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    Plan of action for very low CH in SWG pool

    I am awaiting a refill of CYA reagent from Taylor for my K2006. Meanwhile, these are my levels today after I added 34oz of Muriatic acid and 1 gallon of bleach yesterday. FC - 2ppm CC - 0 PH - >8 (tables indicate I need to add 1.72 qts now) TA - 90ppm (I am guessing I can leave this alone for...
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    Is pool light faceplate supposed to be flush and sealed?

    Drained my pool and got the water line tiles replaced. i noticed that this pool light fixture is off a bit Is that gap normal or should I seal it up? Please advice. I stopped filling water above the light last night to make sure I have access to it in case. Thanks
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    Acid Wash while draining for high CYA

    Bear with me here. i) We don't know when the water was drained/changed last in this new to us FW gunnite pool. ii) Stains on the side walls iii)High CYA levels iv) We want to go with a SWG Am I better off just getting it acid washed, drained(wife would love this) and refilled while going with...
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    AB: Water line tiles - is it required?

    I am in the process of getting some quotes for our 20x40 gunnite pool with AB. Is it necessary to have the old water tiles replaced or can we just put AB on that area (all the way till the coping) after demoing out old tiles? Does anyone have any pictures of pools done such a way? I am...
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    First time Pool Owner - No FC results

    Here are my results from this evening using the K-2006 kit. I might need to still get a hang of it but here they are. FC - I could not get the 10ml of water to turn pink no matter how much of the powder I was putting in. I think I tried close to 10 scoops. CC - could not get to this due to...
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    Hello from Sandy Springs, GA

    Glad to find this site and about to embark on some reading. Moved into a house with a gunite pool built in the 70s. For the first few months, I did have the same pool company manage the pool but I would like to be more in control of whats happening with it and keep the costs down at the same...