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    Extension of existing in ground pool

    Thanks for your response. Pleased to hear it can be done, now I need to make sure its going to be done properly.
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    Extension of existing in ground pool

    We’re looking to redo our pool. The one builder shy came in wants to take out some of the paving on the one side of the pool and build a sun shelf onto the pool. He said he has been doing this to hundreds of pools and never had any problems The second builder told us that you can build into an...
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    Ideal Variable Speed Pump Settings - need help please

    Hi All, I feel like between the pool builders and their recommended "pool guy" all they were interested in was collecting the cash but not setting things up. We live in South Florida and our pool is 14k gallons which includes a spa. We have a Jandy TruClear SG, a Jandy VS FloPro 230v 1.65HP...
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    First time tester

    Wooohooo happy dance! Here my latest results: FC 7.5 CC 0.5 PH 7.7 TA 90 CH 425 CYA 80 Salt 3800 Temp 77 Any suggestions on changing these numbers? What would you suggest I do next? Borates maybe or just leave and enjoy?
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    First time tester

    SWG is 50% and runs for 4 hours a day during the week and 8 hours saturday and sunday but its been running alot more since i thought i had to keep the pump running while the stabilizer was dissolving
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    First time tester

    I added acid and stabilizer. I think the FC increased so much because I was running the SWG for longer periods while the stabilizer was being put in
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    First time tester

    Isnt this supposed to be easy? These are my latest results. I think some of the numbers are starting to come right or i could be completely wrong? Any advise? FC 17 CC 0 PH 8.2 TA 240 CH 575 CYA 80 Salt 3600 Temp 71
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    First time tester

    Yes, that was meant to be TC CC is 0
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    First time tester

    Ok, things are slowly starting to come into alignment. This is my latest test: FC 5.5 CC 5.5 PH 8.2 TA 210 CH 400 CYA 0 Salt 4000 Temp 70 What would the recommendations be on the above? Ive been trying to lower the CH so curious what the most important thing to concentrate on now? Ive bought...
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    First time tester

    I havent added anything at all. I know the pool guy before his last day told me i think he added bicarb and conditioner and was going to add in salt the following week. How would I do a half volume drain? I started draining the pool through the backwash which was how the pool guy had showed me...
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    First time tester

    Im not actually sure what the cost of the fill water is. Fill water results are ph 8.32 TA 160 CH 175
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    First time tester

    Pool guy stopped coming this month and this is my first test without him monitoring the pool. I think theres a lot I need to be done since these numbers all seem way off. Please help with what I should do and in what order. FC 13 CC 14 PH 8.4 TA 340 CH 800 CYA 30 Salt 2800 Temp 72 In South...
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    First time tester

    We’ve been using a pool “professional” to look after our new pool since March. They were here and “worked” on the pool on Wednesday. I tested on Saturday. Would like to start looking after my own pool. Please let me know what changes to make and where to start after my first results.