Recent content by olienh

I have been using my new TF-100 test kit and I had a question about testing CC. Using a 10ml sample: after I test for FC and I add 5 drops of R-0003, I get a very faint pink color. One of R-0871 drop makes it go away, so that is roughly .5 My question is, do I need to use a 25ml sample to...

I just opened a liner pool with a Salt Water Generator and I am glad I did. Following the advice of this site and using the Salt Water, my water quality is awesome. There is no bad aroma and you can open your eyes underwater with no burning. I feel that pool companies know you are going to...

Thanks, guys. I ordered the Taylor kit, the stirplate and the salt add-on from TFTestKits and I am returning the ColorQ to Amazon. I appreciate the heads-up on the potential challenges with that kit while I still had time to return it.

Thank you for the feedback on the tester. I do a lot of shopping on Amazon and the recommended testers all seemed to be out of stock. I thought I was close on this one, but apparently not. I will be getting a better tester soon! Cheers!

Hi Everyone, This is a great forum. My pool has had water in it for about 10 days now. We still don't have any decking around it yet, but I wanted to get a jump start on getting the chemistry in line. After I got everything running for a few days and got the SWG running, I SLAMed the pool...