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    Salt Testing

    I had Leslie's test our water - now I know to steer clear of them - however, they said my salt level is 2689 and I need to add three bags. My aqualink app says the salt is 3400. And I used my TF-Pro test kit to measure the salt and I came up with 3600. Is the test from the kit known to be the...
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    Total Alkalinity (TA)

    ok great! thank you so much!
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    Total Alkalinity (TA)

    Yes I have the kit and have been using it. Because we are new to this we don't totally trust ourselves so sometimes we take a water sample to the pool store but this popped up today and was confusing. Thank you! I will just go with TFP and the calculator and trust it. I just find it difficult to...
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    Total Alkalinity (TA)

    We have a gunite pool with a saltwater generator. The TFP and pool calculator app says our ideal TA should be 60-80. However, all Google searches and our local pool store says the ideal should be 80-120. Which is correct? The pool store is telling me to add Alkalinity up, however. it is testing...
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    Intro

    Good Morning! Just here to introduce myself. Thank you for the warm welcome. This is our first pool and we feel like we know nothing! This website has helped a ton - thank you. Our pool hasn’t even passed inspection yet but we need to get it all ready chemical wise bc it’s just sitting...