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i meant free cya, as in not paying for a cya test. i don't care to go back to a pool store. so i may end up purchasing a tf test kit after all. i did the chlorine test using half pool water and half nonchlorine water. it came to about 4 ppm, so my TC is at 8ppm. i'm guessing that my cya is...

someone should develop a free cya test.

yeah - it's at least bright orange. but closer to red than yellow. I'll try the diluted method tonight (after I check it again). Hopefully the sun will beat it to death today and give me a better result. so is it safe to swim in?

so if my total chlorine should be some shade of yellow, and it's actually closer to a shade of red that measures the pH, is that safe to swim in?

good info. i'm thinking of splurging on a better kit. the walmarts in this area only sell aqua chem products and they aren't the easiest to read. i just got back today and tested the pool. The pH was about 7.1, so I added about 14 oz of borax. The chlorine was off the chart still...

do you have any recommendations for a good, inexpensive sand filter and pump for an intex pool?

So I should have upped the pH before shocking? I see that I typed 7.5 - it actually read 7.6. I'll check it Tuesday when I get back (first thing) and add some Borax if necessary. Should I shock it when I get home, or just add a little chlorine to treat it?

So I'm leaving town tomorrow and won't be back until Tuesday. Since I'm the only one that knows how to take care of the pool, I need some pointers on what to do before I leave. I shocked the pool for the first time tonight (added about 134 oz of bleach per the pool calculator) and added two 3...

i'm happy to say that my pool is CLEAR!!! We got in last night and enjoyed a couple of hours. Thanks for all the help you folks gave me.

that's good info. I'll check different walmarts (although I've checked three already). Thanks again.

I did get a 3 way test kit (they didn't have the 6 way) at walmart. so i can at least test the chlorine an pH. If I can find the 6 way, I'll do that. I'll definitely keep an eye on it and probably test it everyday until I get a handle on things. the pool was looking very good this morning...

i need a pickup, so if you let me have it for, oh, say, $68, I'd come pick it up today!!! As for the pool, today is much better. last night it got about 22oz of metal magic and a new filter, and a new filter this morning. as i washed the filter, it was very easy to see that the water was...

i would like send out an endorsement to TF Test Kits. i called and talked to them and they wouldn't sell me a kit because he was convinced it wouldn't solve my problem. that speaks volumns about that company and their integrity. So. Now i'm going back to the store on the way home to purchase...

and to answer the question on how the water is looking - it's still green. Not nearly as bad, but still not beautifully clear yet.

and the only thing close to a sequestrant i have would be the aqua-chem scale metal and stain control and i just called back to make sure, and the iron and copper readings are correct. they test for those standard, and they are saying that they read 0. she remembered me and said they just...

Well, they tested for metals after the other tests were done (now i remember the guy asking the girl if she tested for them and she said no - but retested). thats when they found the phosphate issue, so it may not have made it to this sheet that they gave me. So the phosphates aren't something...

at long last - the test results from my friends at Premier Pools & Design in Wilson, NC: FC & TC = 5.2ppm CC = 0ppm pH=7 (he recommended pH up - i have borax at home) Hardness=80ppm Alkalinity=127ppm CA=10ppm Copper and Iron= 0ppm Total Dissolved Solids = 200ppm Phosphates= ~1500ppm He...

I just called a local pool supply store and told them what was going on (i wasn't able to get a sample of the water due to storms this morning). they agreed that it sounded like the metals reacting to the chlorine and that all they could offer to treat it was a product called Flock Out. they...

I do not have a water softener. Either way, draining the pool is really not an option at this point. like I said, this is the second time in two weeks we've filled it and i really don't want to stress the well any more than I have to. How much water does the pool store need and do they...

Thanks for the reply. Since all i have to test the water is test strips, I don't know that the results from that will help. I can swing by walmart tomorrow to see if they have the 6 way test mentioned on this board in pool school. hopefully tomorrow evening I can provide the results from...

So for three weeks i have been battling the leveling of our new Intex pool. I finally got it level last Monday and started filling it (from our well). Today it is full (i only filled a couple of hours per day to prevent from putting too much stress on the pool). Of course, I didn't bother to...