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I love my TF-100 test kit from tftestkits - I do. I love the accuracy and simplicity in instructions. I've also had (started with back 10 years ago) the Taylor K-2006. I also loved my K-1000 for a quick and dirty pH and quick chlorine test until I got my salt water chlorine generator (SWCG)...

In the spring, I usually have to waste some water to bring the level down (I do so when backwashing or vacuuming so make the best of the waste). If we have a fairly wet spring I might dump thousands of gallons. Then summer comes. Here in my corner of Maryland it has been hot and very dry...

I finally broke down and made the switch to a SWCG because the availability and climbing price of liquid chlorine was taking away from my enjoyment of the pool. I bought the Circupool RJ-45 Plus, which is 'sized' for a 45,000 gallong pool. My pool is around 24k gallons, and the increase in...

So I've read comments about testing before adding any salt when converting to salt water pool, but usually it says something like 'you might already have 500ppm.' I measured and I have 1200ppm via Taylor K-1766. In ground freeform pool (kidney) with spa est 22k gallons This pool was...

My pool sits on a hill, such that the pump and filter is below the pool. The main pool is easy as I can insert threaded plugs at the skimmer for the main drain. The spa side is hard because if water is in the spa it wants to gravity feed down to the pump area - meaning water is in the freeze...

I've been a Lifetime Supporter here and started keep up my pool using the methods recommended here 8 years ago. I started with the K-2006C and bought replacement reagents through TFTeskkits since. My test kit was pretty beat up and the vials needed replaced etc. so I bought a new TF-100 kit...

I have a pool with at attached ~8' diameter spa. I need to replace the eyeball fittings on the spa, which are 1.5" inside fittings (press fit, no threads). What size eyeball should I get? I see there are different orifice sizes, and I am not sure what is best. My concerns would be creating...

I finally got my heat pump (HP21104T) installed. I have an IG pool with a spillover spa. Clearly you only heat the spa on a day that you plan to use it (in our case, we figure on special occasions or when we have guests). Are there any special concerns with regard to heating it too fast and...

I am adding some picutes of my water to show how it looks right after removing the safety cover. It looks a lot better than it did when the pool company opened it last year when I was buying the house (I required they open it so I could see it before buying). Is this about normal, or should it...

A lot has been said about heat pumps vs propane / natural gas so I won't go there :-D I bought a house with a pool last May, and it has a propane heater which had been disconnected from the pool. I can only assume it had been leaking, or I would guess they would have left it connected and...

I am a new pool owner this year as I bought a house with a pool in May and am closing for the first time - wish me luck! The awesome tips in "Closing an Inground Pool" has a tip about closing with the water solidly below 60deg, which I planned on doing. Because of the leaves falling wose and...

I purchased a home with a plaster in ground pool early this summer. Knowing ahead of time that I would be getting a pool, I read the pool school and forums thoroughly so that by the time I closed on the house, I could start to care for the pool. I wrote into the offer for the house that they...