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    First TF-100 Test - What to do next?

    Pic of staining at deep end of pool - note that we just had a few thunderstorms so there is some debris there awaiting pickup by the 280...
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    First TF-100 Test - What to do next?

    Sorry for the delayed reply, still moving boxes from our previous house :mad: My water is clear and I do not believe I have algae. I had read that I should SLAM the pool to start, but it was a cursory read so I probably didn't get enough context. Interestingly enough, in a few of the areas...
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    First TF-100 Test - What to do next?

    Alrighty! Just got the Tf-100 in the mail today: FC: 6.5 CC: 0.5 TC: 7.0 CH: 400 TA: 80 CYA: Almost 90 Ph: 7.8 Just bought the house (and the pool). The plaster has some brown stuff on it. Did the vitamin C test and it does clear up - trichlor test does nothing. Already did a 30% water...
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    What to do first?

    Thanks for the info! Signature added. I will add the bleach in and will continue monitoring with the kits I have until the TFP kit gets here.
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    What to do first?

    I just bought a house with a 17,000 gallon gunite pool. The previous owner had a pool company maintain the pool and I noticed a little algae when we toured the home. I now own the home and the algae is getting a tiny bit worse. It certainly hasn't covered all of the pools surface - it just...
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    Hi Everyone - TexasYankee

    My wife and daughters BEGGED me to get a house with a pool. I said no - they expectedly won. So, I am on here so that I can at least do it right. We just moved in an the previous owners followed the Leslie Pool schedule...So - I am left with a CYA of 130, FC of 8, and a little bit of mustard...