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Good Morning, Once again, I am grateful for this site in helping me maintain my pool. I am using a TF-100 test kit: 1. I opened the pool on 5/3 2. water was way low, so I filled it overnight 3. 5/4 : added 1.5 packs HTH Shock 4. 5/5: readings FC = 7, TA = 20, CYA = 0 5. added chlorine, baking...

Ran the diluted CYA test and took the 50 from the test tube mark and multiplied by 2 to get 100. Still high.

Yes Patrick. The solution eventually turned clear after testing my patience! I was going to stop at 20 or 25 drops but decided to keep going all the way to 45 drops. PH was about 7.8 Thanks. - - - Updated - - - Thanks for the clarification on those colors Tim. The analogies make it more...

Good Morning Everyone, Opened the pool on Saturday with TF-100 Kit readings of: FC = .5 CC = 0 TA = 80 CYA = 120 (very subjective and not quite sure I get it yet) Wanted to bring my chlorine levels up to 4 so added 106 oz of 8.25 bleach and 4 lbs of baking soda according to Pool Math Calcs...

Well, being a pool owner for just over 2 weeks, I'm just beginning to understand the chemicals. The TF 100 Test Kit instruction card states, "CH is mostly relevant to masonry pools" and that "too much calcium in any pool (vinyl, fiberglass or masonry) can cause cloudiness issues in your water...

Hi Folks, Tested the pool this morning with the TF 100 and the readings were as follow: CL = 5 PH = 7.8 FC = 7.5 CC = .5 CH = 125 TA = 120 CYA = 50 From the surface, the pool looks clear but when viewing from underwater, the pool is cloudy. Apparently the CH needs to be up beyond 300 and to...

That's exactly what I just did Richard. I just don't know how much to add. After adding a gallon, how long shall I wait before testing again to determine if more needs to be added? Thanks.

pH was slightly above 7.2.

Hi Folks, First off, this is an extremely helpful site since I was going to buy a book, or two, or three to try to get up to speed. As a precursor to posting my test results, I have been using those test strips daily for about a week. When free chlorine was low, I'd add a gallon or two of...