Recent content by Explorer84

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    Pool Refill AZ- getting started - Order of operations

    Thanks Texas Splash, will post test results once I get my kit. On addition do I have to wait to add until after all of the CYA is gone from the sock before adding muriatic acid and then chlorine with the pump running? Also from reading on forum it appears 15 minutes between steps is normal...
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    Pool Refill AZ- getting started - Order of operations

    Hi All, I recently ordered a TF-100 Test Kit and drained my pool and refilled over the weekend. I went to the local pool store as I had drained my pool before it heated up here in Phoenix, AZ this week. They gave me test results below, I plan to start my own testing following receipt of TF...
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    Hello from AZ

    Hello Everyone, I live in Mesa, AZ and have been testing water and following a local pool store recommendation for two years. The CYA jumped after one year up to 150 this last week. I was using pucks and shock "Chlor Brite" (which also adds CYA from Leslies, and after reading on this forum...