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  1. tgillesp

    CSI

    How can I get csi closer to 0? CYA was originally over 160 fro previous owner. After much work we now have 60. Here are my numbers. FC 6.4 Ph 7.6 TA 70 CH 120 Cya 60
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    Quick Ph and TA question which to adjust first?

    I know one affects the other and one should be adjusted first right? If so, which one? I have my own test kit and know what my numbers should be.
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    New house with Pool where to start?

    I'm an old member here but got rid of my pool a while back. Now moving to new home with pool but have not closed on house yet so really do not have any information yet on pool other than it is inground with vinyl liner. I do not know the size but it is fairly large. Here's the...
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    Help TA = 275

    I am an old member and used this forum often for my pool which I no longer have. I am trying to help my daughter and she is a first time pool owner living in another state so we can only communicate through phone and message. She bought a house which came with an Intex 4600 gallon above ground...
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    Hurricane Advice needed!

    I thought I posted this question earlier but cannot find it, so here goes again! I am in the path of the storm and have a 52 in above ground right outside my bedroom window. I am concerned about the possibility of it bursting and sending thousands of gallons of water into my home. What would...
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    help with dirt soon after vacuuming

    I am new to this BBB method and so far things have been going well. I started out with a high cya and kept my chlorine very high. However, after many many partial drains, I believe my cya is down to around 50-70. I just cannot really tell for sure because I have a difficult time with the...
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    Help fixing leak

    I have found the leak in the vinyl in the bottom of my pool. I have never fixed one before. My pool guy left me a piece of vinyl, but was not interested in getting in there to repair it. Can anyone give me some instructions on how to do this by myself? Or point me in the direction of some...
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    My first time testing

    Got my Taylor 2006 kit today. Wow, I hope I get better at this. I feel like everything I did was so inaccurate. So if I could get some advice please? FC = 14.4 CC = 0 PH = possibly 7.8 or higher. This was really hard for me to tell the difference in color, but it also said to add a...
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    New Here

    Hello, My name is Tracey. I have been back and forth between this site and PoolSolutions for several days, reading and trying to learn as much as I can. I have had my pool (approx 8200 gal above ground) since 2006 and always relied on the pool store to tell me what to do and it always...