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I see some discoloration on the walls of the pool (yellowish, I would say and it seems to be more on the shaded side of the pool). I've tried to brush to moderate effect. I've shocked to chlorine to16 and checked overnight and it is still 16 the next morning and CC is 0. I brushed it for a week...

I bought the big bottle to replace the small one that came with the original kit for the FAS-DPD test. When I turn that thing over the drops come quickly from gravity. I don't have to add any squeeze at all. The drops don't look very big and, like I said, I can't slow it down. Any suggestions...

I'm going to be gone for 6 days and I'm not sure what to do about my pH numbers. My pool is still in its first year and the pH wants to rise constantly - about .2 every two or three days. I try to keep it between 7.6 and 7.8. Not sure what to do when I'm gone, though. I really don't have anyone...

So Taylor Technologies suggests a range of 200-400, while Pool Math's ideal range 250-350. Not a huge difference, but I was curious what my plan should be living in Peoria, AZ with pretty hard water. I'm currently at a CH of 190 after an RO treatment. Should I used chemicals to get it to 250, or...

I'm not sure if I'm doing part of the test correctly. I put in the two scoops (I usually use the .5/10ml fill). Swirl, add the drops and it is usually seems to be pretty accurate. However, I've never once had the sample turn any color when I add the 5 drops of the other drops (not sure what it...

I'm having trouble with this test as well. I had an RO service done to my water. The tech took a sample to Leslie's and the CYA read 10. Fine...who knows. I bought a bottle of liquid CYA that was supposed to add 30ppm in 10,000 gallons (my pool is a little over 14,400). I dumped it in over two...

Excited about a new start. My new build is coming up on 9 months old and the CH was already in the 650 range, so I started looking for alternatives before the heat of a Phoenix summer arrives. After the usual great advice I found on this site, I came across the RO service. The tech who did it...

My pool was finished last August, so we had about a month of swim season and are looking forward to a full season this summer. It seems like I can't stop putting muriatic acid in this pool on a daily basis. I've read here and there that this is often the case with new pools (mine is pebbletec...

I am using a Taylor k2006. I've had it for about a month and am enjoying using it (my kids like it, too:). I took a sample to Leslie's (I know, I know...) just to see if their numbers are in the neighborhood of my numbers. Every single time I've tested my chlorine it shows no combined chlorine...

I've bought this kit and, so far, all it seems to be used for is the CYA test (with the black dot at the bottom). The book references the meniscus, curvature, etc... I have no idea what any of this means. All the other tests (ph, alkalinity, chlorine, etc...) use the bigger tube. Does that...

Hello to all. I'm a new pool owner and just got my first test kit, the Taylor k-2006. Here's my first question (of what I'm sure will be many:) While trying to test Calcium Hardness, the instructions say to add drops until it changes red to blue - well, mine spent several drops in a purple no...