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As a new pool owner I’m wondering why pool stores seem to stock (and sell) so much salt when consumption appears to be minuscule. After the PB exited stage left the pool tested at 4800ppm. A few months later and it still tests at 4800ppm. This prompts a couple of queries: a) I assume this...

Hi All, Hoping for some recommendations on what to do here. My Pool water is testing at approx 55ppm for CYA - which I'm recording as 60. I've got a Sample tube from the manufacturer (Clear Choice Labs) of 50ppm CYA. However when I test it the result is more like 100ppm, but definitely beyond...

I have the coping installer coming out later in the week to remove/replace a blemished tile. Due to the grinding needed on the mortar this is bound to make a nice fine mess of my sparkling pool :grrrr: I could bang on forever about the quality of the contractors who've done this install, but...

Hi All, Our pool went in a few weeks ago (it's our first ever!). Latest test results (as of this morning) FC: 9.98 CC: 2.1 PH: 7.6 CH: 209 TA: 103 CA: 22 Salt: 4340 Granted these are pool shop results however my Clear Choice Labs test kit arrived yesterday, so I'll be able to check...

Hi all, We've just dropped in our first ever pool (after swearing for years that I'd never have one!!). I'm hoping to draw on the collective knowledge of the group here, so when Summer comes around the pool's pristine and our boys make the most out of it ;) The build process has been painful...