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Thank you!! Pool looks great today! I don’t know how I missed the cya being so low. That test drives me crazy. I’m now at 40 cya and total chlorine with the dpg test was 14 with no combined chlorine. Is it safe to swim? My kids are dying to get in before it gets cold for the next week!

I’ve got a 14,500 gallon fiberglass pool that is typically salt, but we’ve let to put the generator back on. We just took off the mesh safety cover two days ago and the pool was completely green as expected. I have the recommended testing kit recommended here and found the ph high, so I put...

Thank you! I’m on it! Any idea why the color looks so bad, but it shows free chlorine?

Just attached a couple photos— no debris in pool!

Hi, I’m helping my elderly neighbor who is really struggling with their pool (my guess is dementia is setting in). I started managing my own pool last year, but I’m still trying to perfect it. Anyhow, the pool is concrete and in-ground with pebble tech coating and jacuzzi variable speed pump and...

TA: 40 FC: 1 PH: 7.5 CH: 250 Salt: 2600 I’m fairly new at testing with the new kit from tsp. My pool is fiberglass and 14,500 gallons with a salt generator. The water is clear. I plan to shock it tonight with the low chlorine level, but should I adjust anything else? I have a pentair SWG...

I bought the TFT pro kit and I’m helping an elderly neighbor with a green pool. The pool is slightly cloudy, but mostly clear now. I just cleaned the filters and noticed quite a bit of pebbles from the pebble tec that have come off and had to be hosed out of the filter housing. I have a...

I accident used the baking soda tub instead of the dry acid tub when trying to quickly help my elderly neighbor with his pool. I cannot believe I did this, but put 10lbs of baking soda into a pool with a TA of 250. I’m so ****** at myself, but I jumped into action to help him with his completely...

I’m new to this and won’t use them again. With my current reading of no chlorine and cya of 60, what would you add? Liquid bleach?

FC- 0, CYA 60 We use the nature2 mineral pack in the gate made by Sundance. So we usually just use non-chlorinated shock after usage and I shock 1-2x a week depending on bather load. It’s worked before and now so weird with the cloudiness.

No, I tried that once and didn’t think it worked well. I wiped it all down with diluted bleach to make sure there was no scum or algae.

I just refilled the tub and cleaned it well about 2 weeks ago. I also replaced the filter. I balanced the chemistry and water was perfect. My kids got in the tub a few nights ago and I checked the chemistry the next day to make adjustments. PH was 7.2, TA 50, FC .5, CH 100. I made an adjustment...

I just refilled the tub and cleaned it well about 2 weeks ago. I also replaced the filter. I balanced the chemistry and water was perfect. My kids got in the tub a few nights ago and I checked the chemistry the next day to make adjustments. PH was 7.2, TA 50, FC .5, CH 100. I made an adjustment...

That’s good to know! Thank you! I added a 2/3 gallon of liquid stabilizer a week ago based on my old kit results. I’m surprised it didn’t bring it up at all.

What’s weird is that I added 2/3 of a gallon of liquid conditioner stablizer last week when I used my older kit to determine cya. I’m shocked nothing is registering.

I have the app and read through the pool school, but I want to be sure. I seem to have a hard time determining the color of the 7.8 ph vs 7.5. I haven’t reinstalled the salt cell, so I’m using liquid chlorine. I have a fiberglass 14,500 gallon pool btw! FC- 2 PH- 7.8 TA- 80 CH- 275 CYA- followed...

Thanks for your response! I thought I attached photos, but maybe they didn’t go through.

We’ve owned this home with the pool for almost two years. I’m unsure the filter or pump has ever been replaced in the last 23 years. Right after cleaning the filter and dumping small skimmer attached to pump it started making very loud humming noise coming from the back of the pump. I turned the...

Thank you so much! I just added liquid chlorine. Should I not do anything about the low hardness or cya?

I have a 14,500 gallon fiberglass that we used a safety cover on for the first time. I just removed it and the water is not warm enough for the SWG. I bought the TFT pro test kit as suggested here, but it hasn’t been delivered. I’m trying to improvise, so I used another 5 way test kit. Here’s my...

Here was my test results for today. I’m not putting any salt yet. Does this look right?

I haven’t reinstalled my salt cell since the water is still only about 50 degrees, so disregarding salt numbers. I’m surprised that the pool isn’t free after removing the cover! What’s your thoughts on these results?

The pool store near me uses the dye test and they aren’t a big chain like Leslie’s. I do need to just learn it myself. Do you have a kit recommendation?

Hi! After tons of money and different pool guys (turning my pool GREEN when paying $140 per month!), I’ve decided to manage my own pool and spa. We bought the home two years ago and I’ve been managing it for about a year. I’ve referenced this site many times, so I’m appreciative of you all. I...