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TFP! Going to try my best to jot down my rambling thoughts here... just wanted to say thanks. This site has been a tremendous help with understanding the chemistry and maintenance of the pool in our new home. I purchased the TF-100 test kit, followed the instructions on this forum and poolmath...

Thanks for the tips guys. Here are the latest numbers... FC 6.5 PH 7.2 CH 75 TA 40 CYA 70 I haven't been able to get on top of this every day like I wanted. New house means lots of things to divide your time with... and lately that's been painting bedrooms. Good news for the pool tho! PH is...

Probably error in testing to be honest. I haven't added anything other than bleach, baking soda, borax, and washing soda. And yeah I agree I want to get that PH under control. I'm scared to put more than 2-3 boxes of product in at one time... maybe that's just a rookie feeling. I'll do another...

Tested last night: CL 3 PH < 6.8 (color still well below range on kit) CH 75 TA 10 CYA 75 I added two boxes of Washing Soda after the test as well as a couple jugs of bleach. Still trying to get that PH and TA up. For the gauge, yes the gauge returns to zero when the pump is off, so I guess...

Yeah they went for a dip. Hard to stop them when it looked so blue. :) I ended up adding quite a bit of Borax and Baking Soda over the past few days. Poolmath said I needed about 50 lbs of soda it so I took a baby step and started with 10 lbs. I went with about 8 lbs of the Borax. I'm going to...

First set of numbers! CC 0 FC 1.5 TC 1.5 CH 75 TA 0 CYA 60 PH < 6.8 I assume the TA was 0 because the test turned pink right from the start and never changed to another color. Based on that I put in a couple of jugs of bleach and a 4lb box of Borax last night. I might need to put in some more...

Hey guys just wanted to post an update. We close on the house tomorrow, but I swung by yesterday to get the knowledge transfer on the pool. I updated my sig with all the relevant information. Couple of questions: 1- I noticed the pressure gauge on the filter was reading zero. The homeowner said...

Hey guys, I've been lurking for a while... I think it's finally time to post something. We purchased a new home (sweet right?) and close on Oct 14th. It has a pool (super sweet right?) but man I tell you what I've never taken care of a pool before. I'm not quite sure what I'm getting in to, but...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to say thanks for creating this site as a resource for folks like myself who have no idea what they're doing. We just bought a house (close on the 14th) and it has a pool! Sweet right? Yeah well the kids and wife are happy... me? I'm excited too but man there's a lot of...