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    Additives - Do they change the chemistry?

    I am wondering about using pool store additives such as things like Pool Perfect and UltraBright.....will these change the pH and alkalinity? Are there benign replacements for items such as these? Thank you, Susan-Still new to the TFP method!
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    Pool control readings vx. Strips readings for salt in SW poo

    I have been trying to test accurately but am stumped on measuring the salt content of my pool. I have an AquaRite Goldline Controls panel which reads quite differently from the salt testing strips I purchased from TFP. The Control panel read approximately 400-500 ppm higher than the test...
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    Adding Bleach according to pool calculator

    FC 4; CYA 80; pH 7.2; TA 120 I want to increase the FC due to a group coming to swim. I plugged in my numbers in the pool calculator (first time to use it). I listed the above numbers, the size of my pool in gallons and the goal of an FC of 9. I hit the calculate button and the...
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    'New' Chemist on Board!

    My husband left town and in an effort to make certain all was ok before having the family over this weekend, I began to read on this site. Thank you so much, by the way. We have an SWG, converted one year ago. We had been using test strips and they were over one year old. I went to the Pool...