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Hi everyone, Here is a little question that is bugging me for a while and I never know what to do. Here we go: I leave in Canada and that is a tough job to keep the water warm without a Heater (even during summer :wink:). However, when we get few hot days like the last 3 the water gets...

Hey, I have almost never used the DPD test, but because of some problems this year I started to use it in order to get precise FC reading. My problem is that DPD and K-1000 kit give me very different numbers. For instance: this morning when I tested with DPD it tells me I have 9 FC (18 drops)...

Hey, Yesterday my wather was like this: FC: 2 or 3 PH: 7.4 Stab: 75-80 ALK: 90 Calcium: 170 Its a pool with SWG. My problem was: 1) My wather was cloudy. I can perfectly see the bottom (from top), but cannot see the other side of the pool from one side to the other (under wather). I have a...

Hi there, Long time, no see. I'm opening my pool and I have few questions about the TF-100 kit (my best buy after I bought my pool). How long can I use my TF-100 kit? This is going to be my 3rd summer with that kit. I keep it inside the house all the time (summer, winter, etc.). Is it...

Hi everyone, This is my second summer with my 24 feet AG pool. I have read here (and at many other places) that I should do a backwash when the pressure (indicated on the sand filter gauge) is 6 to 8 psi above 'normal' -- with 'normal being the pressure shortly after a backwash/rinse. So, I...

I use a SWG and I have a AG pool 24 feet. For the last 3 weeks it has been raining a lot (I thought I should mention that). FC = 5 CC = 0.5 CYA = 60-65 I just want to know if it is normal to have a CC = 0.5. After I tested the FC with TF-Kit, my water had a very little tint of Pink (very...

Hi there, This is my second summer with my pool: above ground 24 feet with SWG (AquaTrol). I nerver had to add anything so far (last year and this year) to lower my PH, but I may need to do it soon. M'y PH is trying to reach 7.8 :wink: I have read here many time that people put muriatic...

Hi there, I got my first pool last summer, so I was (and still is) a pool newbie. I just want to say that one of the best advice I got so far, was last summer when waterbear and Jasonlion told me to buy a water Test Kit. I then bought the TFP Test Kit. Very simple to use, very usefull (a...

Hi everyone, The pool season is about to start over here (Canada, Québec) and I just opened the pool few weeks ago. Water is now 60F :( I have a simple question about Calcium level. I have a 24 feet above ground pool and I'm using a SWG (AquaTrol). I was wondering if I have to respect...

I got my TF Kit two weeks ago and I had to pay 16.02$ (tax). It seems that I'm the first one that had to pay tax (from Canada), I just wanted to post what it cost IF you ghave to pay it. So far, I like the Kit, thanks to waterbear and Jasonlion (and others) for the good recommendation. BIC

I got my 24' AG pool installed on July 10th. I also have a SWG (Aqua Trol from Goldline/Hayward). The floor of the pool is made of sand. The borders of the pool (under the track) is made of dust. No foam or special cover was used for the bottom. A few days after I started swimming in the...

I have read a lot of stuff on the Forum and I have learned a lot so far. Still have a lot to learn :wink:. There is something that shows up very often in discussion in different threads that I don't get at all. It's the proper chlorine level (FC) based on my CYA level. For instead, it is...

Hi everyone, I have a 24' AG pool with SWG. I'm just wondering when do I need to do a backwash? I have looked around and found different answers. 1) backwask every week. 2) backwask when your pressure is 4 tp 6 psi higher than the normal pressure. 3) backwash when the pressure is 8 to 10...

I will try to make my story very short. - I got a brand new pool installed 3 WEEKS ago - The pool is an 24' AG with vinyl liner - I also have installed the SWG Aquatrol (from GOLDLINE/Hayward) - Since the pool is installed, I have been analyzing my water everyday and succeded to get a a good...

I have an 24' AG pool with venyl liner. I have the Aqua Trol SWG from GOLDLINE (Hayward). In the manual it says that I should respect the following recommendations (I put in BOLD the result of my last water test): FC: 1 to 3 ppm (3) PH: 7.2 to 7.6 (7.4) Alkakinity: 80 to 120 ppm (90) Salt...

Hey, Corrections in RED: My pool is an AG 24' I got my pool installed. The Aqua Trol will be installed tomorrow afternoon. After two days I got the pool installed, I went for water test at the pool store. My water was like this: Free Chlore: 0 Total Chlore: 0 Combine Chlore: 0 PH: 6.2 Total...

I just got my above ground pool installed yesterday. The team that installed it took 7 hours to level the ground and install my AG 24' pool. They had a difference of 9 inches at the beginning (before starting to level the ground). Now the pool is installed, but it seems to me that the pool is...

I'm going to build a wood (treated wood) DECK to acces my pool. Shoud I care about the salt water (SWG) that will drop1splash on the DECK? I know that there is a lot of talking on the forum about SWG and stones around the pool :roll:, but I didn't find anything about Wood DECK. Any piece of...

Hi everyone, I'm going to get my 24 feet AG pool installed on Monday or Tuesday. I will also have a SWG (Aqua Trol). I read a lot here and everywhere about how to operate a pool with a SWG and I get a bit confused because all terms and even basic things are new to me (this is my first pool)...

Hi everyone, my first post here :) I'm getting my first pool installed on Monday or Tuesday 8). So, as you can guess I don't know a lot about pools, I'm a real novice. However, I tried to do my homework as much as I could by reading (a lot) and talking to many people. I learned a lot...