Recent content by Malaika219

My apologies. I should have been clearer in my post (trying to post quickly with a dying phone battery). I re-did the test with half pool water and half chlorine free water as suggested and the reading was between 40-50 but much closer to the 50 line. I have not drained/added water yet. That...

Repeated CYA with new water and it read 50. Sent from my SGH-I747M using Tapatalk

I got my K-2006 test kit today (thank you SO MUCH for the link!!). I have my first batch of test results hot off the press. FC - 4 CC - 1 pH - reading below 7 and the base demand test took 7 drops to reach 7.2 TA - 40 CH - 400 CYA - just below the line 110 The temperature of the pool is...

I ordered the K-2006 from E-Bay this afternoon. I currently have a simple Chlorine and pH test with the yellow and red drops added to two vials. I'll try the borax or washing soda (I have both from making laundry detergent) and chlorine bleach and see what my kit reads after mixing. There...

Thank you Tim, I've ordered a test from E-Bay... now I wait the 7-13 business days for it to arrive. Just need to figure out what to do in the meantime...

I've been reading through the pool school and posts and have seen lots of posts about people buying houses with pools. I am another and am feeling completely overwhelmed and confused after reading, probably too many posts. This is likely a simple problem, but my super human strength is the...