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Question regarding Calcium Hardness. When I test for CH, the Taylor Kit K-2006 instructs me to stop counting drops (reagent R-0012) when the water turns from red to blue. But... my water turns lavendar/purple first, then if you add more drops it'll finally turn blue, but it takes a substantial...

Hello everyone, for a couple of swimming seasons now, my pool plaster has been very sharp and rough. It's 15 yeas old (Diamond Brite), and it's can rip your skin right off. Every Pool Plastering company out there wants to resurface my entire pool of course for $15K. I open, close, and do my...

Hello, Just did my numbers with Taylor K-2006 FAS-DPD chlorine kit, they are: FC = 5.4 CC = 0 PH = 7.2 TA = 80 CH = 260 CYA 42 CSI = -0.62 Why is my CSI bordering on corrosion? I have plaster, concrete gunite pool, and my plaster is already sharp with little crystals that cut the skin...

Hello, Could use your advice. Our diamond bright plaster (installed Oct. 2005) is very rough to the touch. Tears the skin off your feet. I've been member of TFP for 4-5 years I think, and I've been very vigilant about keeping the water balanced using my Taylor FAS-DPD K-2006 kit. Below are...

Hello, I live in north eastern New Jersey, and it's time to close my pool. This was the first swimming season whereby I converted to the BBB method of maintaining water chemistry, and it worked great, thanks for that! All those years prior, I used to shock my pool weekly with expensive...

Hello, Was wondering if anybody has had any experience installing new bolts into an existing concrete patio (4" deep) to secure a Flyte Deck II (fiber glass) diving board stand (Brand is SR Smith)? The old bolts and washers were so rusted they just let loose and the whole board plummeted into...

Hello TFP community, I've recently converted to the BBB method of balancing my water, and I think it's great! Prior to going with the BBB method, and under the advisement of my old Pool company, I used to shock my pool bi-weekly with 10 cups (5 pounds) of Lithium chlorine, yea the real...