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  1. J

    First time pool owner

    Love the fountain. Will show pic to hubby to help me build one. Not only does it look good and serve a purpose I bet it sounds good too.
  2. J

    Tf 100 test results in. Now what?

    Crystal clear. The only thing I see is a very light film on top of water. Others think it may be residue from lotions, make-up and body powders. Tested this morning but just FC and PH. I had added chlorine last night. FC 8.5 CC 0 PH 7.5
  3. J

    Tf 100 test results in. Now what?

    Thank you. I wasn't sure if there was a certain order. Appreciate the help.
  4. J

    First time pool owner

    Janice here from Texas. Recently retired and gifted myself a pool. Intex above ground 12×24×52 rectangular pool. Sand filter, 1.5 horsepower. After ready on this site I ordered my TP100 test kit. Hubby and I installed the pool ourselves and then added a deck on 2 sides. Plan to surround pool...
  5. J

    Tf 100 test results in. Now what?

    TF 100 test came in today so I quickly conducted all of the test. I should mention it was early evening after a scorcher of a day. Pool is in direct sunlight and I had not added my usual chlorine yet. Here are the results FC-2 CC-.5 PH-7.5 TA-240 CH-325 CYA-<20 Had trouble with CYA test. When...
  6. J

    White film on top of pool

    Thank you. Can't wait until the test kit comes in to make sure I am on the right track. This is a wonderful site. Only wish I had found it sooner.
  7. J

    White film on top of pool

    I took your advice and ordered a real test kit. Took a picture but it really doesn't show what I see.
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  9. J

    White film on top of pool

    I bought those test strip and the hth test kit at Walmart before I found this site. Plan to order the proper kit as recommended on this site. We had filled the pool and everything was good until I read somewhere (not here) to shock the pool. I bought some hth shock at Walmart and poured it in...
  10. J

    White film on top of pool

    New to being a pool owner. Went through issue of chlorine turning water brown due to metals in well water. Got that fixed. Beautiful water. Now I see a light white film on top of pool. My TA has always been high but FL and PH have bee good so did not worry about TA. Today film is heavier...