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Yes - everything was turned off..the water was close to the same level inside and outside of the bucket.

Just purchased a new home and I have a small waterfall feature in the front of my house, its probably about 10 gallons. I noticed it was losing water pretty fast. I did the bucket test and confirmed it was, outside bucket line was down 1/2 inch while inside was less than 1/4 inch. I tried to...

Not sure of the age of the pool, less than 10 years. I don't have any water features. I'll check out the TA info on here and work from there. Thanks everyone!

I just recently did a complete drain and have been working to get my PH inline. It seems to keep going up after I work it down with MA. I've been adding acid for a few weeks, as my PH would come down to 7.6 the work its way back to 8 a few days later. Just wondering if this takes some time to...

Not displeased..was just wondering if maybe I should acid wash as I read that is usually done when draining. I feel better after looking at pebble tec's website as it looks like the pictures there. Before seeing the pictures I was just wondering if i could have been stained by algae or...

These are the numbers from my test kit - I bought a kit from Leslie's - the Complete DPD test kit.

Yes - I'm draining because of the CYA and CH levels. I was just concerned of the color of the pepple tec. I took a pumice stone to a small area to see if it would come off and it didn't so I'm thinking its the pebble tec color.

These were my numbers. Checked with the water balance thread and they suggested I drain. Is there a way to test for algae? I went to the pebbletec website and it looks like its the color - Irish Mist which is greenish in color on the website. FC 2 TC 2 PH 8 TA 170 CH 750 CYA 100+

Question pepple tech pools - I'm draining my pool today - recently purchased home. The pepple tech looks kind of greenish - is this normal?

Also - what chemicals do I need once its refilled? This is the from the hose. PH 7.8 TA 140 CH 250

Mistype the CA - yes its CH. I tested the CH from my water hose and its 250.

Recently purchased a house this past December. I've been reading on here and trying to learn about all the equipment. I've just been adding the chlorine pucks. I have a test kit and here are my numbers. I just want to confirm that I need to drain. FC 2 TC 2 PH 8 TA 170 CA 750?? I live in...

Re-tested again and my FC and TC both look to be at 3 Did the CYA per your suggestion and it came to 170.

I also just did my first test!! Just purchases a new home in December and have been reading on here and learning. Would like some suggestions with my first test. I also took a sample down to Leslie's to see how close I was. Here's my results: FC - 5 TC - 3 PH - 8 TA - 160 CH - 140 CYA -...

Here are more pictures of all the piping. I circled the valves is question. There are two in front and one closer to the heater, which is round and looks to be red in color. I don't have any water features on my pool. There is a aeration thing on one side and I do have a automatic vacuum...

Thanks for the info! I backwashed it tonight. My valve must be a little different as I push down instead of up. So the valve in front of my pump, is this a a three way valve as you described? What would each positions do? If I move the handle from filter to the complete opposite, what does...

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Ok here are some pics. I measured my pool, its approx 34 x 18 and 6 ft deep at its deepest point, 2 1/2 by the stairs. I calculated it to be 14387 gallons.

Just purchased a house with a pool and am trying to learn the basics. I have a multiport valve that is connected to my pump. I want to backwash my sand filter but am unsure which position my valve should be in. I've attached pictures. I have read that 12 2 4 o'clock positions on some other...