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Hi friends! Pool is sparkling! All summer long! Things are great! FC and CC are well controlled, along with my CYA. All is well. One question... My TA is high (around 200-225) and I can't get it down. My PH runs around 7.8 and I will lower with MA to 7.4 every so often but my TA never...

My CYA is 50. I'll try to target 8 and test daily. I've been testing about every other day but adding enough to account for a couple days loss. Maybe that's my issue--I'm not taking into account it's a percentage. Thanks guys. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I am doing well with my pool so far this year...happy to be using TFP method and understanding A LOT! My question is this: my FC minimum and target levels are 4-6. I have dropped below minimum levels a couple times (3-3.5) and feel like I'm scared to death when I do--waiting for the cloudy...

I can't bring myself to reach in there with floating spiders and centipedes with my bare hands!! YUK! And I'm a orthopedics surgery nurse so my hands are in a lot of crud - with gloves on! I can't handle the bugs!! - - - Updated - - - I tried this with the garden hose last night but it didn't...

i have that...just thought it was called a skimmer door! :)

OK... what's a weir?? I do use skimmer sock things...I don't have to clean the filter basket much...just happened to do it yesterday when doing all my other stuff because I hadn't done it in a couple weeks...sock seems to be working because there wasn't much in it at all!

I'm having issues with cleaning out my filter basket (the one at the filter, not the skimmer)...When I open the top to get the basket out to clean it, it drains all the water out of there and then it takes it a while to fill back up when I turn the filter back on. I'm afraid of damaging my...

It seems to bounce from 0.5-1.0...have been testing daily since SLAM was over. It was 0.5 for the last 2-3 days of my SLAM. I'll raise the FC to shock level and keep checking it. We will be out of town from Friday to Sunday so if I keep it at shock level through Friday, then it'll have a chance...

I finished slamming my pool on Sunday. I passed the OCLT, have crystal clear water, and my CC was 0.5. My water is still crystal clear, my FC levels are staying above the target level even (it's about 8 and my target level is 6). My question is....my CC level last night was 1.0. Is this a reason...

Beer frig is stocked!!!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't know if this is going to post right....but I'm curious to know about this color matching test? Can someone explain it a little more? (I have the Taylor K-2006) - - - Updated - - - Maybe this quote is posted right.....

I'm a bit of a control/organizational freak and the folder idea as well as a notebook to record everything I test and put into the pool has been the key for me! Everyone on here is so helpful and reassuring - I know they are pool owners just like me and probably all started out as "green" as I...

I just wanted to try to help some people who may be "on the fence" with listening to this site and using these methods versus the pool store...I know it can be scary and feel like you are making a wrong decision either way you go.... I am a new pool owner due to the purchase of a home last...

The stuff is not on the walls. It's in the corners where the walls slope to the deep end and brushes up like dust when I brushed it this morning. I disturbed all of it with the brush this morning and will vacuum later today again. My filter pressure hasn't risen at all. I've made sure the...

Making sure I'm on the right track here with this... started my SLAM on Thursday, 5/7/15 at 9pm. My pool was clear but not sparkling. My initial testing numbers showed CC=3 so started the SLAM. Here's my process so far... 5/7/15 9pm FC=11 CC=3 pH=less than 7.0 TA=220 CYA=40 Added bleach (to...

Kids were in it tonight. My feet were in it but that's it. Temp is 78. No heater. Not too shabby for indiana in May! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hoping so.... I'm pretty excited my numbers are as good as they are!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Been opened since April 1...been using this method for about 2 days!!! Before that was pool stored and spent waaaaaaay too much money on chemicals. I have borax and then also can just start SLAM tonight too.... What's the best thing to do? This is a new house with a pool for us. Pool been here a...

Just tested for the first time. Now what?!? :) Using the Taylor K-2006 FC 11 CC 3 Ph 7.0 (probably less but doesn't go down any further than that) TA 220 CH didn't test CYA 40 Get the ph down with borax and then SLAM due to CC?? Opinions/help appreciated... Water is clear but not sparkling...

Well, I added mine in front of the skimmer last night...I misread "return" as the skimmer. My mistake! Now I know and hopefully others are clearer too! Thanks all! I LOVE THIS SITE! Haven't even started using this method fully yet and it's already so helpful! (waiting on my kit...)

Just a quick question : when adding the bleach, do you pour around the whole pool, in front of the skimmer, or in front of a jet that's blowing into the pool? I think I have misread the instructions somewhere...thought it would be easier to just ask you all on here for a quick answer. Thanks!

Yes! I've read about ALL that on here...you've all taught me well so far! Just waiting on the kit and anxious to get started...I even have 10 gallons of bleach, some baking soda, and Borax on hand too! Only thing I don't have is the CYA - which I'm assuming I get at the pool store and it's...

Just a couple quick questions here....I'm waiting on my testing kit... (Taylor K-2006). In the meantime, I have chlorine tabs in my chlorinator - is this a NO-NO? My pool is currently cloudy and has been since opening. I can at least SEE the bottom now (after lots of $$$ spent at the pool...