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Ok, I won't add anything until the K-2006 test results are in. Previous owner had a Polaris 280 cleaner, which worked ok but the common parts were worn out. Installed a rebuild kit and it worked a lot better. Then shortly after that I decided to try something else and got a Betta SE solar...

The previous owner put an unknown amount of liquid chlorine (my guess is way too much) in a couple of months prior to our arrival. We had a trichlor tablet in there for about the past two months, until recently when I removed it. Previous owner didn't add anything else for years (likely a...

The color on my test strips are pegged to the lowest/highest values. I get how they can only provide very coarse estimates, but if my CYA is pegged at the light orange, and the strip isn't completely worthless, wouldn't that suggest that CYA is at least way too low? I understand it's not...

For what it's worth, I bought the AquaChek strips after seeing this video showing that they were relatively accurate vs. pool store testing: I'll compare them to the K-2006C when it arrives.

I just ordered a K-2006C kit and will post results next week.

I used AquaChek 7-Way strips. I bought those before I found this website and will eventually switch to those recommended by this site. I figured the strips can’t be that far off from truth, but maybe that’s an incorrect assumption. The previous owner did add an unknown amount of liquid chlorine...

Hey guys, I moved into a house with a pool (first time owner) and have been reading up as much as possible about getting it properly maintained. This site has been invaluable. Two weeks ago I tested the water with these results: Hardness: 250 ppm (acceptable) TC: 20 ppm or more (maxed test...