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Wal-Mart in Fuquay Varina, NC has a pallet and a half of 10% for $3.20/gallon. It's in the garden center, both inside and outside sections

I have a TF-100 KIT. I just updated all of the chemicals

Pool Essentials Chlorine from WalMart. I've been using this for several years - - - Updated - - - I just hose them off with water and put them back in.

Thanks, I'll give that a try

Recently, for the past month or so, when I add liquid chlorine to my pool the water turns cloudy. I have not changed anything with the way I maintain our pool except we purchased a Dolphin Premier robotic cleaner a few months ago. The cloudiness starts where I add the chlorine but spreads to the...

I decided to add borates to my pool this year after reading all of the various posts on the positive effects of borates. In an attempt to make things a bit easier I opted for the boric acid method. I order my boric acid from The Chemistry Store. Great customer service and very fast shipping by...

Here are the test number from this morning. We opened the pool 10 days ago, brought pH to 7.4, TA to 80 and shocked to 15. The CYA and calcium hardness tests were run 3 times each to verify the results. The water is crystal clear with no haze what so ever with the light on at night. The water...

No, they do not smear. They are hard and crumble into fine particles.

I wll order a speed-stir when I re-order kit supplies and try again.

I have tried more than once with a puck, 10 - 30 minutes. No appreciable results. CYA is another test I have trouble getting consistent readings. I have even tried taking multiple water samples to 3 different pool store and even their readings are inconsistent. (which is why I bought the TF100...

I follow the instructors in the kit, 20 drops of R-0010 and mix, 5 drops of R0011L and mix. The solution is RED. I add R-0012 one drop at a time but I get wildly different results each test. It takes 11 - 30 drops to turn BLUE and sometimes it will not turn BLUE at all, just GREENish. I have...

I was wondering about calcium as a possibility as well, however I am unable to get a stable CH reading with my TF100. I don't have photos of the deposits but I do have some underwater videos. They are a blurry as the camera didn't want to focus up close, but you will be able to see the pattern...

I have an odd stain problem I have been unable to rectify. I'm not even sure if "stain" in the correct terminology as this seems to be more of a deposit. I have small, the size of a head of a pin, reddish-brown spots on the vinyl liner and fiberglass stairs of my pool. In many cases I can pick...

I have the same chlorinator and have difficulty precisely controlling chlorine levels. Look in the manual for the CL200, they have the instructions for disassembly and cleaning. This will help temporarily. As for the high FC level, try Jack's Magic After Shock or another chlorine neutralizer...

Does your recessed ladder have removable trim pieces? Mine have 1 horizontal and 2 vertical plastic strips that snap in place to cover the screws which hold the liner in place. I removed the trim pieces, held a rectangle of heavy plastic over the ladder and snapped the trim back in place. This...