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    Reporting in on testing and results...

    I posted a thread called "Can wind raise pH?" about a month ago and got great assistance and feedback. My pH was always rising and my testing habits were very shabby... I am getting better at this but it takes commitment! My pool has been looking very clear, and no more days of dumping what I...
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    Pool app vs Pool Math

    I hope this is a good place for this thread... I starting using the poolmath app a few weeks ago, and it's a great way to log test results and chemical additions while standing at the pool. But I am always going back to the poolmath page online because there, I can input all my pool data, and I...
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    Best way to test pH

    One last question for the day...I have the TF-100 test kit which comes with the K-1000 pH and Chlorine kit. To determine pH you guess at the closest color match on the kit and liquid for measuring pH and look across to the pH number- after adding 5 drops of phenol red. Sometimes the liquid color...
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    Can wind raise pH?

    I have been on TFP since late last year. I am using liquid chlorine for pool (6%). I add about a gallon to my 10,000 gal pool every few days when my reading hits 1. This generally raises Chlorine to about 4-5. Then the sun bakes it off.... Every week when I test Chlorine and pH, my pH always...
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    Emptying pool- and start up (with Borates)

    Hi All, So I decided to post this new thread. I could't find anything on this topic and am looking for guidance. I "inherited" a pool with the purchase of our home. I have been testing and testing, and my Chlorine levels have always dropped, daily. My most recent tests revealed these ugly...
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    How to remove calcium build up on tile?

    Hi all, I recently bought a new house with an existing pool. It's a plaster pool with about three vertical inches of rough tile. The water line has about 3 years of calcium build up on it. Since we moved in, I have kept PH levels neutral, and have tried a few methods to remove the scale build...