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Do I need to continue to test and maintain FC levels all winter...once the water maintains a temp below 60 that is?? Right now I'm prob averaging adding around 8-10oz of bleach per day with water temps bouncing between 55-62 degrees. I'm not covering and will keep my pump running on low 24/7...

To cover or not to cover...that is the question! What a great, stress-free 1st season we had, thanks to TFP!! Now I'm debating how to close our AGP. Obviously never done a closing before so I'm turning to you pool vets out there for advice. I don't know if I should wait till water temp drops...

Ok, since my pool is in the bright sunshine 12hrs a day, I'm thinking I should probably adjust my "target" FC level. The goal range for my pool size with CYA @ 40 is 3-7ppm. I've been using a 5 for my target. I test and add my FC around 8pm, once the sun is pretty much off the pool, this way the...

3 weeks into our pool ownership and thanks to the info and advice I received here, she's looking good and trouble free!! I'm so thankful I found this site before our installation began so I could hit the ground running the right way vs dealing the pucks and pool store salesmen. Our deck was...

Certainly I cannot be the only one battling this. I go outside on more than one occasion to find bird **** on the top "walkway" of my above ground pool. And usually a couple droppings in the pool...usually after I've just vacuumed....Its driving me nuts!!!! Is there some hidden sign for avians...

Is it a good rule of thumb to say that (minus any water issues) I only need to run my two speed pump 4-5 hours a day versus running it on high all day then switching to low speed all night? Sorry for the dumb question, but being a newbie to the pool world (just installed days ago) I wasn't...

Wanted to throw this question out there. How much bleach do yall end up adding on a daily basis? Not talking about fighting algae or anything off the wall like that...just daily maintenance. First time fill for me here, of course I had to add CYA to the water and cannot retest it until this...

1st time pool owner, new install and very happy to report everything is perfect using the TFP method! Thanks TFP!! -I know nothing in a thread is good without pictures, so...assuming I'm doing this correctly with flickr, heres our sparkling clean pool. Please excuse the dirt everywhere from...

Just completed first fill on new pool so CYA was obviously zero. I added in the recommended CYA levels in a sock and let it hang in front of the water return jet overnight. My question is how long so I wait until I would be able to get an accurate CYA test result. I believe I read in pool school...

My very first pool is installed and should be finished filling today. Since the water level is now within reach, I did a complete test of it with my new TF-100 kit :cool: Here are the results; assuming I did everything correctly: FC: 0.5 CC: 1.5 TC: 2.0 CH: 50 TA: 40 PH: 7.2 CYA: 0 The bleach...

Ok, so my TF-100 kit is in the mail. Our pool should be installed tomorrow and filling will begin tomorrow night, if everything goes as planned. I know I will need to test our faucet water to get a baseline and know how much bleach to add. My question is this: I assume that I will have a CYA...

I just wanted to drop a note and say 'ello. I'm a first time..well, soon to be first time, pool owner. We're having it installed on 5-7-14. I found this site a few days ago and was impressed with all of the support yall provide. I ordered a TF-100 test kit XL version and the speedstir based on...