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My calcimum hardness is very high. I read this article, Calcium Hardness and states: In extreme cases, a fading endpoint may occur even when adding five drops of R-0012 at the start. If that happens, mix pool water with an equal quantity of distilled water, test that, and then multiply the...

I’ve been using liquid chlorine in my pool since the falls.Now that it’s getting warmer, (in Las Vegas) the liquid chlorine is burning off quite fast. A day or two. Is that normal?

I drained my pool and have CYA back on track. What is best way to reduce TA? SHould I add muriatic acid? My PH is in range. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I have high CYA bc of pool company using trichlor tablets with stabilizer. I’m now doing the pool chemicals myself and testing with TFTestkit Pro. I have since drained some of the water but CYA is still high. I know I need high chlorine levels with high CYA numbers. Is it safe to swim with FC...

Any secrets of LeafVac debris canister? I put the pool in “service mode” and remove lid of Leafvac but water continues to pour out of this device? I thought in “service mode” that would prevent water from overflowing. It’s difficult to put the lid back on. Thanks very mcuh.

I purchased a TFTestkit. Pro Version. These numbers are all off. Where in Pool math does it tell what and how much I need to add? This is getting frustrating. FC - 25.5 PH - 7.8 TA - 160 CH-1375 CYA- did not test. 3 days ago it was 30 CSI - 1.11 Temp - 87F

Did a test for Chorline and PH. Chlorine was an orange color. The device only show shades of yellow. Does that mean I have too much clorine in the pool?

I’ve owned a pool since 4/22 and have had a pool company weekly check the chemicals. Their visits are shorter and shorter. I do the skimming, brushing and calcium removal already. At this point, i want to learn pool chemistry and be independent. I’m a bit nervous I may screw this up. Here goes!