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Long time forum lurker here who enjoys crystal clear water in my pool thanks to everyone's help. I searched the forum for this question and am quite confident it's never been asked before. ;) My daughter is a high school senior who actively participates in the school drama program...

I've been following TFP methods for maintaining my pool for several years. I've had clear water and no real balancing problems, but I had something happen this week which has me befuddled. Sunday afternoon I did my usual clean up on the pool (in ground fiberglass, 12.4K gallons, SWG, no water...

For the second time this season, my Hayward 1.5 HP SuperPump is tripping the GFCI breaker. It's in the motor shop now (as it was back in May - to the tune of $180) to be fixed up if possible. It's been a rough year -- I had to buy a new cell for the AquaRite this year too... :shock: This...

I'm a follower of "THE METHOD" here, and I love it. But something is going on with my pool which I just can't solve. I apologize for how long this will be. I'm including a lot of gory detail at the outset; I can guess what many of the follow up questions will be. My setup: 11K gallon...

I am making myself crazy trying to understand a puzzling change in test results. I apologize NOW for the length this post will surely stretch to. On 6/10, I discovered a full-blown algae bloom (especially discouraging because I cased it with an exceptionally STUPID mistake). At that point...

Our Coverstar cover is on its 6th season. When I opened this year, I noticed a critter made a cozy winter home in the recessed box, next to the motor. Unfortunately, said critter used bits of fiber pulled from the ropes to make their place cozy. The rope is still pulling the cover, and the...

I'd posted a couple weeks back about a problem with water that remained stubbornly cloudy, despite good, healthy, balanced numbers. I got the advice to examine for filtration issues. I thought I'd share the success story in case it helps anyone else out there... I'm using a 200# Hayward top...

I'm looking to upgrade from a barracuda to a robot... maybe. I have a fiberglass, sport-bottom pool (3.5 feet deep at the ends, 5.5 feet deep in the center). However, there is a narrow safety ledge along both of the long sides of the pool, about 3.5 feet down. The ledge is approximately 3"...

This is my second year using the BBB method. Began learning it last summer, and am glad to finally know what's going on with my pool. Opened the pool the beginning of May, and have been struggling ever since trying to get it *crystal* clear. My numbers seem ok, but the water just won't...

Just a trivial question, which I'm asking out of curiousity. Does the overnight chlorine drop test REALLY have to be done overnight? Can the test be faked out if you have an automatic cover? I've never been UNDER my pool's cover (by design, of course), so I can't say for sure if it's 100%...

After a couple of busy weeks implementing BBB, the water is lookin' GREAT! :goodjob: I REALLY like using my TF100, and finally feel like I know what's going on in my water... except for one thing. I always have a CC level of .5. I recently spent nearly a week at shock level. I did an...

Forgot to mention this in all my worry about measuring CYA... and I've developed the habit of checking pH first, FC second, then TA, & so forth. For some reason, while I was doing all my testing yesterday, I did the FC first. The vial turned clear, I added the CC reagent, vial turned clear...

I am beside myself with measuring CYA. I am still getting the hang of drop based testing (the TF100, natch), after years of strips. FC, CC, T/A, CH. No problem. However, the CYA test has me pulling my hair out. Over the last two weeks, I've measured CYA at values ranging from 65 to over...

The new kit arrived from TF Test Kits, and the results are in: FC: 5 ppm CC: 1 ppm TC: 6 ppm pH: 7.5 T/A: 160 CH: 190 CYA: 80 I'm running an Aqua-Rite SWG in a 10K gallon fiberglass pool. The pool is always covered on weekdays, unless the kids get in, and generally open all day on weekends...

Everything I know about pool care I learned from pool contractors and stores. Much of it is suspect, I'm finding. I am re-teaching myself everything I know about pool care after 5 seasons of pool ownership! I found this forum *this week* after suffering a sudden, major algae bloom. I really...