Recent content by JoshShu

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    How urgent to correct high results?

    All right, did a drain and refill, and upgraded my test kit. I drained and refilled about 10.5k gal or 60%, a figure I got from the pool calculator. I bought the FAS/DPD test on Amazon. As the pool was filling the last 5% or so I added a bottle of bleach, after it finally finished filling I...
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    How urgent to correct high results?

    Hello first time questioning the forum... Results Temp 82F FC - 4 CC - 8 PH - 7.5 TA - 200 CH - 400 CYA - 120 Taylor K-2005 Nearing the first year on this (my first) pool, originally swamp green when we bought the house. We had the seller (attempt) to clear it up before we closed escrow, they...
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    Hello from New Member

    Thanks jblizzle, About what I was expecting, if it gets done this year it won't be 'til the fall, I'll post quotes and pics then. I'm a fan of the more traditional white plaster, it reminds of summer as a kid. I'll probably be doing the tiles and coping as well. Out of curiosity any thoughts...
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    Hello from New Member

    Loving TFP! Bought our house almost a year ago, green swamp included. Took a few weeks to get the water clear and (mostly) balanced, but I have been able to handle nearly any task with the help of TFP and YouTube since then. When I finally got the pool clear we noticed a very noticeable concrete...