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I am planning on using borax to get the pH up. The pool pump had been circulating for about 2 hours before I tested. I also scrubbed the sides and bottom, which agitated and stirred the water even more before testing. Current water temp is around 60 degrees. I thought the low pH was strange...

Opened my pool up, had my standard white cloud. Initial test results: FC- 0 CC-1 pH - < 7.0 (taylor kit stops there) CYA -0 TA - 120 So, I have begun the bleach assault, and the water is clearing. My question is regarding the TA and pH. The base demand test recommends around 8 lbs of soda...

OK, so I followed BBB to a T last year and had the easiest summer of pool maintenance. I was committed to closing my pool better to avoid spring issues like I had last year. I closed in october (I live in Michigan) with a high FC level and lots of polyquat, and not a speck of dirt in the pool...

Quick update: Tested the water after vacuuming and brushing, about 5 hours after the test this morning: FC - 9.5 CC - 1 So, free chlorine is still being eaten, although I am not sure how much of this loss was due to it being daytime vs. organic matter reactions. I have added 4 lbs. of...

Thanks Paul! Ok, I got up and checked the pool at 8:30 this morning. And guess what? For the first time in the 2010 pool season, I saw...........wait for it.....................THE POOL DRAIN IN THE DEEP END!! It's working! Spotted a little area of leaves that had evaded the blind...

Ok, checked it after the last addition of clorox, down to 6ppm FC and 1ppm CC. So, because it's night, I added 4 jugs and called it a night. Based on the pool calculator, that should take it from 6 ppm FC to around 24. I am assuming the chlorine consumption continues so I exceeded the shock...

Thanks for the help zea, but I believe your calcs were based on a 10000 gallon pool, so cut those in half for mine. I am going to get some stabilizer tomorrow morning and get that dissolving. I just checked my numbers after the recent addition of chlorine, and my FC was 4.2 and CC was 0.4...

Thanks for the advice duraleigh! I just got back from my run, and my free chlorine was 0.2 ppm, and combined was 0.8. My pH, after adding 20 lbs of borax and waiting 2 hours, had crept up to about 7. So, I added clorox to shock levels again, added some more borax, and we'll see where it's at...

Thanks! Ok, I added the correct amount of borax and I will retest in a couple hours. After I added the borax, I waited 10 minutes or so (watched the end of the soccer game!) and then re-read the "how to shock your pool" article in pool school. I went back outside, and added 3 jugs of clorox...

OK, I got my new Taylor k-2006, and just tested my water. Currently the appearance is still cloudy, but improving (slowly, if at all). Last night, my wife and I added 6 big jugs of clorox, which according to the poolcalculator added about 26 ppm free chlorine. Here are the results: FC - 0.4...

That raises an interesting question: IF lower pH helps chlorine do its job better, and I am trying to clear a clouded pool, what is the lowest pH that you should hit to maximize chlorine effectiveness safely? Things to consider before answering: vinyl liner no ladder or metallic objects in...

Jason- thanks a ton for helping me out and for taking the time to answer my questions! One last set and I will leave you alone for a while :) I have also been using the phenol red test for pH, and I thought that it was a faint orange color, which is in the proper range. I got the 7.6 value...

Thanks for the quick response! Well, that makes me feel better about the cloud, because it must be the chlorine working on something. Here are the numbers I just got from the pool store. pH- 8.2 (from all the bleach I've been using?) TC- 3 ppm FC - 3 ppm TA - 160 TH - 130 CYA- 35 I have a...

Hello! Just joined today, and I have to say THANK YOU ALL for providing this site and the information it provides. I finally have a place I can go for information that I trust. My problem, like so many others, is persistent cloud. Had it last year for most of the summer (i had no idea what I...