Recent content by perilous

Misspoke...TC was 3 and CC was "0"....

Thank you TFP!!!...Read these and weep...from this AM: FC 3, CC 3, ph 7.5, TA 80, CYA 30, CH 275....sparkly clear!! Put in my maintenance bleach for the day and on my way...thx all!! :)

Thx! Your explanation very clear now....that's a good idea! Great news is I passed overnight test, so now I will let drift down, retest everything and adjust from there...woohoo!! Sorry for confusion on CYA...I opened the pool and realized I had no CYA reagant and had to order it...so I...

Ok...here we go...FC 3, CC 3, TA 100, ph 7.2, CH 250, CYA 0!! Pool is sparkly clear, so am going to continue with SLAM and the "overnight" test tonight....should I add CYA stabilizer now or wait?? Am still really confused why zero and "hope" the test chemical I just got from TFTestkit is good...

Can u clarify your alternative CYA test? Cannot quite follow... Also to clarify earlier CYA readings...I put 40 in but really had no idea as I ran out of the CYA reagant from TFTestkits...still confused how the CYA can go to 0 in one winter...any ideas?

Thx...my thinking was that unless I heard strongly otherwise, would leave TA and ph alone for now... Re: CYA...It was cloudy out.....my thinking is to ignore CYA for now and focus on SLAM process...am curious though, does CYA at zero make sense???

Confused in NJ!?! Ok...yesterday TA at 6 and ph at 7.2...all while shocking, brushing, etc. So put in baking soda to raise TA a little...quick check of chlorine last night...zero...shocked again before going to sleep, Plus, FINALLY received R--oo13 reagant from Test Kit folks so I could check...

Prior advice was to get ph to 7.2 which I did...plus describe my current test readings which I did earlier today....right now, water is "milky" but appears debris and green algae is gone...to clarify, I "shocked" the pool this AM....what should I focus on next? Thx! :)

I love this site and all of the resources here...as stated repeatedly, you MUST get the right test kit, avoid the pool store "experts", read Pool School, use Pool Math, and save your self ultimately TONS of money and headache by literally following the advice here... Hopefully, this will make...

OK...filled pool back up with treated well water over night, then vacuumed to waste to try to get most of remaining debris from deep end. Pretty successful...then backwashed. Tested pool water:pretty clear, slightly cloudy...FC 1.0; TC 1.5; TA 75; PH 7.2 (as previously suggested), CYA 40; CH...

BTW...for anyone "new", this is the best pool forum ever! AVOID pool stores and pool maintenance "professionals"....get your test kit and follow TFP site and support!!! Ok...will post new test results later...last night big storm so vacuumed first using excess water, then vacuumed and...

Hi all...started another thread...will continue there with you! Thx!!

TA 80 PH 8.2+, FC 0, CYA 40, Calcium Hardness 200....going to SLAM now...any suggestions on what else to do next?

Thx for help all...in NJ, CYA 30-50 is target....ready to SLAM.... Yup, have the test kit and will post #'s in a few....

Am a little confused...in pool school, it says if pool is exposed to lots of direct sunlight, CYA should be 60-80, whereas everywhere else its at 30-50...can someone help clarify? Also, opening pool today...hooray!! Have mesh cover...after vacuuming out stuff on bottom...do I focus on ph, TA...