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Thank you! I will try what you suggest.

No idea why my signature never shows up.... 28’ AGP Round Blue Torrent Sand Filter Hayward Puck Feeder (Empty - only used while on vacation) Taylor K 2006CTest Kit

Hi everyone, My pool has been sparkling clear the whole season but every August, it gets slightly cloudy. My combined chlorine is never above a .5, honestly it is usually a zero. If the pool is slightly cloudy after a few days and running the filter longer, manually vacuuming and keeping the...

Hi everyone. I built a small shed next to my pool thinking I could keep all the chemicals in there and free up some much needed space in my garage. However, as I went in there the other day it was really freakin’ hot! I live in NJ so we are in the upper 90’s with a ton of humidity. A heat...

Wow. So the 1 ppm of chlorine in a pool with no cya is very potent compared to a pool with an 12 ppm of chlorine with a cya of 100?

So do those commercial pools ever go green? I can’t imagine the pools in Vegas ever having an issue!

Thank you both for your reply. So do you think that the local pool stores do not understand the relationship between free chlorine and cya or do they understand and not inform people so they can make money? How about pools for places like swim clubs or hotels? Do they follow this method? Do...

I totally understand the relationship of cya and free chlorine. My pool has been sparkling for two years now all due to this site. However, I have a question. When people seek help from this site, their cya levels are usually way high - like over 100. With levels like that you need to have...

I’m curious, this is my second year using the tfp method and it has been fantastic. Crystal clear the whole time. How often does everyone test? How about the tfp experts? I’ve gotten to the point where I can predict how much to put in because it stays the same for weeks. Does everybody test...

I’ve been using the Taylor 2006c test kit and tfp methods for over a year. The pool has actually been trouble free! I’ve had to replace a few bottles from the testing kit but two I have never used. What exactly do you use the acid and base testing kits for and should I be using them? thank...

Done!

Opened up my pool and it was cloudy. The winter pill I put in never drained it’s fluid. It must have flipped over or something. After a day doing the slam as taught in here, it is crystal clear and I’m getting good numbers from my test kit. Thank you tfp! I keep thinking back to what a...

Thank you!

I was closing my pool today and followed the directions on the site. All my chemicals are balanced but my ph is a little high. It’s registering an 8.0 but I’ve also had difficulty getting below 7.8 all summer. Ok to close the pool? It also may be registering high because I dumped the rest of...

Well, my pool season has come to an end and thanks to tfp and all of your advice, it was crystal clear the entire summer. That’s the first time in 3 years it has happened. I’ve only had the pool 4 years and for what ever reason the first year went easy. This year was no floc, no shock, no sand...