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Hi folks, I've using the TFP method for years with great success, except for times when the water gets too warm (88 degrees) and i miss a couple days without adding chlorine or brushing. But my problem now is, I cannot seem to get a reading on CCs. I test the water by adding my R-0870 powder...

I'm just curious if anybody on the forum has a similar situation to me, i'm wondering what your FC levels are and how quickly they drop. I have an above ground 3,000 gallon vinyl pool with cover. Southern CA, water temp is around 55-60° Run the sand filter 4 hours a day. Seems I'm only losing...

Last year I used a winterizing kit and cover. I think the winter chemicals skyrocketed my Calcium, don't have stats handy, but went from 100-ish to 350-ish. I opened too late also and had a bad algae problem, the pros here and my TF100 helped fix it! :salut: This year i'm thinking of keeping it...

I'm just curious as to what happens to the muriatic acid i pour into the pool? I understand it is lowering my PH and TA, then I can aerate to raise my PH back up and repeat to get my high TA under control. But does the acid break down as it lowers the PH? Is it consumed like the way chlorine...

Hi Folks, My recent SLAM worked great, water is still crystal clear. Thanks to all who helped!:p I'm keeping my FC at the recommended level of 5 and running my pump 6 hours a day on timer. The pool has been covered since the SLAM, my question is: Since it's covered, how often should I need to...

Opened pool, water was clear, but lotsa dirt on the bottom. Vacuumed... got cloudy, shocked it. Waited a couple days. 3500 gallon vinyl pool. Used testkit: PH 7 FC 0 TC .5 TA 300 Calcium 240 CYA 25 Added a little PH UP as I like to keep it around 7.4. Also added about 5% new water to top...