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I want to say a big thanks to TPF for this website and forum. I have been using the TFP method for 3 years now and it has been wonderful. We opened our pool last week to a green pond complete with tadpoles, and after performing a SLAM this week I was able to enjoy the pool today. Thanks...

I am not a pool expert at all,but I think they are trying to pull one over on you. I have a gunite pool also and we do not drain and power wash it when we open it.

Well it is obviously magic because I didn't add any metal out and my pool water is no longer green and is clear! Yay! Question since I ordered and have metal out should I go ahead and add it now before I get my levels perfect? We have had problems with staining every year which is why we...

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My pool is still clear green this morning. I purchased some HTH Metal Control that should be here tomorrow. In the meantime what should I be doing? Here are my readings from this morning: FC 7.0 CC 0 pH. 7.0 Alk. 50 CH 40 I just added the stabilizer in a sock yesterday so I didn't take that...

We recently drained and painted our gunite pool. We finished refilling it 5 days ago but had a pump issue that my husband fixed today so I wasn't able to add chemicals till today. I have been using the TFP method for the past 2 year which has been great and easy. I tested the water and of...

Thanks everyone for your help. This morning my pool is back blue so I guess whatever happened was a temporary hiccup. I have been using the TFP method for the past 3 years and this was the first time I ever had a hiccup but it didn't last long. Thanks again!!!!

Hi everyone. I didn't read the replies about metal till just now and of course last night I started a SLAM as was what I last read as recommended. I hope I didn't mess anything up. I lower the PH last night and added the SLAM amount of bleach. This afternoon after work I tested and my FC was at...

Before I left all on vacation all levels were good. I added a gallon of bleach about a day before I left. Yesterday the water was clear and blue. I added the 2 gallons of 8.25 bleach last night after dark. I got the measurement of 42 CYA because it wasn't quite to 40 between the 40 and 50...

I need some advice. My 18,000 gunite pool has looked great all summer. Just got back from a week vacation and pool still looked great. Didn't have time to test last night but I figured with the high heat in my area the chlorine was low so I added 2 jugs of Clorox 8.25% bleach last night and woke...

According to poolmath my target CYA is 40. 2 days ago when I checked it it was 35. How often should I be checking my numbers and should I add some more stabilizer? My sock is empty. I just added it 5 days ago.

It was 8.25% bleach that I added. And the Taylor k 2006 kit I am using I just purchased and the agents don't expire till late 2016. I appreciate your comments. I guess I am just shocked how well my pool has turned out without having to spend big $$$$ like I usually spend at the pool store. I...

Hi. We recently drained and refilled our IG 22000g guinite pool. This is my first year to follow the TFP method and it has been great! In fact things are going to good which has me worried that maybe it really isn't correct :). 4 days ago I added a gallon and a half of bleach, added baking...

Yes that was a typo. I used unscented bleach. I will keep an eye on the pool and hope it clears up. Thanks!

Hi. I set up my signature yesterday so I am not sure why it didn't show. I filled my pool with city municipal water (memphis,tn water- some of the best drinking water around). My target CYA is 40 and I used walmart brand I scented bleach 8.6. - - - Updated - - - Signature still didn't show up...

We recently drained and refilled the pool and I am following the TFP methods. Just added chemicals 2 days ago. My shallow end is super clear but deep end is a little hazy. Here are my readings from my Taylor 2006 test kit today. Any suggestions? FC 6 CC .25 pH 7.6 Alk 90 Ch 50 Yesterday the...

Great thanks. So do u think should I add more clorax?

I used solid. I filled up 2 socks. One I placed in the skimmer basket. The other is hanging I the pool in front of a jet. Is this correct?

thanks everyone for the advice. I think I will just try to raise my pH and wait to see what my CYA is tomorrow since I just added it last night. According the poolmath my FC should be 4 which is what I measured. Should I add some more chlorine to try to raise it a bit?

Hi. I have an inground gunite pool 22,000g. Recently drained and refilled it. Added some Clorox and baking soda yesterday and have a sock full of stabilizer in the return. Purchased a Taylor K-2006 today and just tested. Here are my results. Could you please suggest what I need to do next...

Hi. The water is from a municipal water source (memphis,TN) and no we do not get iron stains in the toilet. Actually Memphis water is known for tasting so good right out of the tap. The reason we drained and painted our pool was because it stained badly last summer and nothing we did could get...

Hi everyone. I am a newbie here :). We drained and painted our 22,000 g guinite pool the past week and have filled it back up with tap water and are ready to balance the water. Took a water sample to the pool store and the pH was 6 and the total alkalinity was 40. They said we needed to put a...