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    Low TA Help

    Hello, My ph is a little bit low. I do have Mule Borax. Do I need to add that powder alone? Thank you TF100 TCl 5 PH 7.0 FC 5 CC 0,5 TA 60 CH 50 CYA 40
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    Low TA Help

    Thank you very much. I will add 30ppm of CYA tomorrow morning!!!! After the Cya is dissolved, when should I test it? Thank you again
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    Low TA Help

    Hello, I have an Above ground Metal Frame 12 x 30 intex. Right now if filled with 1588 gallons. TF100 TCl 3 PH 7.6 FC 3 CC 0,5 TA 60 CH 50 CYA 0 (adding CYA tomorrow) Is the CH and the TA too low? Thank you
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    Too high TA

    Hi Thanks to all. I'm sorry the confusion, but I don't have laptop here and I can't change my signature from my mobile. The water here in Argentina is hard. If you let a pot with water a couple hours and the drain it, you will find white stains in all the pot. How bad is have high TA without a...
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    Too high TA

    Hi I just test the water for the first time with new water and the results are: Hi to all I just did the test. Te results Fc 3-5 Ph 7,3 TA 400 ppm THardness 300 ppm I think everything is ok except for the alcalinity. What shoul I do to lower the TA? Thank you
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    What if I can't find Cya?

    Hi to all I just did the test. Te results Fc 3-5 Ph 7,3 TA 400 ppm THardness 300 ppm I think everything is ok except for the alcalinity. What shoul I do to lower the TA? Thank you
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    What if I can't find Cya?

    Hi Richard thanks So the schedule everyday is test chlorine and ph, adjust it, add bleach and di or trichlor in tablets? (This until I reach Cya target) or only tablets? How much? Should I add bleach the first time or only the tablets in the floater? Thank you and sorry the confusion is that...
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    What if I can't find Cya?

    The water is really hard. Expensive but for this size of the pool there is no problem. I'm filing the pool tonight. Tomorrow night Im gonna turn on the filter pump and the add the bleach. How should I do next? I'm mean next days? Trichlor in tablets? Thank you
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    What if I can't find Cya?

    Hi Richard When you said anything to chlorinate, what do you suggest is the best, only bleach every night? Or add dichlor or trichlor?
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    What if I can't find Cya?

    Thank you I think the only solution to add CYA is adding bleach every night and once a week a tablet!
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    What if I can't find Cya?

    Thanks to all I'm in Argentina and here the only things that I can find is clarifier, alguicide, shock and tablets. So, if i find dichlor or trichlor the ph is going to go up or down? What do you sugest to use it? Should I convine it with bleach?
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    What if I can't find Cya?

    Hi, I'm out of country and here is impossible to find CYA. What can I used instead that. I have a 9' 10" x 16'4"rectangular frame pool (like the framed index) 2113 gal. This pool doesn't have filter pump but I bought a krystal clear 603 and I'm gonna cut the two holes to make it work. I have...
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    First water test

    Hi Richards Thanks Im running the filter 4 o 5 hours at day and adding bleach every night.
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    First water test

    Hi Im enjoying the pool a lot. I Clean the filtrar every week, use the vacum and every night i cover it. Im adding bleach every night and I added ph plus to raise twice in 2 weeks. The walls of the pool are great, no algae but the water is not si sparkling. I just tested the water FC 2,5 Cc 0...
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    First water test

    Great Thanks When I should test the CYA again?
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    First water test

    Thank you should I change the FC target to 4 instead of 5 because of the CYA level?
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    First water test

    Hi I tested the CYA and everything else PH 7,2 FC 4.5 CC 0 TA 80 CH 75 CYA 28 What do you think? The water looks good, not so sparkling but there is a lot of pollen in the air so I think that maybe is because of that.
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    First water test

    Ho Again I just tested and the result is: PH 7,4 Cl 0,5 FC 2.5 CC 0 I added 3/4 of bleach. Do you think that I can test the CYA again? I need to add a couple more of water tomorrow (hot) because I lost like 1 inch of water in these days and the water is still cold for my 3 years old to swim :(...
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    First water test

    Thi high fc this morning means that Im adding to much bleach? Because at night I didnt add anything and te fc was just the right target (fc 5) Im doing Something wrong?
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    First water test

    Hi I tested just now and the result if PH 7,4 CL 4 FC 5 CC 0 This is before add anything. So with this result today I dont have to add bleach, right?
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    First water test

    Hi I was anxious and I couldn't t wait until evening,so I just tested the water with the FT 100 kit. The oto says PH 7,4 CL 5 and the FAS DPD FC 6.5 (13 drops) CC 0 I'm gonna test at evening as usual
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    First water test

    Thanks Richard So Im gonna forget about the HTH Whats do you suggest is to to the FAS -DPD and the OTO at the same time and based on the result of the FAS DPD, I must read the right color on the OTO and in the future I must based in that correct color? Sorry my english :( Im gonna wait a couple...
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    First water test

    I just finished the test with both kits. HTH PH 7.3 CL 3 TA 70 CH 50 CYA 30 (still barely see the bottom) FT 100 Cl 2 PH 7.4 FC 3 CC 0 TA 90 CH 50 CYA 20 (25 just in the middle of 30 and 20 I couldnt see the black bottom but I dont know If I have to put 25 or 20) Im confuse with the CYA...
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    First water test

    Do you say that I have to practice doing 2 test at the same time to see day a day how is the diff between both?
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    First water test

    but yesterday was OTO Cl 2 and with the FAS-DPD 3,5. Almost double of diff
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    First water test

    So if the FAS-DPD is more accurate,should I test every day with this and discard the OTO?
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    First water test

    This perform to see how many FC the pool lose in one night is a recommendation to do only once? http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/136-perform-the-overnight-fc-chlorine-loss-test-oclt
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    First water test

    Wow 2 FC with the oto and 3,5 FC with the Fas-dpd .I put 3.6oz of bleach based on 3.5fc . Im gona test again tomorrow right? thanks
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    First water test

    OK FAS -DPD FC 3.5 ppm CC 0 Is that OK?
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    First water test

    But is more difficult to do it. :( But Im gonna do it now. What about the TA and CH? Are ok right?