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I have been working on trying to get my pool clear for over a week now. Part of it is my own fault as I didn't read as deep as I should have before starting out! Usually when we get our pool ready, we drain it, scrub it, and refill it. This time I decided to try and just fill it and chemical...

It was the information in Recommended Pool Chemicals. I was in a rush and did not read thoroughly through that section, just skimmed it! Thanks for all the information. I enjoyed reading about CYA and how it works. I am so grateful for troublefree pool and everyone here. Being able to...

I have been using troublefree pool for a number of years now and I love it. We just got our pool set up this year, cool summer so far, and I wanted to review how to add chemicals. I mostly remember, just like to refresh my memory, problem is I can't find where the information on how to add...

I have an older pool and filter system. I am trying to replace the cartridge filter which has a dirt catcher inside. My filter is a Jacuzzi CFR 50, 9 15/16ths wide by 10" long. It has a dirt catcher inside. What I am concerned about is that I can find a replacement filter, Unicel C-9650...

The sorts of things in the cartridge filter are small thin pieces of vegetation that slip through all the 1/4 inch holes in the skimmer basket in the pool intake, and the even smaller holes in the skimmer basket right before the filter. There hasn't been a lot of debris (except for the first...

Just wanted to update you, only took one day of shocking and the pool had no CC and no OCLT loss overnight. I have had a bit of fluctuation in the pH. It was high for a reading again. I didn't take any action that day and the next day it was normal. Now it is a little low, 6.8 pH, but I...

I was testing the water on the table next to the couch, so fell asleep on the couch. Love the image though! Okay so back from vacation, so haven't connected with my pool sitter yet and didn't get the results on the OCLT, so here is the current state and my plan. Tonight, pH was >8.2 FC = 0 CC...

Hi. I am pool sitting for Robyn. The water looks great. Could there be Algae in clear looking water? I am tryin to get the hang of testing and using pool math.

Okay, we will do that overnight.

Ok, due to time constraints I didn't get to deal with my pool yesterday except to test the water (fell asleep and didn't add chemicals). Here are results from the tests Tues. night (no chemicals had been added since Monday where I added 32 oz of bleach twice 3 hrs apart, added stabilizer of...

So I had been putting in about 32 oz every few days (1/2 of a small bottle), but last night I looked at advice people gave me for last year when I didn't have a test kit yet and it said to put in a 1/2 gallon, so that is what I did last, though I put 32 oz in around 8pm and then another 32 oz in...

I am getting my pool going this year and have a few questions. By the way Trouble Free Pool helped me keep my pool clean and sparkling all last summer! The pool has been up for a week or so and I didn't do much outside of adding some chlorine because I had stashed my test kit away so good I...

Thanks Kim. Yes the Pool run time article in pool school did help. My pool is a beautiful sparkly blue right now! I am using the CYA/Chlorine chart to determine how much chlorine to keep in my pool. Even though my pool is fairly balanced right now, it really smelled like chlorine yesterday...

After years of never getting the pool water really balanced, I was astonished when today when all of my readings were in the range I wanted them to be. Yesterday, my pH was down, TA was down, and CYA was down. So I carefully figured out what to add (thank you so much for PoolMath!). Today FC...

Ok, let's hear it for re-reading the directions! No wonder it turned out better when my son did the CC test than when I did. It looks like the CC is between .5 and 1, because after one drop it was almost clear, just the very faintest hint of pink, so I am going to slam again this morning and...

So I did have a loss of 2.5 in the OCLT test so I brought the FC up today, adding enough bleach for it to reach 12. My reading tonight is 13. I tried to test for CC but the water just kept getting pinker and pinker. I tried to move through the FC test quickly. When I put the 5 drops of...

Ok, thanks for the photo. Nowhere on the laminated instructions does it say FAS/DPD (there it says Chlorine Drop Test). But it does say FAS/DPD on the bottle of R-0871 (where I never noticed it until now :) ). I will do the OCLT tonight and then go from there. Thanks.

Ok, I am a bit confused. I do not have a FAS-DPD test kit, I just bought the TF-100 thinking that would cover everything. So, do I have to order a FAS-DPD test kit before I can slam (which means another 5-7 business days of waiting)? Also, in rereading the info on the slam, it says that I...

I put the CYA in a sock in the skimmer and it is almost all dissolved after a day and a half. Here are my readings at the moment, K1000 test kit Chlorine was =>5 and the pH was at 7.2. Doing the CPD, the FC was 9.5 and CC was 1.0. 2 days ago my pH was 8.2, but it has come down. Should I...

Yes it is a cartridge filter. Thanks.

Thanks for the suggestion Kim. I do have a couple of straw brooms around. I do have a question about the CYA. Texas Splash, you said to put the CYA in a sock near the return. In pool school I read to put it in a sock in the skimmer basket ( Pool School - Recommended Pool Chemicals ). My...

Disregard this post, pump was sitting on something that was making it rattle. All fixed now! So I am adding my chemicals now. Okay, new problem with adding chemicals. My pump is making a funny clanking noise so I don't think i should run it until I can get someone to look at it. Hopefully...

Yes, I am going to do that today. Thanks.

Ok, got my new test kit, have been doing the minimum. No bleach added Wednesday. Here are the results: K1000 test kit chlorine .5 ppm & PH 6.8. Other tests FC .5, CC 1.5, TC 2.0 CH 50, TA 40, CYA 0. Could someone walk me through how I start "fixing" the pool. The water looks clean...

Thanks chem geek. I do understand that once a bromine pool always a bromine pool. We have an above ground pool that is taken down and put away for the winter, then set up again in the summer and filled with fresh water. Being in the Pacific Northwest, there is a small window for an above...

Thanks everyone! Just to be clear, I used the bromine two years ago. I live in northwest Washington and so our pool is only a summer pool, so we just put it up for this year. So no need to worry about bromine, none used this year. Also, haven't used any products in the pool yet this year...

Hi! I am very glad to have found TFP. We've had an above ground pool that we bought used and have been enjoying for the last few years. Figuring out what amount of chemicals to add to my pool and how to interpret testing has been a challenge. I have done the best I could with limited...