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So I just got home from the pool/spa store that’s 30 minutes from my house and I didn’t purchase anything. They told me that the method you guys recommend is disastrous to our health and to the hot tub. They said that we were going to destroy our livers and be covered in rashes, plus our...

Alright, so I'm feeling pretty good about starting up this hot tub, balancing and sanitizing it. My only confusion comes from the use of MPS. I tend to be more of a purist, so MPS confuses me. How necessary is MPS, and if I need it, is it going to mess up other chemicals and/or tests? Thank...

Good morning! So, we recently sold our home with the in ground pool, but our new home has a hot tub. If I give the numbers, can anyone tell me what chemicals I need? We will be using the chlorine method. The previous owners only have Clorox xtra blue 6-in-1 granules on hand. Can I use that...

Hello : ) My TA has been gradually decreasing, and after a particularly heavy rain recently, it dropped to 80. I added 12 pounds of baking soda on the 30th, and I just rechecked it and it's only at 90. Is it common that it doesn't increase as expected? I mixed it with some pool water and...

Still slamming, but the deep end is still not clear. It's clearer than when I started, but it's nowhere close to being a safe area to swim in. I bought a Dolphin this weekend, and the stuff that came out of the deep end was astonishing. Here's my other question. I realized midway through...

Pool came with new house. Seller was an investor who never lived in the house and didn't maintain the pool (renters did), so I don't know the pool history. Is this a return that's been capped off? We only have 2 returns, so a 3rd could really be beneficial for circulation in this big pool...

It's hard to appreciate the small changes each day, but the pictures are undeniable!

I think I'm overthinking this. The kit says to use the K-1000 kit daily, but don't I need to know my FC, rather than total chlorine daily? Or do you just assume your TC is = to FC until you do your weekly CC test and it shows otherwise? Sorry for so many questions...pool came with new house...

Using my TF-100, and I'm curious about something... When checking for FC and CC, my sample appears to change from pink to clear, but after sitting for a bit, it gets the slightest pink tinge to it. Do I just go with the first moment it appears clear, ignoring whatever happens after it sits...

Dumb question... I am currently slamming my newly acquired pool. It was cloudy when we bought the house, but blue. You could sort of see the bottom of the shallow end. We neglected the pool while moving and needless to say, it required a SLAM. Here's the question...does my water need to be...