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This morning I got up and noticed a patch of yellow algae on the base of one wall. I tested the water and pool chemistry while not ideal seemed ok enough not to start algae growth. specifically the readings were; Chlorine - 2.0 PH - 7.5 Total Alkalinity - 60 hardness = 350 stabilizer - 40 water...

Regular 'not fancy' laundry bleach has about 5% chlorine, the pool store guy says the chlorine level of the bleach he sells is around 13%. I have no way of knowing if this is true, but it does seem stronger. Is there a standard strength for pool store bleach? Is it worth the extra money over...

It's pretty hot in Florida these days, and the summer thunderstorms are here as well. I notice that at this time of year I sometimes get up in the morning to find clumps of little brown bugs on the surface of my pool. They are definetly alive and appear to be similar to an ant. I'm wondering...

I have a taylor test kit for about two years. the instructions for testing total alkalinity say that after putting in 2 drops of r0007 to then add add 5 drops of r0008. The sample should turn green, and it always has, then add R0009 untill sample turns to red.... But I needed a new bottle of...

About two years ago, I had my pool compeltely resurfaced. Recently I have noticed several small white 'pimples' forming on the pool wall. When I scratched a few of them it appears something is seeping through the pool wall and hardening into a white crystaline substance.....Any idea what this...

At the pool store, they sell two types of acid. The red bottle has a strong, harsh odor whereas the blue does not. Both seem to lower my ph equally well. I wonder is one type better than the other? A neighbor (not a pool pro) told me that the blue won't change TA but the red will. thanks.

I have never heard of this before. My son in law was having a persistant problem that was solved when the pool store diagnosed his problem as something with phosphates. They sold him a product that solved his problem. Sorry he was very sketchy on the details. all he knows is that "phosphate...

First I just want to say that by following the BBB recommendations here for the past year or so, I have had zero problems with my pool water. Great reason to trust the recommendations I get here at TFP. That being said, I need to change the O ring on my filter. I'm wondering if there is a...

I noticed that there are a few trickles of water from my filter. Everything fits snugly, but the o ring is shot. I hesitate to go to my local pool store. Two years ago, I bought an o ring for my stabilizer tab feeder and even though I gave them the exact specs they still sold me the wrong one...

My old vacuum head had brushes and has served me well for the past 7 years. It's looking pretty shabby so I decided to get a new one. Went to 3 pool stores and none of them have vacuum heads with brushes. I explained to them that I liked this type of head and none of them tried to point out...

A few months ago I noticed the clear bristles of my wide brush were floating in the pool and in the filter. I replaced it, but within weeks noticed more bristles. Figuring that the new brush may have had some loose bristles I decided to monitor the situation. It is now nearly two months into...

This is a problem most of you won't have to face for several months, but down here in Florida it's occurring right now. Every morning there is a ring of yellow pollen around the edge of my pool. Just like a bathtub ring. I brush it daily and check the chemicals. The pollen is ugly but doesn't...

I have zero CYA in my pool. I bought granulated CYA and put it in a sock in the skimmer and left the pool pump running as recommended in the TFP pool school. I noticed that the granules seemed to have hardly dissolved at all. They are completely submerged and the pump is running. Is this...

I added chemicals to my newly re-plastered and freshly filled pool. Water is sparkly blue. all numbers are good, TA - 80 CH - 400 Ph - 7.2 except the FC went from 0 to 12 with one application of chlorine. I have a 6600 gallon pool and added 2 gals of chlorine. This seemed like a reasonable...

My pool was recently re-plastered and it was suggested I add clarifier. Don't see it recommended here so I figuered I would ask.

After several years and three "leak experts" I finally gave up on trying to patch the never ending leak problem and had my pool completely resurfaced. I gambled that it wasn't a plumbing problem and was rewarded with a beautifully looking and LEAK FREE pool!!!!. The restorer gave me a list of...

My pool is crystal clear thanks in large part to advice received here. A neighbor however is not so lucky. He has yellow algae and is trying different algecides that give him some temporary repreives but ultimately fail. He won't let me test his water with my taylor 2006 insisting that the...

I have always used muriatic acid with good results to lower ph. I found myself in wal-mart the other day and bought the dry acid they sell. the directions call for "broadcasting" the product, but then this is followed with a warning to make sure no undisolved acid is clumped on the pool floor...

The pool section at my local wal mart sells large bags of arm and hammer baking soda that have been packaged for pool use, not baking. The package gives general guidelines for adjusting both ph and TA. Is there any downside to using baking soda instead of borax for ph?

does adding chlorine bleach raise or lower Ph?

My pool water is crystal clear. typical readings are FC - 10 CYA- 70 PH - 7.6 TA - 100 CH - 350 While reading the ABC's of water chemistry in pool school i came accross the abbreviaton "CSI". I don't know what it stands for but apparantly is important because it refers to the tendency of a...

The weather here is very hot and muggy. This morning I noticed pods of insects floating in my pool. they look like flying ants. This has happened in past summers. They will appear daily for a couple of weeks. the local pool store says there is nothing that can be done. But I was hoping...

My pool is crystal clear with the following numbers being typical fc = 7-9 cya= 70 ta = 100 ch = 350 ph = 7.6 How often should I brush the sides....also is brushing the bottom required or is the vacuum sufficient? thanks

In my taylor K-2006 (Complete FAS-DPD chlorine) My free chlorine test reagents are 1. R-0870 DPD powder 2. R-0871 FAS - DPD tritrating reagent (chlorine) For a 25ml water sample The instructions call for 2 dippers of R-0870 powder (swirl, if free chlorine is present sample will turn pink)...

Using my inline chlorinator and those 3" pucks is just so easy. Problem is that the cya keeps going up and up. Is there a chlorine puck that doesn't contain cya?

My pool has tile all around just under the lip. the correct water level places the water line halfway up these tiles. I noticed today that there are several tiles that have anywhere from 1/2" to 1.5" of grout missing from between tiles. I'm guessing it's easy enough to apply a pool putty or...

My pool balance is pretty good right? FC- 5 PH - 7.6 TA - 100 CH - 450 CYA - 70 If I keep the numbers at, or close to this level, do I ever need to shock? If so why? Won't that drive the FC way high and throw the whole pool out of balance? Sorry for being such a newb, but my pool suffered some...

does the tfteskits cya tester give a numerical read? I have absolutely no faith in the "black dot" tester in my kit. All of the pool stores around here use similar testers and the results can vary tremendously. Ideally i'm looking for a cya test that is both accurate and reasonably easy to use...

Hi, really glad to have found this site. My IG pool was neglected for about 2 years. It had algae problems which were easily solved, but of greater concern is loss of gemcoat due to low/no calcium. I have brought the calcium level up to around 350 and the loss of gemcoat has dramatically...