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    Two Spa Maintenance issues

    Trying not to create one huge thread and separate issues a little... 1st... one section of my small spa, right at the water level, has some white hazing... it much worse when its dry... it seemed like it got better when I scrubbed it with a pool cleaning gel and a light scrub pad but I am not...
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    First refill- little help needed

    Edited a little. Just drained my spa for the first time and probably should have had a better plan before doing so... how do I drain all the lines or do I not need to? The spa is just a two person unit and I would guess its probably not more than 150 gallons but I really don't know... any...
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    Testing tap water

    I have the TF100 kit but have not yet tested my tap water but I just drained my spa so need to find a starting point. Is there any special instructions, i.e. is water temperature important? Also, how do I have find out if there are metals in my tap water? Thanks.
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    2nd test with T-100- need help with "goals"

    Here are my readings as of a few minutes ago... FC 7.0 CC 0.25 TA 90 PH 7.5 CYA ~42 CH-230 Pool is fiberglass, indoor, heated to about 86-88, ~14000 gallons, and very little sunlight. I was hoping to get some recommendations on goals... right now I was thinking... FC 5.0 TA 100 PH 7.5 CYA...
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    Well, what should I changing

    This is probably going to be ugly (the negative responses) but I am still pretty new to maintaining a pool. This is the results from a local pool store sample. I will just present it just as it reads on the print out: Keep in mind, this is an indoor, fiberglass pool. Saturation index: 0.6...
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    Seattle area, new (older) indoor fiberglass pool- w/ pics

    Hi all, Recently bought a house with an indoor, in ground, San Juan pool. It's a full 8 ft deep at the lowest point and I think its around 16,000 gallons. I'm thinking that someone spent a small fortune having this extension put on and appears to be done right (was done around 1995). We...
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    Just saying HI and reading

    Well I have been reading on the site and its been very helpful so I figured I would register. I recently bought a house with an indoor fiberglass pool that is about 16,000 gallons. New to the pool thing. So far things have been pretty good... had to have some lines replaced but maintaining the...