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Thank you, Drew. I will go check those out.

Thank you, NewDude and PoolMan. I thought so. I did not see Ca on the list. Still was wondering if ANYTHING out there would remove it. I will hard pass then.

Also......... Has anyone tried something like this: Hose pre-filter to reduce the Ca going into the pool in the first place? If so, what did you try and where did you get it? We have crazy hard water here in Tucson. I would like to try to filter somehow before refilling my pool, especially...

Hi again, everyone. I am curious, as I look around to replace and/or buy certain items for my pool. I would love to know what people recommend for: 1) Pool hoses - I want to get replacement, 48" sections. I have found many on Amazon. Ratings there seem to be all over the place. The last...

Great! I will do all that. Thx

Ohhhhhhh, okay. I didn't do any of that. I will today. Thank you. I'm off to get another cup of coffee, finish that video, order chlorine, and read some more. Will check back later. Again, thanks for all the help!

THANK YOU! I think that is all I have on hand right now. I will need more, for sure. Will any of this harm the equipment? Or is the pool "eating" it all up so fast, that is not a real issue? Just wondering what I might need to watch for down the line.

I put four each in two floaters. Two days ago. No, I did not use any of that. NOW, the guy who initially set everything up and replaced the equipment, came by and took care of things several times in the first month after he was done. He did add granular chlorine to the pool when he was...

PS - I used the CYA chart, via the link given, just now. I see the 28 and know why I thought it was less. I was first using the pool math app, probably incorrectly, AND making a guess on the CYA due to not being able to locate my test kit. The assumptions, again, were due to the all new...

Thank you all for the help! I'm so glad I wrote. I got the 10 from the app. It was showing me a range from 5 to ten for the numbers I entered. My guess is I entered something incorrectly???? I'm on a pretty big learning curve here, it seems. Frankly, I was pretty much ready to give up...

Hi everyone. Here are my numbers and a couple photos. I ran my first tests (on my own) since my pool was refilled and equipment replaced, last summer. The pool was empty, acid washed, refilled. We live in Tucson, so the water is super hard here. I know the CH is a bit high, but not too much...

Okay. Thanks. I will try to get some pics later today. The system ran for a few months last year, late summer, after it was set up. All seemed okay then.

Hi Jim. I have a side port and that is where the vac hose inserts for the bot cleaner. I don't put it into the skimmer. Having a working skimmer is new to me. Lived here for seven years working around a broken/leaking skimmer. It was all fixed/replaced last year. I see when I remove a...

Hello there. I am still pretty new to all this DIY pool stuff. I hope I am posting to the right place. I wrote some posts, few times, a couple years ago, when I first found TFP. I was just getting my pool going and had a lot to learn. I rebuilt my Hayward cleaner all on my own and seemed to...

Fellow Tucsonian here. I'm cruising the boards here again, after about a year's hiatus. Long story, for another post. Basically, the monsoons last August killed all my equipment. I now have a swamp, so MUST drain and clean, clean, clean. I am going to follow you and see how your project...

Hey guys! Thanks so much for the input. Perhaps I do just bite the proverbial bullet and get 'er done. Even if over priced, the job will be done and I can get back to something other than the nastiness. I think just looking at it, and my ceilings, is making me want to run away from home...

Hello again, everyone. Soooooooooooo............... I got my kit and got things pretty well balanced. Whomever suggested the stir-stick, you were right!!! It made the job super easy. In the first week or two of testing, I killed every bottle to test the calcium levels. I had numbers that...

Thanks again for the "Hellos", everyone. Good to "meet" you. ;) I DO remember Blu-Rays, NewDude. Matter of fact, we still have one! Thanks for the continued advice. Hi there, Natrix. Good to see a fellow Tucson person. Well, last night I finally pulled the proverbial trigger on the...

hahahaha! Yup. This OLD lady is gettin' called out.

Hi Kurt. I'm new here, too. Welcome. Trying to get my pool cleared up, 'down' here in Tucson. Cheers, Stacy

Aznewmom, AKA: Stacy. A beach gal who has lived in Tucson, AZ since 1992. I finally have a house with a pool (2014) and am now trying to work on it and maintain it myself. These are just photos of my pool and the surrounding area. Thanks for looking

Thanks, everyone. Looks like my post/comment was moved from it's original spot. LOL NewDude........Funny you say that. My "handle" (and Yahoo email address) has been Aznewmom for the past nearly quarter century now. Everything is tied to that name it seems, and I just keep using it. :LOL...

Moved from HERE Hi everyone. I am brand new here. I have several issues, so am doing a lot of reading this past week. This thread is full of so many beautiful pools! I certainly am jelly. I am also pretty darn intimidated. I plan to order a test kit, soon! However, even that was a bit...