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Anyone have an opinion between these two testing methods/tools for CYA? On the left is the familiar tube sold by TF Test kits and the right is the Gucci version I purchased in attempt to deal with my CYA testing anxiety. The small tube uses less chemicals/water but it uses a LOT less reagent...

My pump was down for about while before I could fix so I have a very cloudy pool. I started the SLAM process but from recent experience I know it takes about a week of constant pumping for the water to go from very cloudy to crystal clear and that is a long time to maintain the chlorine...

I had my pump off for about a week during storms. I try not to run the motor while it is raining. Turned it back on and I have low pressure. There is a lot of debris from the storm, mostly dead leaves but stayed low emptying all the baskets. I backwashed -- did not seem to help. Left it...

Leslies: "Your calcium is too high, you need to drain your pool." Customer: "Isn't it too hot to drain now (Arizona is now +100 on most days.) Leslies: "No, pebble tech is fine, heck you can even do plaster now" Leslies(to me): "Liquid chlorine burns off too fast in the summer". (apparently...

I have been trying to get my pool in order from green soup with 100% CYA loss, and presumably ammonia from it breaking down. The pool is clear and passing overnight tests finally, but my CYA is barely 25ppm, and maybe 20 depending how much I squint in the CYA test, even after adding 3 gallons...

I need to drain for TDS, but my pool is a little green. It is not a swamp and I can see the bottom at 10ft. Just soupy, some algae on the walls, and enough leaves that it will fill up the pump screen quickly. Should I drain before bothering with any clean up, or SLAM the pool with the old...

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I have been following TFP wisdom for some years now. This year I let my pool slip and go green--no chunks but the water was very colorful. The visible organics were gone instantly but I kept it slammed til it looked clear and passed the overnight test. The problem is, it took like 4 days of...

I have a little strip of brown algae in the pool that I plan to leave while I drain then restart. I assume there is no issue with this or do I need SLAM before I drain in this case? Thanks,

Looking for some advice. I read the advice on the website, but I decided to skip the bucket test because I have damp spots on the ground and am irrationally losing CYA. I live in Arizona so anything but bone dry dirt is strange and not natural so that is proof enough of a leak. The leak is...

I thought this was interesting as a lot of users here have automated chlorination which looks like it is similar to this set up that went terribly wrong. It is an example how something like this becoming dangerous. 21 Children have been injured and six are in critical condition by an...

Apparently semi-public pools have scary biological profiles. It would be interesting to have the same tests right after SLAM and three weeks of normal chlorine levels after SLAM...

The video says it all. I throw the breaker on, and I get a loud horn like noise then breaker blows after about six seconds. I think its a bad pump motor. Thoughts from the experts? It is the original pump, built in 2007, so I suppose it did all right. Should I replace the pump also or...

I Started my opening SLAM yesterday and it probably will not finish until Monday or Tuesday morning as I had some brown algae taking hold. My CYA measures low at a little over 20, and while I like the low CYA for the SLAM, I typically run it at the high end of the scale (40-50) because of the...

All, I have this idea to automate pumping liquid chlorine into my pool with a Arduino driven set up. This has probably been done before but I am looking for comments particularly related to safety and if this is a bad Idea for some reason I might not realize. The Arduino would command the...

I tested CYA when I opened the pool early spring (I think February) and I was up around 40 where I want to be in Phoenix. I used only liquid chlorine so I felt ok about never testing CYA until late July when I was burning through chlorine so fast I had to go into troubleshooting mode. I...

I am able to reproduce CYA tests with consistency but still not comfortable with how to read it. I noticed that the black dot fades and then starts to flicker out as you add the solution. At first, as the turbulence from the added solution settles it comes instantly right back into view...

Is there a "Trouble Free" doctrine for stand alone fountain water maintenance (not connected to swimming pool)? My two concerns are algae and mosquito suppression. Currently I am shocking it with solid shock powder about once every two weeks when it starts looking organic. My Cyanuric Acid...

Its been there a few days. My pool chemistry is sorted, but I am slamming it overnight anyway. Overreaction? Maybe, but I'd rather spend the $15 on chlorine do than then think about splashing around in dead rat tea. :eek:

I have given up on going to Leslies to get my water tested. I am really sick of the anti-phosphate hard sell every time I have them look at my water. This is my second year with the pool. Last year I got by with barely a clue, tabs, and a Pool RX capsule. I drained three months ago as TDS...