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I personally use test strips. After having done hundreds of strip tests and probably hundreds of drop tests with our Lamotte Colour Q at the store, strips are not as evil as pretty much everyone on here makes them out to be. How much fun is it to use your Taylor test kit everyday, awfully time...

So i have been reading alot of different posts and replies recently, and have come to the conclusion that closing ANY pool is actually quite a simple feat. Preparing the water, draining the pool down, blowing out lines, pulling drain plugs (filters, pumps and heaters), using rv antifreeze if...

ok, so you know i am 'in the industry' for 6 months so far, pool owner for 6 years and hot tub for 10. First year where taking care of my pool and hot tub have truly been trouble free and quite honestly boring. I learn quickly and thoroughly, and have obtained a great deal of knowledge about...

Had a pool builder tell a client that they needed to remove the cover from there pool periodically throughout the summer so that algae does not grow. They have a SWCG. I was adamant that was horses@!&, just looking for confirmation is all

whats the best filtration that can be acheived, based on particle size, that can be acheived in a spa? With the light on I have far too many 'floaties' in my spa.....

Its called Spa Magic by Spa Life, touted to be a; "multipurpose additive for spas; shock treatment, pH lock, alkalinity balance, calcium balance, clarifier and softener" would it maybe be a blend of MPS, borax and a clarifier? Dang expensive whatever it is.

I met a couple tonight at a social whom have a black ring in there skimmer at about water level. I am starting to get a faint black ring also. What could cause this? better yet what could cure this?

ok, i actually had to call around this town and find someone that actually could order me DE, no one stocks it.....anyways, for fun, since the guy on the other line sounded like "what heck does this guy want with DE, is he crazy?", i thought i would have fun with him and ask him about adding DE...

I guess i am going to start to participate instead of lurking so an intro is in order. I am in the Okanagan Valley of BC, this will be my 6th season of pool ownership and I have always been pretty good at maintaining my pool without an indepth knowledge of the actual chemistry behind it, TFP is...

I am needing to replace some of the jets in my hot tub. its really only the white part on the back, apparantly called the diffuser, that needs to be replaced on a few of them. The store is telling me that I have to replace the whole jet?!? :evil: cant you just purchase the white diffuser? As...

Hello from BC (Okanagan) Canada. So i have been lurking here for a few weeks and months before i registered, I have learned so much from this place, thank-you to everyone who contributes their knowledge!! I have been looking for a guideline for my sand filter, in my life prior to TFP I was...