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    Bleach Prices 2015

    Dollar General ad - DG home™ Cleaning Bleach 128 oz. 6% SALE $1.95 Valid April 05, 2015 — April 11, 2015
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    Opening swamp

    We let our pool go this winter, and I have a swamp for the first time ever. :( FC 0 CC 0 pH 8.2+? A magenta color I have never seen before when testing TA 30 CH 30 CYA 0 completely clear with tube filled up I want to confirm that the order I should go is to get the pH to 7.5-7.8, then...
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    Daily chlorine test question

    Thanks, I just kind of panicked because it had been holding pretty good, so I just did the OTO test one day and it was a 5, and the next day I did the more advanced one, and my FC had dramatically dropped to 1.5. I guess sunshine (we have had a lot of clouds/rain) and kids playing in the pool...
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    Daily chlorine test question

    I know you are supposed to test chlorine and pH daily, but are you supposed to use the little blue basic (OT) test (from the TF-100) that you use to test pH? Or are you supposed to use the chlorine drop test (FAS/DPD)? If you are daily supposed to use the FAS/DPD, should you check the CC...
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    First ever test results & mustard algae

    Okay, we drained the pool, took the ladder treads off and cleaned them, took the light out and cleaned it, and took the skimmer door off and bleached the heck out of the foam - there was green in all of them. We refilled pool, and got these results FC 0 CC 0 pH 7.2 TA 50 CH 120 CYA 50...
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    First ever test results & mustard algae

    Hi, I am so glad to find and join y'all! We have spent an ungodly amount of money at the pool store, and can not get rid of the mustard algae. I am anxious to try your way, but am afraid I will need guidance. I did my first test with my new TF-100 kit and these are my results: FC .5 CC .5...