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Hi, all! Things are going beautifully with our little pool- boy does it sparkle thanks to you guys. :wave: My husband came downstairs in his bathing suit this morning right after waking up. :shock: I think he's enjoying having a pool. :mrgreen: We've all noticed that our skin is super...

Friday I went to our local pool store because I wanted to price the Speed Stir and reagents. A pool clerk came up to me and this was our convo: Him: "Can I help you with anything?" Me: "No thanks, I'm just looking at your reagents. (Nothing was priced.) How much is your Speed Stir?" Him...

Hi all, For the last week, I've been trying to get my TA down by lowering my pH (which likes to creep up by about 1ppm every day). My pH has been around 7.4-7.6, so I add enough muriatic acid daily to bring it down to 7.0 but my TA remains anywhere from 140-160. :brickwall: I don't have...

Hi all, Doing some reading and wondered if I need to put a skimmer sock on my little basket in my Intex 1600? Oh, I guess I have another question... do I need to buy a wall skimmer? The pool doesn't have any trees around it and really the only thing I deal with are bugs. (Oy, one more...

Hi all! So, I'm on day 5 of managing my new fill and it's going well thanks to TFP. :wave: My latest question has to do with my sand filter... The day I set up my Intex 1600 and backwashed it, the water wasn't really dirty in my view bubble, which seemed odd to me since it was my first...

Hi, (again) everyone, :crazy: Quick question that I didn't seem to find on TFP. Do you cover your pool during the day when not in use? Our Intex came with a really nice vinyl pool cover that's dark (doesn't allow any sunlight through). So far I've only used it at night, but I wasn't sure...

Hi all, 3rd day of new fill and looking pretty good on my numbers: FC: 5.5 PH: 7.5 (ever so slightly increasing the last three days) TA: 160 (fluctuates up and down the last 3 days, not by much) CH: 120 (slowly declining by increments of 20 the last 3 days) CYA: 35 CC: 0 I'm just tweaking...

Hi all, So yesterday my numbers seemed quite good and we went swimming last night in our new fill. Afterward I dumped in a cup of bleach and called it a day. Yesterday's numbers: FC: 5.5 PH: 7.3 TA: 140 CH: 180 CC:0 CYA: Didn't test for it because I had just added 24 oz. that morning for the...

Hi all! So this is my first time using my Taylor K2006 kit. Hopefully I got everything correct: TA: 140 FC: 5.5 PH: 7.3 CC: 0 CH: 180 Didn't test for CYA because I put in 24 oz of stabilizer in this morning along with my 37 oz of bleach for my new fill, and from what I've read it doesn't...

Thanks to those in a previous post of mine who helped convince my hubby to go with the sand filter. I set up our 15'x48" pool yesterday and installed the sand filter today. (I'm quite proud of myself, actually. I almost cried when I opened the box and saw all the parts. :cry: Thank you...

Hi, all! For the last week, I've been reading Pool School and poring over everyone's posts to educate myself before I even set up our Intex 15'x48" pool. (I'm scared!!) :shock: I have my BBB's all ready to go, I just need a few more things... Oh, and I'm slated to receive my Taylor K2006...