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  1. LivingTheDream

    New to testing own water

    Opened the pool!!! I have shocked and balanced and everything looks great! Can I get a sanity check on my numbers? PH = 7.5 FC = 7 CC = 0.5 = TC = 7.5? T/A = 70 CH = 280 CYA = 60 SALT = 3000 62 degrees I think those are good numbers, right? Chlorine is still high due to Slaming. Now I...
  2. LivingTheDream

    New to testing own water

    Today's numbers: PH = 8 FC = 8.5 CC = 0.5 = TC = 9 T/A = 100 CH = 380 CYA = 60 SALT = 3200 Temp = 80 To me (and the Pool Calculator), the chlorine is too high (I shocked last night due to high volume of swimmers during weekend). PH is too high, need to bring down using Muriatic Acid. CH is...
  3. LivingTheDream

    New to testing own water

    Ok!!! Just got back from vacation (6 days w/0 maintenance on pool). My pump sounds like it's on its last breath. Will have to replace that. Here are my numbers (to me they look good): PH = 7.5 FC = 6.5 CC = 0.5 = TC = 7? T/A = 130 CH = 310 CYA = 70 SALT = 3200 The chlorine is a little high...
  4. LivingTheDream

    New to testing own water

    Thank you! Yesterday I went out and bought Muriatic Acid and some Stabilizer. I put 4 lbs of stablizer in the skimmer last night and tested the ph this morning and it was down to 7.2. I read not to test the CYA for a week to get accurate reading so I didn't test that.
  5. LivingTheDream

    New to testing own water

    I got my TF-100 test kit the other day and now would like to know if I'm on the right track. Numbers tested on 5/14/13: PH = 8.2 FC = 3.5 CC = 0 T/A = 170 CH = 340 CYA = 20 SALT = 3100 I lowered my PH with HTH Sodium Bisulfate (SB) (7 boys swam the evening before, tested ph in morning at 8.2...
  6. LivingTheDream

    Yellow stains on fiberglass

    Please start your own thread :wink: Thanks, Butterfly Split from here: post489020.html#p489020 Hello, new here also. And having the same problem on our fiberglass pool. The vitamin C tab does remove the stain, but brushing and rubbing the stain with organic cleaner does nothing. The pool...