Recent content by myra

Thanks, Jason! So letting the TA drop further would not be detrimental to the chemistry of our pool? Re. the FC: ours is a cartridge filter (STA-RITE System 3 Modular media Filter). The local pool store (yes, I know....) says between 1 and 1.5 is ideal. Needless to say, I don't buy that, but...

Hi - total pool newbie here! :) We started looking after our pool ourselves a couple of weeks ago, having sacked the poolman who clearly wasn't doing his job. The water looks very nice and clear, but I am having problems balancing pH and TA. The former always seems to be at around 7.8 - I...