Recent content by Kevyn

Completed my first test after opening yesterday. Water was very nice and clear. That is until one end of the cover dip back into the pool and deposited some muck that the cover pump couldn't get. Anyway..got that vacuumed out and did a test today. I did add three pounds of shock before I...

Yes...I did add the 20 drops of R-0010 before the R-0011L. But I will test again tomorrow since it's raining again. The low CYA doesn't surprise me. Not sure if any stabilizer was added or how much. Pool has only been in operation since the first week of June when constuction ended.

OK guys and gals...got my TF-100 the other day, but couldn't test since it was raining. Rained quite a bit yesterday too. Didn't rain today and got out late this afternoon and tested. Pump had been running since 11am. Tested at 5:30pm. Water temp was 90. Pool water is crystal clear. FC - 2.5 CC...

The CYA is from the test strip. The kit from Pentair doesn't test for CYA. And yes...I just ordered the TF100 kit. But my actions were backasswards. I ordered the kit and then became a TFP supporter. Didn't know there was a discount for supporters...my bad.

Ok...just did another test minutes ago. Pumps been running for 2.5 hours. Water is crystal clear. Deep end is 8' and I can see the screw heads on the two main drains. The six way strip kit is made by aqua chem. I followed the directions exactly. So maybe it's a flawed kit. Anyway...total...

Well let me start all over. Evidently I may have mis-read something. Yesterday I had to use some shock and a little acid. I noticed that I had some dark mustard colored junk on the bottom of the pool. And I'm pretty sure it wasn't sand or any kind of sediment. So it must be algae. It appeared to...

Here are my test results with the CYA. FC 3.5 CC 3.0 Ph 7.2 TA 120 CH 250 CYA 50

Thanks for the replies. I used a pint of acid this morning and about four hours later had several people swimming for most of the day. Tested just about an hour ago and the CL lowered to around 2.0, ph lowered to 7.6 and TA tested at 110ppm. So seems to me that everything is spot on. As far as...

Hi...new to the site and this is my first post. I just tested this morning, but didn't write everything down to post. But I do remember the chlorine level was around 3.0ppm. TA was around 130. But what I don't get is that every few days the ph level changes. Today it was 7.8, so I had to add a...