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  1. bere

    Complete newbie with brand new pool. Please help me get started!

    Thanks for that link, Kim! My builder didn't really show me how to do it. He just pointed at some bolts and told me to remove them, pull the top off and hose down the filters. I will leave that job for my hubby.
  2. bere

    Complete newbie with brand new pool. Please help me get started!

    Thanks! I'm headed out there right now for my second brushing of the day!
  3. bere

    Complete newbie with brand new pool. Please help me get started!

    Thanks for the advice! I admit, I have only been brushing once a day because I don't really want to wake up earlier before work to brush. I am off this week though, so I will be brushing more often.
  4. bere

    Complete newbie with brand new pool. Please help me get started!

    I just retested TA and I got 380 (it took 38 drops to change to red) CH 40 (it took 4 drops for the CH test to turn blue). The kit says to multiply both of these by 10. The water is cloudy because I've been brushing the plaster daily and there is a lot of dust still being released. I have...
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  7. bere

    Complete newbie with brand new pool. Please help me get started!

    Thank you so much for the quick replies! I just did my first set of tests. I hope I did it right. Here's what I got: FC - 2.0 pH - 8.0 TA - 375 (I did this one twice, can that be right?) CH - 40 CYA - 50
  8. bere

    Complete newbie with brand new pool. Please help me get started!

    Hello! I've been lurking here for a while trying to learn how to take care of my new pool and I think I've got an overall understanding of the TFP method and I can't wait to try it. My pool was plastered 9 days ago and the pool builder came by this morning to give me "Pool School" instructions...