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Tested my pool again last night 24 hours after dropping my Ph from 7.8 to 7.0 and aerating. I did not have a chance to test what the PH actually bottomed out at. fc-5 cc-0 ph-7.4 Ta-225 Ch-550 CYA-45 salt-2150 Added salt last night to bring me up to 3000ppm and plan on bringing my cya to 70...

I'm hoping that my pool's thirst for Acid and consistent ph Drops will bring my TA (down sooner than later) to the "sweet spot" so i'm not always having to chase a fast rising PH all the time. Knowing my luck it will finally happen about the the time I need to drain for the year. Good Point...

I knew what I was and wasn't getting with the k-2005. I went back and forth for over a week trying to decide for a kit. Ultimately I decided for $30 rather than $65 and my short window of time that I will have my pool up that the k-2005 kit would work for me. It's not the Cadillac but it's a...

No I have the actual k-2005 kit. So I do not have fas-dpd test.

So here are my numbers after going from test strips to the new k2005 kit. Have to say for anybody doubting if the good test kit is worth the money .... It is!!! The strips where a pain compared to the kit. Never knew if I looked at the strip right or not. I was Always second guessing my self...

Last night I was just using my pump return hose. I took it off the return fitting and let it dump in from above the Frame. it was 8 pm Dark 44° and starting to Rain, so it was quick fix. I plan on attempting to attach a diverter valve and a pvc fountain so i don't have hook and unhook hoses...

Sorry the CC was a Typo, suppose to be less than <1. My CH tests the same from my Tap water. I was concerned with this at first, but doing some research there are a lot of people that have worse numbers than I do. Hopefully The last 2 days of rain will bring that down a Bit. It seems that in...

I think I'm getting this thing figured out . took my first readings tonight after getting things balanced out. As of right now I have Fc-4 Cc->1 Ph- 7.0 ( currently aerating) TA-100 Cya-40 CH- 500 Pool temp -cold ! What kind of expectations should I have for pH rise from aerating? I know a...

Received my Amazon order today ! Man it's like Christmas! Started my cya. Since this is my first go around balancing a pool I figured I should sneek up on my final number. Put enough cya In to get a little over half way. I'm using test strips right now but plan on ordering a test kit tmrw. Not...

I though this too, However my swim season will be from mid May to early August. My wife is a teacher and our swim season will be decided alot by this.After schools starts there will be very minimal time to use it. I also live in a cold climate so my pool will be Drained and taken down by early...

I just filled my pool. Im getting ready to Start balancing my water. I know that they CYA will drop my PH. The part that Im unsure about is, Will my PH only drop while the CYA is dissolving and it will come back up again on it's own, OR will I need to manually counter act this? I had to wait a...

I had to order all me chemicals online since I have no local pool store. They were suppose to be here yesterday now due to arrive tomorrow. So no CyA yet. I was trying to be proactive and just get some FC now and throw the cover on today and tmrw get the cya going. I also intend to get a test...

I just filled my new pool yesterday and today. I wanted to get some bleach in it right away so I added the recommended amount per pool math(1qt 4oz) to get me to FC of 4. How long should I wait to test ? After a 1 1/2 hrs i m still getting a reading of 0 using test strips.

That is the pump I have now..... Are you unplugging the copper electrode on this one also ? What is the theory behind in plugging this ?

Thanks guys!!!!..... I have added Sig info and started reading pool school and answered some of my own questions. I will post up my test results as soon as I get my pool set up and filled

Jeff - that almost exactly the same setup I have. What model Krystal clear SWG do you have? Mine is recommending 3-4 hours of run time. Although they only want 3 ppm chlorine. In pool school it recommends 5-8 with cya at 70. What chlorine and CYA are you running ?

Hello All ! Just brought home my first pool. Starting on the low end of the $$ spectrum, Hoping to have some fun with the family this summer. Decided to go with a SWG. Little bit nervous about getting the water all " balanced out " right the first time! Research Research Research right...

what order should I go about balancing things out - alkalinity-PH-Chlorine-CYA-CH-salt ? How far off the recommended levels is my tap water going to be? If you recommend starting with bleach what or where is the figure that tell me how much I need to add. Sorry for all the questions, seems...

This is a little off topic but I have read some places, for a new pool start up you need to do a shock treatment and other places including my SWG manual to just boost the SWG for a unspecified amount of time. I have a 6000 gal pool a 1500 GPH pump and a SWG capable of 15000 gal pool and can...

I'm new to the pool world and have done some research and think I have a pretty good handle on the chemistry side of things. One question I do have, if my SWG is set to run x- amount of hours a day per the pool size. Do I need to be concerned about turning it down on weeks or longer period of...