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1200 gal Swim Spa FC 5 CYA 0 TA 120 PH 7.6 CH 250 Borates 0 I read on this website that we can add Boric acid, I was used to using 20 mule team borax in my small swg above ground pool. Can you add borax? Do you need to add Borax? CYA question, right now its zero, I heard it will go up using...

My sand filter was still pumping in the green on the gauge but I wanted to backwash it anyhow. I followed all the correct procedures and when I moved the pump to backwash it dumped dirty water in the pool and very little water came out the disharge port where it should. What caused this? I...

I have tried to find an answer in the forum but nothing seems to match my situation. I have a swg. All my tests are good except PH always goes up. I manage it with acid, but I was wondering what makes PH rise. I hjust went through shocking my pool and we are letting the FC come down. As the...

I just went through shocking my pool due to some type of algae. The water passed all the tests and now we are waiting for the FC to come down. Cya 70 TA 80 PH 7.6 FC 14 Is a FC of 14 too high for pets? Its mostly for them and they are having a fit waiting to go back swimming!

I am having a hard time figuring out what my PH is. The colors d . ont seem to match anything...can someone look at my picture please? I am not testing the FC so thats why the other side is clear. I ordered the PH digital meter, trying to match colors is too frustrating.

I have my taylor test kit, the kit is about 2 yrs old. When I test for ph the color doesnt match anything on the color chart window very close...to me it is darker than the 8.2. When I use the new test strips that came with my swg it registers 7.2. Which should i believe?

I am switching from cartridge filter to a sand filter. I want to start with the best working sand possible....which kind should I buy to avoid problems?

I currently have an intex swg system with the catridge filter built in. I just purchased an intex sand filter with pump. I was wondering if it will be easy to add the sand filter and stop using the cartridge filter....I havent been able to find any instructions on this site or Youtube.

Currently I have the intex SWG with catridge filter all in one. Its mostly my small dog and 2 adults who use our tiny pool for cooling off here inTucson....is there any advantage to having a sand filter instead of cartridge on my small 10' x 30" pool?

I just finished cleaning the cell...put new filter in and turned the unit on...pump works fine....when the chlorinator is supposed to kick in nothing happens....then the wholr unit goes off and the red service light comes on. Everything was fine. Not sure why it wont work now?

Last year I only had to clean the deposits off my cell once every 8 weeks....this year its weekly! My CH is 300. Anyway to keep it from doing this? My water from the tap is CH 250 so unless I drain the pool....that wont help much. I saw that they sell a product you put in the water to help...

I need some advice, I put my pool last year on my old spa concrete slab. I bought a white ground cover that seemed to act like a padding. I cant find that pad anymore, would a heavy duty tarp work just as well? I dont want to spend an arm and a leg on the Gorilla pad.

I am trying to tune the chemicals in, TA=110 FC=8 CYA=70 PH=7.2 I started with a very high TA(160) this am, after adding acid a couple of times today, then airating later in the day I feel like my numbers are close, Is 110 a HIGH TA? I realize my PH should come up a little more but I was going...

ok, after mixing salt and stabilizer for 24hrs and running my swg for 3hrs this is my test reading cl-2 ta=160 fc-3.5 cc-0 cya-70 ph-8.2 my question is, since I have just started it up, should I keep running my swg system to get the fc up? or do I try to get the ph down as a priority?

I had algae, so I drained my pool and now have refilled it and added salt. Its a 10' x 32"deep round intex above ground pool with metal frame. I know I have to add 32oz of stabilizer per pool math, but my question is do I add the stabilizer now, then run the pump for awhile and retest, or add...

I am draining my pool and refilling and I would like some help to know how much liquid stabilizer to add to 1400gal of water. I have a bottle left and would like to use it with our buying more....most of my advice is by the pound...not ounce? - - - Updated - - - I guess I answered my own...

Need some expert advice please we have a swg on a 10' x 31" deep round vinyl intex metal frame pool with an intex swg with built in filter. I run it 2hrs a day. we got the swg so we wouldnt have to hassle with chemicals and we just cant get it dialed in. we have a film on the bottom that...