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I am going to be going on vacation for a little over 7 days. No one will be around to check on my pool. I have a 20,000 gallon pool and have been taking been successfully taking care of myself with TFP methods for a few months. I need to try to keep things going while I am away. I think I...

I have the TF100 kit and I seem to struggle with the basic chlorine and PH test. I seem to have a hard time picking the matching colors out. I really like the FC drop test as it is easy for me to do and precise. Is there anyway I can get a more precise PH reading? Any other test or equipment...

I have a quick question on the TF100 FC/CC drop test. I did a test and forgot to clean the tube out right away and I noticed that after an hour or so the clear liquid turned back to pink. This is normal right? Just want to make sure I am not testing incorrectly. Thanks!

I got rid of my pool company (haven't been here in a week) and started adding chlorine and testing yesterday. I have the TF100 kit. The pool company was using the tabs in a floater and coming once a week. Any opinions on this? FC: 6 CC: .5 TC: 6.5 CH: 200 TA: 80 CYA: 50 PH: 7.8 Pool looks...

I am trying to figure out how many gallons my pool is. It is somewhat irregular shape. The pool was built in 1987 and here is a copy of the plans. It is 3-6 feet. It has a connected spa as well. I am guessing like 20,000 to 25,000. Any help guessing the number of gallons? Dropbox -...

First post: I bought this house about 6 months ago in South Florida. It has a gunite pool built in 1987 which was resurfaced with Diamond Brite some time ago. We bought the house from the original owners and it appears they didn't use the pool much over the past 10 years but always had it...