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Hello, I'm just about 30 days past our new pebbletec re-plaster and will be converting to salt water. Below are my test results. Do you see anything that needs to be adjusted prior to adding salt and turning on the swg? PH 7.4 FC 3.0 CC 0 TA 90 CH 300 CYA 50 Thank you.

Ok, a couple more days in with the new pebble tec and the results are: PH 7.6 FC 3.5 CC 0 TA 130 CH 270 Do you recommend lowering the PH since I'm reaching the top of the range? Or let it float up a little higher and then address?

Got it! Thanks. Did some more reading here and now understand I should be at 0 on CC.

We just had our pool resurfaced with pebbletec and the builder finished their 3 day startup. Please see my taylor test kit results below. What is going on with my chlorine levels? See any other problems here? PH 7.4 FC 5.0 CC 0 I can't get any to register? (the water never turns back to...

Never mind. I figured it out!

Hello, I have a pool and spa light thats were just replaced with the Intellibrite 5g color LED lights. I'm adding an Intellibrite controller and have a question about the wiring. Coming out of the conduit for each light is white, black and green. However, there is also a yellow coming out of...

Hello, I drained our pool to change out the water and also install a salt water system. When the pool was drained we discovered 4 different cracks in the surface and a hollow spot. All but one of the cracks looked dry, but one has remained wet for over 12 hours (pictures attached). Is this...

Thanks for the great info. I think it makes sense to drain now vs maintaining that level of chlorine needed.

OK, I've been stumbling along wasting money at the big name pool stores for the last 2 years and learned here that there's a much better way to to do this! I've been using pretty much only pucks loaded in the floater and have realized I've been doing this wrong (evident by my high cya!). Here...