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    Sodium Bicarb turned crystal clear pool cloudy

    thanks for that, will always make sure the pump is running!
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    Sodium Bicarb turned crystal clear pool cloudy

    Hi, Yes, it is a dropper test and the fourth measurement is Acid Demand if your ph is really high (it provides a lookup table to help you determine how much to use). As you mentioned, we are not spoiled for choice this side (I stay in Johannesburg). I think what I did wrong initially is...
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    Sodium Bicarb turned crystal clear pool cloudy

    Hi, unfortunately, all I could find was hth 4 in 1 test kit. It turns out the results sort of matched the dip stick (not sure if that says anything though :)). The pool seems to have cleared up a bit since my last post, but from the results posted below, it seems I really need to increase my...
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    Sodium Bicarb turned crystal clear pool cloudy

    Thanks for the welcome and advice :) Luckily I have not bought the testing kit yet (sick children took priority) but I will try today using the guide. Thanks!
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    Sodium Bicarb turned crystal clear pool cloudy

    I would not put it past me to mix up the names, I will double check when I get home. I have not purchased the testing kit yet, but the strips show that I do have the correct free chlorine level (but I will hopefully get the full results up tonight) Thanks again
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    Sodium Bicarb turned crystal clear pool cloudy

    Hi Patrick, Thanks for the welcome and the speedy reply! I will purchase a test kit tonight and post the results (thanks for letting me know about the test strips, I will never use those again) Regards Daniel
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    Sodium Bicarb turned crystal clear pool cloudy

    Hi All, I bought a new house which has a 40k litre salt chlorinated pool (which was crystal clear). I have been using hth dip sticks to check the various levels (FC, TA etc) and the results showed that my alkalinity was really low. I went and purchased an alkalinity booster (which was just...