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I had the same degrade in CYA, I went from about 80 in July of 2016 to 50 this July. I test for it monthly and adjust accordingly. I will eventually have to add some and was thinking of running tabs for a bit to bump it when needed. However I have my routine in adding/testing chems down so I do...

I agree, standard MA isnt really that terrible like its made out to be. A little common sense while using is all thats required.

Welcome! There is so much to learn here it seems daunting at times but it is really pretty easy once you understand the basics. Its possible you have a bad gauge on the filter, Does it go to zero when the pump is off? You also may try backwashing it again in case its loaded up from the...

Tucson has awesome monsoons. Phx is sucking for them and we get very little rain during the monsoons, mostly just dirt and wind to toss a bunch of trash in the water instead of rain lol

8bucks a year is cheap luxury! sure I could keep tracking my results on a notebook and referring to the bookmarked pool math on the phone but this is a one stop shop and easy to reference at any time. I will gladly pay the .60cents a month for this app and support to tfp for putting it together

Being in AZ we dont see enough rain water to really make it worth adding downspouts to the roof and directing it to the pool. At least in my orientation of house and pool. wow, 1000 is nuts but good to hear its all about the CSI score like I have been following. I had been flowing the -.60-.60...

daily during the summer months and 2-3days during winter. Everyone here seems to recommend to test daily until you get a handle on what your pool needs and how often you need to add anything. Everyone's situation is pretty different

So based on our high evap rates here in AZ and our fill water CH of 175-200 our pool water CH has crept up to from 300 to 500 in about a year. My course of action this season has been to run a lower PH and TA to keep the CSI as close to zero as possible. At what point do I need to worry about...

After moving into our home with a non TFP maintained pool we had some nasty tile. Hired a media blasting guy to come out of do the initial clean for a couple hundred bucks.

Thanks, I will have to do that, Its the least I can do for all the free advice that is here on this site!

That makes sense and adds up the the number trends Ive been seeing, Thanks for the explanation and the trend I am seeing is normal so thats good to know.

Bringing this thread back from the dead to give a little update on my thoughts with TFP... Its been just about a year now since we bought our home with a pool and I took a chance with the TFP way rather the the pool store. Following the pool school basics we have not had one bit of trouble with...

about 75 here in AZ, We have stopped swimming but might pick it back up this week with temps in the mid 90s again. however no plans to close our pool for the winter

I am always amazed at the amount of pool "experts" that do not know its the same exact thing!

Looking good! Our tap water here is 175 but we are not the city of Peoria water system

Yep this is my current preference as well, be careful on the dates however since I have seem some old stock sitting on the shelves at some locations. We have two frys near us and one has a pool store right next door. This location has the old stock sitting on the shelf which I suspect has...

Thanks! We sure are enjoying the pool between all the moving and projects to be done. It has been great to be able to jump in and cool off after working all day in the heat! There have been some minor bumps in the road but nothing that is too crazy. Just catching up on some maintenance the...

I figure I will post here instead of starting a new thread.... Now that we are finally settled I wanted to make sure Im on track to a TFP pool! I have only stepped foot into a pool store for the stray o-ring/small part I needed same day and can say I feel very lucky not to have to deal with the...

I think I lucked out my with CH levels on the home we just bought. Sitting at 300 currently bjt was thinking it would be much higher. Curious to how you RO treatment works out and be interested to see pictures of the Equpitment

Thought this might be of some interest to you guys. Our new to us pool had some really nasty build up, who knows the last time anyone cleaned up the tile! I tried a few methods but nothing really got it as clean as I thought it should be. I started asking around and found a guy that does tile...

Re: A Deep Pool Build in Peoria, AZ -- The end takes the longest! Thanks! I will check them out

I was planning to pack it the best I can, I dug all the way to the shell which you can see in the second picture. Water leaks can be a real pain to track down and I suspect this one has been leaking for a long while due to being such a small leak. I could have probably left it as is but I can be...

for anyone following along the above sealant fixes did not stop the leak. However I do think I finally caught it, apparently someone decided to place a screw in the side of the skimmer housing to act as a weir door stop?!? I did not spot it at first based on water level and its location. Once I...

Re: A Deep Pool Build in Peoria, AZ -- The end takes the longest! build looks great! You lucked out big time on the hard dig being where your at! Would you mind sharing the local door builder you used, We might be in need of some custom door (front entry) in the future. Like you we have a...

Kinda going through a little pool remorse right now as I have a leak that's kicking my butt. After spending all day in 110 degrees and not really feeling I have it fixed its becoming a tad frustrating. I can can say however my water is looking pretty dang good at least! And everything gets...

I did find a questionable joint on the top side of the skimmer throat. I am crossing my fingers that is my leak as I can not find anything else visually wrong

Been noticing a wet area near the pool for a while. I've suspected a leak so I have been trying to isolate it over the past few days which didn't produce much so decided to start digging. This is what I found....the plastic you see is the backside of the skimmer and it appears water is coming...

stick with these guys here! They will get you clean the right way! I have only been to the pool store a few times for misc small parts I needed same day and both times was amazed at the amount of stuff they sell people! Watching them test is irritating as I can only imagine the cross...