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Hello all. I know I saw this here before but I can’t find it. My pool is perfect. I love the TFP system and feel I really have a great grasp of my pools chemistry. That said I’m going on vacation for a week days. My 17 year old son will be home (if that’s a good idea or not is a topic for...

Great idea. Didn’t know such a thing existed. Thank you

My fill water was delivered by truck for a local spring. I can’t test it. Good idea for next year I’ll capture some of the fill water seperatly. Good idea. The TA has come down to 90 after wiping the tip. Great to know!! Within 10 so I’m comfortable with that. I’ve run several tests with...

Thanks for the info. Is it possible that the CH is 425? I’ve never had a reading that high and I replaced 1/3 of my water this spring like I do every spring with water from the same source. I think i will try testing with the old reagents and one new one switching out each new one on different...

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Hello, i just opened my pool a few days ago and this is my third season with TFP. It was perfect when I opened it. Looked clear and water was balanced and still had chlorine. I ordered some new testing chemicals through your website. I have a Taylor K-2006 kit. My concern is when I use the old...

It is schedule 40. Notice how the fittings I used are not as long as original? Is that why it leaks?

Hello. Since switching to this system I no longer use my Hayward chlorinator. It started to leak so I decided to take it out. Sadly I've made a mess of it. There were some holes in the pipe where the fittings went. I cut that section out and replaced a small piece of pipe with a repair coupling...

One more quick question. In my effort to increase the cya with leftover pucks my FC has reached 25! is that an issue with any other readings in my test? Can I still test cya at that level? thanks!

Thanks for the fast response and great info! yes to the R0013. It has a date on it of 2018. No neighbor with a pool last fall my cya was 40. I worked all summer to get it down to that level, bought lots of water . Agreed there probably is some cya maybe 10? A good target would be 30? i didnt...

Hello all, first let me say how much I love this site and this system. I dumped the pool company and all their overpriced chemicals last year. This year I decided to skip their overpriced opening too and did it myself. I was shocked to see how lousy of a job they had done cleaning my DE filter...

I ran a utility pump with the hose returning the water at the opposite end of the pool. Shouldn't be anything laying on the bottom. I just want to be sure it's ok when I open. I didn't realize I couldn't test with fc over 10. I was planning on checiking it ocassionaly over the winter. A few...

I put in a whole box. About 80oz? So I can't rely on a water test now that the pump is not running?

The high chlorine is the answer! Thank you. I was trying to get the FC to slam level for closing but I over shot it and ended up at 20! That must have given me a false ph reading. and I made it worse by adding acid at closing and now am getting accurate readings. Now I know! I added borax and...

Ok. I love this method. It's worked great all summer. Now I closed my pool last week and I'm concerned. It rained like crazy the days prior to my close. I tested everything the day before close and my pH was higher than ever. I've been having to lower it a little here and there all summer but I...

Hello. It's been a great summer since I started using this method! Ten years of pool ownership and I've never felt so confident in managing my pool. Everything is great and has been so easy to take care of. My only question is that my Ph keeps creeping up to about 8.0 I add some Muriatic acid...

Today it was sunny all day. Here are my results FC 5.0 CC 0 TA 125 PH 7.2 CH 225 I still have to fountain running. My thinking is to leave it alone and let the PH come up on its own and leave the TA where it is. Or should I hit it again with some acid? Will the TA keep going down since the PH...

Good stuff! Thanks. I will update my signature. I'm convinced my pool is 16,000 gallons based on everything I've been doing. I changed it to 16,000 gallons in pool math and everything makes a little more sense. I love the part at the bottom of pool math that shows the effects of adding different...

I'm about 10 days into the system. Pool looks great. I just sold all my old Tabs on Craig's list so I'm 100% in now:) here is my latest test results FC 5.5 CC 0 TA 140 PH 7.6 CH 250 CYA 45 I have added a gallon and a half of Muriatic acid over the last few days and I can't seem to get the TA...

That makes sense about the 60 reading. Should I leave the TA where it is? Or add more muriatic acid to try and get it down? I'm very happy with everything else and it seems I'm settling into about half a gallon of bleach per day! Cheap and easy!!! Thank you!

I merged them. Please keep related questions together. Thanks, jblizzle I hope it's ok that I started a new thread? I felt like I had too much going on with the last one? this is day 6 since dumping 80% of my water and basically starting over with this awesome system and wonderful support. I'm...

Re: 4 days into BBB, a few questions please I got the 45cya with the water sitting in the sun for about an hour. The water is 63degrees. The air is about 70 today. The other tests were done right away. I'll wait an hour and test TA and PH again. You think it will come up on its own? I feel as...

Re: 4 days into BBB, a few questions please Day 6. Things were going pretty well. My TA was 145 ph 7.4. I dosed the chlorine up to 7 last night after dark and checked this morning before dawn. No chlorine loss!! I seem to be losing 3ppm per day so I changed my target to 7 (my cya seems to be...

Re: 4 days into BBB, a few questions please I added what should have brought my FC up to 6 and it got up to 5.5. ( the ch hardness isn't dropping as fast as it should either) I'm thinking my 15,000 gallon volume is a little light? I did this around 4:00pm yesterday. At 4:00am this morning my FC...

I love this site! I googled forever trying to figure that out! 2 minutes I get an answer, a website and a deal!!! Thanks!!!

Hello, I purchased a Taylor K-2006 kit and love it! So much better doing my own testing! I have a question about restocking the kit. I need more of the R0010. When I search for it I'm finding R-0010A or R-0010C. The kit came with a bottle just labeled R-0010. What does the A or C mean? And which...

Re: 4 days into BBB, a few questions please Any issue with adding calcium chloride to raise hardness and bleach within a few minutes of each other?

Re: 4 days into BBB, a few questions please I've been using the 25ml but as somebody else recommend also, I will switch to the 10ml and save! I have to admit it is kind of fun and I can't believe I used the old way for 10 years! Every few years they told me my disolved solids were to high and I...

Re: 4 days into BBB, a few questions please I'm having fun. Learning a lot. Saving a lot on chemicals, but I am spending a lot more on testing! I already used up most of what came with the kit! Haha!