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I have gone crossed eyed more times than I can count staring into that Dang googly eye. I have definitely wanted to throw it across the yard a few times.

And just ***** and gigs here’s the new reagent in the old test tube at 70.

So the new test kit came in…. Y’all this CYA testing, WHEW. I’m getting 40!! I did the new reagents first, then old reagents, and then to compare I put the old reagents in the old test tube… 40,40,70. 🤯

Day 5! We’re not 100% yet, but I can actually see the print on the vinyl in the deep end! Chlorine seems to have held up really well overnight although I can’t test the CC since I’ve been out of the reagent for a long time. New test kit says it will be here today, hopefully I won’t have to get...

I did mix it by hand. I also mixed it by hand this morning before doing anything with the pool and got 90…. So maybe it is the speed stir? When I got 70 this evening, I also did the 50/50 and even at 40 I could still see the black dot very clearly. I have wasted quite a bit since Sunday. I...

Well today has been a busy pool day. I’m glad I took off the week to get the pool ready for summer time. Fingers crossed, but I think that after doing a good backwash this morning, followed by vacuuming to waste and then refilling that maybe my CYA is finally at a more acceptable level. 🤞 Also...

I have another question for the pros today. I’m gonna vacuum the pool today and I as I likely need to waste a substantial amount of water anyways I was going to vacuum to waste, which I have never done. I have a dedicated suction line for a vacuum, but what would be the best steps to follow...

I have already ordered the TF-100 it shipped today. I was using what I had and was not happy with the CYA results I received so I thought I would compare with Leslie's. Obviously not the right call, but it was the easiest since getting a new test kit will take a minimum of 3 days.

I have the speed stir from Taylor tech. So I add 7ml (measured with a medical syringe) of pool water and 7ml of CYA solution into the mixing cylinder and let the speed stir mix for 30+ seconds. I rinse out the syringe, fill it with the mixed solution and then slowly add to the CYA test tube...

This is the 50/50, I’m getting 70ish maybe 75? So 150? 😩

My pool is sitting at about 64 degrees right room temp around 74? Will temp make a big enough difference? I’ll do the 50/50 and see what I get.

I don’t remember what I added before November (when I typically stop adding chems to the pool). Maybe I shocked the Crud out of it sometime time in September and don’t remember, but even still I wouldn’t have expected my CYA to go up that much. I also use the effects of adding calculator on the...

Thank you! I don’t know why I didn’t think about this.

Yes it was running for longer than that and have retested 3 times, the most recent the pump has been running for >24hours and still testing >100.

I have never paid for a pool service. I have been doing it by myself for the past 6 years. This is what my pool looked like yesterday before any chemical addition or testing. I don’t generally use pucks, but I added maybe 4 over the winter to try and help slow the algae growth. Our pool isn’t...

I’m slamming my pool right now so I’m actually targeting higher chlorine levels than that. My CYA was my mine concern, I’m ok with my CYA at 70 as that Texas sun will eat my chlorine up quick, but at >100 I’m putting out $$$ for the amount of liquid chlorine I need to get a proper SLAM level.

Wow, the snarky-ness is a bit high compared to the last time I posted in this group. I always test and maintain my pool on my own, without using Leslie’s overpriced Crud, but my reagents are old, which is why I was questioning their validity. My CYA hasn’t been this high in a very long time and...

It’s pool opening time and I wanted to see if my reagents were accurate or not. Other than my chlorine I’m getting some vastly different results with my Taylor K2006 test kit compared to what Leslie’s got today. Is it my reagents or something else?