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After opening up the pool to a green sludgy mess due to several leaks in the cover I revisited this site to figure out what to do. I've owned the pool for 3 years, used the BBB method from the start with the test kit from this site and never looked back or regretted it. When I first saw the...

I wanted to send out some kudos to this website and all of it's helpful information. We bought and set up our pool using many of the ideas found here. We kept our pool blue and lovely all last summer with the TF100 test kit- once you "get it"- it really is a great way of keeping up with the...

frustratedpoolmom, I had added the baking soda before I read your post- patience is not my virtue but I'm learning- you are great- thank you so much. I am going to read the article right now.

am I rushing it? Threads merged for consistency. My new numbers are as follows: FC 10 CC .5 TC 10.5 TA 190 CYA 20 ph 7.8 (maybe a little higher?- still having a hard time with the colors) This is after adding stuff last night and this morning. yesterdays numbers were: FC 0 CC 0 TC 0 TA 80...

Thank you for your reply- ph 7.2 TA 90 On the armer & hammer package it just said sodium carbonate (without the hydrogen which is why I was confused) Added the cya directly to the pool. Should I have added it to the skimmer?- I thought chemicals should not be added near the skimmer and return...

I have repeatedly read all that I could about the BBB method and we are using it on the new pool we just bought. I am confused about many things and my husband and I are getting frustrated and don't know if this is the right method for us?I have several questions that I hope you can help me...

Oh, I was totally not paying attention to what machine they were using, sorry.

frustratedpoolmom, I must have been replying as you were replying- your post does answer my questions and I will use the pool calculator to get started. Thank you, Claudia

Sorry, for posting in the wrong place- I am still trying to find my way around. I just realized that the pool calculator gives me exact numbers of how much and what to add. Can I blindly follow this or should I add half the suggested chemicals and then retest before adding the rest? I feel like...

numbers Threads merged for consistency. Okay, since I want to do things right, I did what Dave and frustratedpoolmom suggested and went to the local pool store for the numbers. I let the garden hose run for a minute and then just filled up a clean glass, hope that was the right way to do it...

Yet another one of my questions answered. Thank you.

The more I read, the less nervous I am getting about using this method and being able to do it well. Thank you all for putting my mind at ease.

Before finding this site I was feeling so overwhelmed I was getting sick to my stomach over having made the "mistake" of buying an AG pool. We had already bought an above ground pool from a local dealer before I discovered you guys and spent 2 days reading up and totally ignoring all around me...