool calculator suggestion - added 6 kg salt and borax which I couldn't find so added pH+ according to directions on bottle (added mid afternoon) June 3 FC 5 pH7.4 TA150 Salt 2700 Temp 68 water clear why did the #'s change so much overnight...

Thanks for the post, wasn't able to connect with the suggestion. FYI - As we are in Ontario I did get a hold of Lowry associates in Newmarket and they were able to ship the products I needed.

Does anyone know of a distributor for replacement parts for Taylor K-2006 kit that will ship to Canada? Does you recommend buying the 0.75 oz bottle or can I purchase the 2 oz bottle? Thanks

It has passed the OCLT FC holds overnight CC only turns slightly pink and then reverts back to clear with just 1 drop pool clear I havent' had to put any chlorine/bleach in for several days now Will let the chlorine return to normal. Should I turn off my salt chlorinator? Approx how long...

Pool is finally clear Today FC 22 CC 0.5 didn't proceed with any further tests due to inaccuracy with high chlorine level. Any suggestions where to go from here?

Ok wondering if the difference from last night to today in the FC was because last night I did the 25 ml sample and today did the 10 ml sample? So because my FC is okay ? I don't need to add more chlorine just keep an eye on the levels, brush daily and maybe vacuum to waste in the next day or two?

So this morning FC held stable overnight if not slightly higher? last night FC was 18 this morning it's 20 CC 1.0 Water still cloudy although I think slightly better than yesterday. I will brush the pool, any other thoughts as to what I should do?

The pool was new last August so I would hope that the sand filter is still doing its job. The salt chlorine generator has not worked all summer, new parts were put in today and it seems to be working now (just in time to shut the pool down) THe FC tonight was 18.6 so will probably leave it at...

Thanks I thought I had read that somewhere. I did check my pH prior to beginning the shocking process. At the time I only had the dip sticks but it looked like it was an okay level so I guess I won't worry about it until I meet the 3 criteria for algae begone

How much is the pH affected by high chlorine levels? My pH was 7.6; someone from the site recommended adding muric acid to lower the pH to 7.2 to improve the chlorine effect and help clear up the cloudiness. I added the recommended dose this morning and 6 hours later the pH if anything was...

I vacuumed the pool on the weekend and then backwashed; my pressure was at 10 afterwards. I bought the K-2006 I will put in a value of pH in the calculator at ? 7.2 to see how much acid I need to add

Well, I've been struggling with the algae problem for about a week. Our pool is now blue in colour although cloudy. When I brush the sides and bottom of the pool there is a faint greenish film that comes up. I have been maintaining our chlorine for the most part >10 (previously only had the dip...

since I'm so new to this and will do a much better job next year how do I continue to fix this problem while I'm waiting on the test kit to arrive. As well I have no idea what my clean pressure is? I'm learning though.