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Hello, I measured my salt content and I’m at 3200 per my Taylor salt test kit. My Hayward was reading low so I thought I’d check the cell itself. Sure enough there was some calcium build up so did an acid bath to remove the buildup. That was Friday and yesterdays reading was normal but to my...

Hi - I just had a Hayward T940 Aqua Rite Salt System with 40K Gallon T940 Extended Life Cell installed last week. Trying to lower my TA to recommended range as mine current reading was around 100-110. I added the recommended amount of MA and got the pH from 7.8 down to 7.2. The TA is still...

Hi all, I am thinking about converting to a SWG as I can see the prices of bleach have gone up dramatically and after 10 years or so lugging bleach around I'm finally ready to make the switch. I received my first quote from a local company for a Hayward T940 Aqua Rite Salt System with 40K...

Hello Friends, Here are my #s today: FC 8.5 (No CC) PH 8.0 TA 100 CH 260 CYA 50 Here were my #s two days ago: FC 6 (No CC) PH 7.5 TA 90 CH 260 CYA 50 I've added MA (31.45-20 baume) three different times this week (maybe 8 cups) so I am totally lost as to why TA went up. It got the PH down...

Hi all, I've been debating for months and can't decide on whether to pony up the extra 3-4k to upgrade to pebbles from plaster. Is it worth the extra cost? We plan on staying in our house so we can say with somewhat confidence we are not moving in the next 10 years or so but you never know...

Hello all, I'm curious to see if anyone uses Cal Hypo pucks as a solution to chlorinating the water when they are out of town and can't manually add bleach for a few days. If you use them do you use a floater or a stick them in the skimmer baskets? The bucket I bought says to use the...

Hi - I added bleach to my pool last night and checked the reading this morning. FC was showing as 12 and now eleven hours later it is 3.5. Is that normal. I live in the Dallas area. This was my reading this morning: FC - 12 CC - 0.0 Ph - 7.8 TA - 120 CH - 240 CYA - 50 That seems like a...

Good morning, I love the BBB method, but I have taken a job that requires a lot of travel so I can't add bleach each day. Is it okay to use cal hypo pucks in the skimmer and alternate using trichlor pucks in a floater to avoid having my CYA and CH levels spiking too rapidly? The thought was...

Hi all, I have a crack on the floor of my pool that is now extending all the way up through the wall. I don't notice any water loss other than normal evaporation. I have landscaping behind my pool and felt a little bit of moisture when I dug down with my hand that may be coming from the pool...

Hello TFP members, My original post may have been in the wrong thread. Recently I’ve been noticing what looks like metal stains getting bigger on my pool floors. I can’t tell if it is calcium scaling or some type of metal stain. It is very strange thing because when I look at the bottom of the...

Hello TFP members, Recently I’ve been noticing what looks like metal stains getting bigger on my pool floors. I can’t tell if it is calcium scaling or some type of metal stain. It is very strange thing because when I look at the bottom of the pool when it is sunny outside, it looks absolutely...

Hi all, I bought a Taylor k-2006 kit recently and I'm already out of R-0871 (.75 oz). Does anyone know if the 1 oz or 2 oz replacement reagents will fit in my kit? Thanks, Mike

Hi all, Sorry for not being able to post my test results, but I'm on lunch at work. Maybe tonight... My CYA level is at the 95 level right as of this morning. I've been draining water the past four days by using the floor drain only and connecting a vinyl tube to the air release valve and...