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Downloaded the app into my phone but it asks what I want to track and I am unfamiliar with the terms CSI, Borates, Flow Rate, Filter Pressure (well sorta on that one) and all I want to do is be able to keep up with my chemistry and know how much of whatever I need to add, but I can't get to a...

It seems the main line DOES adequately feed the pump. Thanks

Want to be sure I understand: You drop water level 4" below skimmers. After you have done so, you slightly open the skimmer valves for a few minutes, THEN install the plugs? Predicted low tonight is 16

That makes sense, but how do I "blow out" the skimmer lines?

I replaced all the tile at the waterline of my pool over the summer because every time we have a really hard freeze multiple pieces of the tile are cracked by the ice that forms. Could I drain the pool enough to get the water level below the tile (and subsequently below the two skimmers) and...

After many years of using clorox, I installed a swcg in the middle of the season this year, WOW. Wish I had done it years ago. But now I'm in uncharted territory. The pump runs and the pool remains open throughout the winter. Do I shut the swcg off or continue to monitor and keep the salt level...

Dave and Kim, there's no doubt any other company would have just sent me new chemicals. It speaks very highly of TF Test Kits that they would go to the trouble to investigate what was really going on and that they had the necessary product knowledge to provide the solution. Your recommendations...

Great news, indeed. If the test weren't so simple I probably would have convinced myself I was doing something wrong. When I talked with the lady at TF Test Kits, I had called to order new test chemicals thinking I was wrong about my chemicals just being a year old. When I told her what was...

I called and talked to a lady at TF Test Kits about the bad and varying readings l was getting on FC of my tap water. She suggested the problem could be caused by a lot of aeration in the tap water and suggested I get a sample and let it sit for an hour, then test it. HA, I thought. Sure. But...

For sure, toofast, I have no knowledge in that area, but from what I see on the internet (and you know how dangerous that can be) it is not. I see on one place that WHO (World Health Organization) recommends up to 4ppm for potable water. But what really baffles me is the reading went from 3 in...

Thanks, pooldv. hopefully I'm beginning to get close. Pool looks great right now.

My CH is at 120. Am I reading PoolMath correctly and I need to add about 50# calcium chloride?. If so, should I "sneak up on it" by adding maybe 10# over a 5 day period or just go ahead and add 50? - - - Updated - - - Dave,et al: I have added one and a half gallons of 8.2% bleach, about one...

I have borax and will add now. Adding bleach to get to 3ppm. Can I go ahead and add cya?

Disquieting news, actually. Utility company just left. While my FC reading this morning had gone down to 3.5, his reading was 2.1. We both rechecked using the TF100 kit and both got readings again of 3.5. He has pretty sophisticated testing equipment so I'm assuming his reading with his tester...

Hi Kim---Knoxville hasn't had nearly as much rain as parts of Tennessee to our west, but that doesn't mean they haven't boosted the chlorine level. To you and toofast, I just got off the phone with the utility company and they are "dispatching a crew" to investigate. I'll let you know the outcome

Dave, I too was shocked at the chlorine level. So I checked it twice. 6 drops x .5 = 3FC. I just went back and measured again. This time, maybe 4 hours later, FC now measures 7. Yes, 7. (14 drops til clear). CC still measures what would probably be a little less than .5. (5 drops R0003 turned...

Thanks Pooldv and Dave. Here's my chemistry: Ph: 6.5 FC: 3 CC: .25 TA: 60 CH: 120 CYA: 0 Straight from the tap

Wow, Tex, Kim and Dave. THANKS. I have a TF100 test kit and will test tap water in the morning. I suspect it will take at least two full days to fill to the top, but I'm in uncharted territory here and don't really know. I have three hoses from three different spigots running at full bore, so...

I'm not sure where the best place to post this question is, but I'll try this forum. I was having serious issues with my pool, and without writing a book and referring to previous posts to include all previous postings, cutting to the chase, green water caused by algae turned to green water...

Thanks, Seanhan. I'll read up on the DE filter

Thanks for your input, guys. I ordered the Si 60 Plus Friday and it is supposed to arrive by this coming Friday. Assuming all goes well, I'll do the install Saturday or Sunday. I started draining the pool last week, then pressure washed, sprayed with bleach, patched bad places in the gunite, and...

Has anyone had over a year of experience with one of CircuPool's Si Plus saltwater chlorine generators? What do you think of them? What has been your experience with reliability? A 7 year warranty sounds good and the price is right. Thanks for any input

Emergency resolved, pooldv. Wife was stranded at airport 225 miles away and all flights to final destination were cancelled. Test results as follows: Ph: Too high to read. Guessing at 9 FC: 9.5 CC: .5 TA: 130 CH: 600 (!!!!) CYA: 23 I have started draining

OK. Thanks

Pooldv, Agreed. Out of town emergency and have to walk out the door right now. Should be back tomorrow. I will put up the results as soon as I get back. Any chance of avoiding a drain and refill?

I've been using the TFP (or at least trying to) method for a little less than 4 years and getting the bleach from Sam's/Costco. Heavy boxes and typically purchasing 10 at a time. When all is in sync, lasts well less than a month. Definitely less than what I was spending at the pool store, but...

35,000 pool. 1 hp pump. Sand filter. 1 1/2" tubing. A waterfall, so aeration should be decent. A friend has a swg system in what is probably a 20,000 gallon pool at a home she purchased a little over a year ago. She almost passed on the house because of the pool because she has seen how much...

From what I read on those links, I have no doubt the problem is copper and probably other metals as well. And still, maybe some algae. There are algae (I think) stains all over the pool that are coming off when I scrub like crazy with a steel brush. I had been using a nylon/plastic type brush...

Also, I have the TF 100 test kit and have been using it for probably 3 years. I am not aware of a borate test that can be run with it. One of the biggest problems I have is comparing the colors for chlorine and Ph. When the red on the Ph is redder than the highest reading, do you just have to...

Thanks, Richard. It's emerald green. I disconnected the heater 9 years ago when we got our first gas bill before we had even moved into the house. It was $984 and I think I was in the pool 4 times and my wife twice. I hate to think about having to drain the pool to straighten this out, but if...