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  1. liphil

    Partially filled pool water

    We are in the.midst of a new pool construction. After liner was installed pool was filled @ 1/3 and liner readjusted. Then filled another 3rd and now has been sitting for about four days. Backfilled with gravel today and waiting for inspection. Can/Should I get some CYA and chlorine in the...
  2. liphil

    Chemistry advice

    Received tf-100 kit today and first results assuming I did everything correctly. C = 0 pH = 7.5 TA = 120 (turned a light shade of red at 110 then darkest it went was at 120) CYA = 0 I've filled the pool to about the top of the skimmers so I can manually vacuum to waste when my hose arrives...
  3. liphil

    Completely new to pool care.

    Greetings, I have been looking over this site for about two days now and it's been very informative. However I haven't been able to find answers to a few questions. Here is the situation. We closed on our house with pool this past December. I have never cared for a pool. The previous owners...
  4. liphil

    New pool owner with no idea

    Hi to all in TFP forum. I am glad to have found this site and plan on using it as my main source of information going forward. We bought a house with a pool with no previous experience maintaining one and the previous owners were not very accommodating. They left a skimmer and that's about it...