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Have you tested again and gotten the same results? I have made mistakes while testing such as filling water to the wrong level or adding too much reagent.

Adding borates does not affect the total amount of acid required. You use just as much acid as you did before, you just add larger quantities less often, for the same total amount. Put another way, borates cause a fixed amount of acid or base to shift the PH less than it did before. Sorry to...

Oh There is one negative I forgot to mention earlier, the plastic wheels on the grill have cracked so the grill does not roll. The fact that the wheels are plastic they obviously will not last forever and held up for a few years. We only move the grill a few feet everytime we use it so the use...

I did alot of research on bbqs while I was looking for one for my father. The brinkmann grills had the best reviews online and were recommended on several forums it was also the budget grill on consumer reports. The the grill also has a bottle opener on it which is something I really liked. My...

I would check out this site http://www.monoprice.com/home/index.asp some good deals and you tube videos on wiring. They have a you tube video on fishing wires through a fire block like you were concerned about.

The Leslies by me does a halfway decent job depending on which employee does the test. They use Taylor reagents have a speedstir and were pretty close to my readings.

I am not sure how things are out in AZ but i am in CA and recently purchased a bank owned home with a pool and mine was a big mess. Also every single bank owned house with a pool I looked at was cloudy or green with things swimming in it as well as several posts from people with the same...

So I tested yesterday and got about 55 60 I'm taking the pucks out of the chlorine feeder and going with liquid. Does the fact that I live in southern california and my pool is in direct sunlight all day mean I need a higher CYA level or does that not matter?

The test you performed was the CYA test not the TA test. Here is a link to help with your testing. http://www.troublefreepool.com/extended-test-kit-directions-t25081.html Since your cya test was at 0 I would recommend adding CYA or conditioner to your pool to keep you from Losing chlorine. I...

So last Sunday the pool store said my CYA was 60. Friday I tested again I got around 55. The following day Saturday I took it to the pool store and they said it was 40. Previous tests at the pool store have also differed one was 30 then 50 then 40. I will test it again myself and post my...

Does the cya slowly go away or eventually go away. I have Leslies tabs and it doesn't say they contain copper but that doesn't mean they couldn't.

I know most of you use the bbb method. I have heard some say they use them when they go on vacation. Are there any reasons for not using them besides CYA? Do they put other stuff in the water besides chlorine and CYA?

The pool school that they are referring to is on this site. From my browser there is circle link that says pool school on it and it is on the top right just below the trouble free pool banner. I believe there is a link to it from the home page as well.

Someone said that phosphates are to algae as timber is to fire. So if that's the case wouldnt having high phosphate levels make an algae problem that much worse. And wouldn't the high phosphate levels cause a problem faster than if there were lower levels.

I have a chlorine feeder with pucks since im lazy and dont want to add liquid chlorine everyday plus they add cya to the water for me. I was using the pool perfect phos free stuff you mentioned and of course it was recommended by one of the employees at Leslies. I haven't used it for a few weeks...

So on the site it says phosphate levels are not important? Does anyone have a good explanation as to why? I know that if my chlorine levels are correct I'm not going to have an algae problem. However sometimes I am gone or neglect the pool and have found my chlorine level at zero. Will having...

If you have tablets put a glove on and scrub the spots with the tablet. If the tablet gets rid of them it's probably algae.

If you have a home depot near you that rents tools you can rent a submersible pump and hose to drain the pool it's around 50 bucks for the day. They also rented the pump for 4 hours which might work better for you since you are only draining half the pool. I have like a drainage system in the...