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Hi-I've been using the TFP method for a few years and pool looks great. Lately I have sand by the jets. I had a pool guy out and he said I needed a new filter at the cost of $1,200-commercial grade-which seemed a little much. I went on you tube and it seems that my lateral assembly my be the...

Hello Back again after an endless Chicago winter. I'm getting a new liner installed next week with water being trucked in after. I have used the TFP method for 2 years with wonderful results. I'm pretty confident in the method but have a few questions about my new water fill. I know I need to...

Our pool will be closed next week by our usual pool company. For the first time at opening, I instructed them not to add any chemicals as I now add them myself, thanks to BBB:) I know I have to shock for a couple days and bring down my PH (it was a little high at todays check)and add Ployquat...

I had to add CYA this year for the first time-tested at zero at opening and added to get to 30- This had been fine since we've had little sunshine and swimming up til now. I got my FC to 6 last night and today 4 people swam and it was sunny. I just checked my FC and it was 2. I'm thinking I may...

Last year I found this site, and had the best water in 10 years of pool ownership-my cya was HIGH and with partial drains and fills, was able to manage a fairly high cya level for the summer (75). Now I am getting ready to open my pool, so I checked my cya level and its at ZERO. We've have...

I will be using our usual pool closer this Sept-what do I need to do before hand with the BBB method? This is my first summer with this method-should I increase my chlorine the week of closing and tell them not to any any additiona chemicals? Also, next spring when they open the pool, should I...

I have been testing with the TF-100 test kit all summer. I ran out of the red ph drops that came with the kit (R-0014) and ordered new drops that I thought were the same. The new drops are R-0004- to be used with the with 2000 Series(per label). The reading I got with the new drops was a ph...

Just curious...I always use the diluted method to check my FC level because I have a higher CYA Level and keep my FC pretty high-this saves me on drops. I use 1/2 pool water and 1/2 distilled water. I ran out of distilled so I used water that I was going to dump from my de-humidifyer for the...

What is reverse osmosis, how much is the cost and does a pool co. do that or who?

I'm panning on doing a few partial drains (1-2'each time) and refill to get my cya way down. It's at well over 100 (probably 200). At what point in my refilling should I test and be at a managable level. What would a good cya level be?

How can I get a K2006 test kit. I use the strips now and not convinced the readings are correct. My FC registers nothing even after just dumping in 24lbs of chlorine granuals.

I've had my pool for 10 years- the first 7 having no problems. The past 2 years I have not been able to keep ANY Free Chlorine- I've add Hundreds of lbs of Super Sol. Cholorine and it wont register. My Ph is ok-Aside from draining and starting over any suggestions? Anyone have good results with...