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Hey all, Ok I got one for you.... My pool guy is stumped, his Pentair reps are stumped, lets see if any of you have come across this. My Pentair IC40 generator has had the low salt light on all season since opening up. So initially I thought, ok and added a bag of salt which took salt too...

Ok, I opened my pool for the first time yesterday. It was clear with only a few leaves, cypress needles, and about 20 crawdads scattered on bottom. There was no visible signs of algae. Readings after I added water and pump ran for couple hours (7 P.M.) 6.8 FC (I added about 50oz in...

Has anyone ever used or compared the new Taylor TTI 2000/3000 to the results to the accuracy of the TF100 or K2006? I was just surfing on their website and saw it, and wondered if it lived up to the Taylor rep we all swear by. I know the colorq is not consistent, but considering the price tag...

Still pretty new to the drop testing and just wanted to make sure I am reading the TA test correctly (TF100 Kit). Do you take your drop count from when it first changes from green to red? I notice that if I keep adding drops the red continues to get darker and darker. So do you measure the...

I have finally just finished converting my pool over from the pool store's Bioguard treatment to the TFP method, and just got all my numbers within the recommended ranges. Yesterday my readings were: FC 6.63 TC 6.91 Alkalinity 71 pH 7.5 Hardness 174 Copper 0.3 Iron 0.1 Stabilizer 65 Borate 32...

I have a new fiberglass pool, which from what I have read on the forums it seems that this type of pool is more susceptible to metal staining. I also have a well that I use to refill evaporated water from the pool. The readings directly from the tap at the well are Iron 0.2ppm and Copper...

Hello All, First...Great site and community. This is my first question on the forums and I am trying to make the transition from the pool company that installed the pool running my chemicals to controlling it myself. My pool was installed in May, but due to construction delays with the deck...