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Hi! Not sure if I'm posting in correct forum, but wanted to share my latest with our local Leslie's... I only go to Leslie's for kids goggles or for cya testing since my eyesight doesn't like the view tubes anymore.. (I have 2 sizes). I asked for just a CYA test & the rep pulled a bottle of test...

Appreciate advice for using a mesh leaf cover over IG pool winter cover. I'm about to order one unless people find them useless. The idea is to put it over winter cover, remove it after all leaves are down & put it back on at early spring opening to avoid skimmer basket clogging with spring tree...

Hi all! Hope everyone in the northern climates had a great swimming season! We did; our 2nd year of TFP methodology & LC! Closing our vinyl-liner IG pool today. I slammed it 3 days ago, but wondering whether ideal LC on day of closing should be higher than normal range (for my pool, that would...

Hi - Not sure where to post this, but has anyone come across a device that collects water from about 18" down? My old knees & back are getting tired of this daily ritual... The cup would have to turn over once at that depth, otherwise I could easily make my own I think. Tried googling & only...

Hi - I suspect the remaining case of LC I bought a month ago might have dropped in potency. Is there a ratio of (non-chlorinated) water to LC I need to follow (using the DPD testing method)? I'm science tech-challenged, so if this is an idiotic question, pls be gentle...;) back story: The...

Hi all - Been doing "TFP" since last spring & test chlorine via DPD method. We live in sw CT. Weather's been up & down. Water temp is down to 73 due to cooler weather; entire pool only gets sun from approx 9 am - 2 pm, with a tiny portion getting sun til 4. Hardly using pool (once a week, 8 &...

Hi all! Just opened our pool yesterday and can't seem to find the Pool Math chart that I used all of last year. I can only find apps for cell phone etc. I have a laptop computer I use. I'm sure it's here but have looked for 20 mins so gave up & decided to ask. Tks! (I also wonder where all my...

Hi! Can HTH phenol red be switched out for Taylor R-0014? If yes, which of my 2 comparators shown in attached photo should I then use? (I've already switched to using Taylor DPD/FAS as per TFP, but no Taylor K2006 kit because I still had good reagents to use up this year. However, now I see...

Can one use a combo of LC & Lithium Hypo to shock a pool if one has both, but not enough of one to get to needed shock level? My thought was to use PoolMath calculator at the bottom of PoolMath page for each form of chlorine to get to the shock level needed..if even possible. Tks!

Here's an odd one. After maintaining clear, sparkling pool since opened in April (new to TFP this year) this happened: Yesterday afternoon, after a sunless day, I noticed what looked like algae (on slant wall to deep end, on bottom here & there, & also on shaded slants of deep end walls). MUST...

Got my CYA Standard Solution today as I'm newbie for 6 weeks here & only just this week did I get that darn dot to disappear (at 40 mark) so all good, but wanted to see the Standard 50 dot test just to ensure I'm seeing correctly, but it's not working for me! I first tested my pool water (CYA...

Joined TPP April, attended PS, bought test kit, switched from tri-chor to bleach, & use PoolMath, when needed. Did a successful SLAM. I've learned much! My question concerns return jet flow during spring when trees are shedding, and then after when shedding stops.. Our 2 returns (deep and...

Attended Pool School over the last week & using PoolMath & newly acquired FAS/DPD chlorine test kit. Performed 1st SLAM yesterday but failed OCLT. Can there be a "but" on the but? Yesterday there was no sun with air temp in the 50's. TFP Chart called for 10ppm SLAM & 1 gal of 8.2% bleach...

We are in the middle of our first SLAM & have 2 questions: 1. Does one vacuum Before, During or After SLAMing? Or all 3? (we have clear pool but several blobs of either dirt from ball field we live at edge of or it's brown algae (is there brown algae?) ;) 2. On the CC part DPS/FAS test: how...

I've been waiting all week for my Taylor FAS/DPD chlorine test kit & it came today BUT now this! I have HTC 6-way, so only needed this FAS/DPD so ordered the "kit" for it BUT seems someone tossed in R0600 rather than R-0003? Will this still work for the CC part of this test? I was happily...

Hi - I'm having hard time trying to avoid following Leslie's Pool's advice so want to shock newly opened pool that is clear and sparkling but has cc issue. Pool is 26000 gal. In-ground, vinyl liner with cartridge filter. FC is about 1.5 TC is 5.0 (according to Leslie's) PH is 7.6 CYA is low at...