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Hi TFPM, Added chlorine Tuesday, yes. My water is crystal clear and there is no more smell. I haven't been able to find out what cya stands for or what the total hardness is all about. Like I said before, I want to use the BBB meathod, but I'm not sure what the baking soda does or the borax...

Hi There Frustratedpoolmom, It's me luvmypool (s/b frustratedluvmypool), Okay. so the last few days here have been sunny and hot. Just rained yesterday buckets! These are my levels @ 5:30 pm today.... FC 2.4 PH 7.5 TA 140 TH (TOTAL HARDNESS) It turned a pale green/yellow so I...

Hi troublefreepoolmom, 4:00pm EST pool results. FC 5.1 TA 150 TH 30 it turned blue this time w/ 5 drops and 3 drops of the tirant. PH 7.8 It's getting better. We've had very hot days here this past week, sunny & humid. The smell isn't as bad as it was this morning, it's more on...

Frustratedpoolmom, After adding the chlorine last evening and the muratic acid & stabalizer yesterday, these are my pool levels this morning. FC 5/10 PH 7.8 TA 110 TH When I added the Total Hardness indicator, the water only turned a pale yellow. My water is very clear but it does...

Hi Frustratedpoolmom, This is after adding chlorine last evening and 11 oz MA today and tested 1 hour later. Total Chlorine/Total Bromine Test still no color PH test now 7.5 TA test now 200 Total Hardness test still 30 CYA Test (fill to 7 ml with water to be tested & then add cyanuric...

frustratedpoolmom, Thanks. A few questions though. I want to use the BBB method I've read about, so would I still use the muratic acid and the cya/stabalizer/conditioner? Yes, my water is very clear, but I will go add chlorine right now. Thanks again, luvmypool

Dear Moderators: I'm using the HTH 6 way test kit. I've just tested the water here in sunny NH @ 1:30 pm and here are the results. Total Chlorine/Total Bromine Test no color (add 5 drops of OTO and invert to mix) PH test 8.3 (add 5...

I am using a HTH test kit. I'll retest when I get home around 5:00 pm today. Thanks for trying to help me. Kate

Okay, this morning these are my #'s. TH 0 FC 0 PH 8.4 TA 180 CYA 0 What do you think I should do? Notice that the ta# went down from 240 to 180 and the cya went from 100 to 0 again. Didn't do anything accept let the pump run 2 hours at a time 3 times a day since yesterday. Please...

Luvmypool Okay,I only said 4 because the scale didn't go any further and I just pulled that out of my ear! I added bleach, baking soda and borax and the ph went from 6.8 to 8.5, the ta went from 0 to 240 and the cya went from 0 to 100. This is what my levels should be for our pool set up...

Luvmypool Hi Guys, Retested with the liquid drops test kit and came up with basically the same #'s. I imput them into the pool calculator and came up with this... add 57 oz bleach 6lb and 11 oz of baking soda 44 oz of borox. I'll let that settle for a few hours and retest. Thanks again.

Thanks. I used the dipstick method. Someone just bought me the drops test kit but the directions are limited just like me when it comes to all this. Believe it or not, I own a business and do the accounting for 3 other businesses but I just can't seem to wrap my head around this pool level...

Jason, Waterbear, SeanB, I filled our pool with town water last week and it has rained everyday since. This year I want to use the BBB method but I'm still a novice at this pool thing and want to make sure I do this right. These are the levels of my pool H2O this morning. I figured out the...

Luvmypool We started our 4th last night with friends by having dinner, playing card & yes drinking. We were the only ones who had to drive home so I drank and my husband had 2 beers in the course of 6 hours. Yes, you guessed it, he got pulled over and arrested for dwi and I was the one who was...

Okay, I picked up the HTH drop kit and wow my numbers and colors don't match anything. Here's what I got when I used the dip stick test. Total Hardness 0--dark blue Free Chlorine/Bromine 10/20--dark dark purple s/b light purple 2.4-3.6 PH 6.2 light orange s/b medium orange 7.2-7.5 Total...

Thanks. I will go to WM on my lunch break and get the bleach and test kit. I assume that I should test the pool then use the pool calculator? I never realized how serious chemical pool maintenance was. Thanks for all your help Jason & Mom. My adoptive Mom passed away 2 days ago and one of my...

Do you mean regular bleach like Clorox? How many gallons of bleach should I add and how long after should I wait before I test the pool water? I knew between you and Jason that I would get some good advise. Thanks for responding so quickly.

Thanks. I use those dip strips so I'm not sure I can get you any numbers, can I?

We have a put up & take down Sand N Sun pool we purchased at Wally World this summer. I've always used (past 2 years) chlorine tablets and ph plus and my pool has always looked great. Around the first of July I thought I had sand in my pool and much to my chagrin...it's alge. I vacuumed added...

Thanks. I had a feeling that would be the answer. A girl can always hope! Oh well, it should be nice here for the next 2 weeks so you can guess what we'll be doing this weekend. Thanks again. I love this new site I've discovered!

Wow, what a great site I've stumbled upon. We're second year pool owners and there is still plenty we have to learn about pool maintanence. Can't wait until I have a question for everyone. Kate & Jeannot

I live in northern NH. Lakes freeze from late November on. What's the difference between the above ground pools with the hard sides and liners oppose to mine which is like a really thick liner.

I We have a Sand N Sun soft sided pool with a metal frame. Has anyone ever kept their pool up during the winter months? Is it possible to just let some of the water out and add one of those balloon/balls for winterizing?