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Yes, the water is clear and I will start on raising he CH and CYA. I'll post again. Thanks.

Waterbear - you are right about that reading - it was from strips (until my reagents came)- my drip testing was on the other side of the paper and here they are: FC=2.5 CC=.5 TC=3.0 pH=7.8 TA=70 CH=110 CYA=25 Thanks for picking up on that. and for your help...

I have been following advice from this forum for 2+ years. I opened the pool later this season than before, but, never experienced this problem. This is the first time in 2 years that my readings are not good. Please help me figure out what might be wrong. Thanks in advance. TH=100 TC=.5...

Hi......I have been following your methods since last year. I went on vacation for 1-1/2 weeks, instructed my son to read and apply chemicals as needed; however, when I returned, my pool is green.....here are my readings. Please let me know what I need to do to get back to blue and accurate...

YEAH!!!!!! :-D - Hi everyone - I wanted to start with a big smile and to say THANK YOU! I've waited almost a week before coming to the forum on purpose. I don't have any more algae since 2 weeks ago AND, my pool water is absolutely beautiful, clear and clean. I actually vaccuumed yesterday...

Hi - I'm wondering if I properly vaccuum my pool in relations to my valves positions. (Be kind - I'm new to this so I may not say proper terms, but, I'll try.....here we go....). I have 3 valves on a pipe that are connected to the front of my pump and filter. I know that: 1 controls the pool...

ok Dave....I'm sticking with you. I'll use the calculator and put the correct amount of chlorine in. Thanks.

YES - my TD Kit Arrived!! First, thanks Dave for putting this kit together to sell. I'm a complete amateur, and found it quite easy to use. Secondly, my pool water is no longer green but a nice blue, but slightly cloudy. Since my algae is gone, I believe I need to now bring my chlorine...

Thx Durlaiegh and TMQ -- I take your comments very seriously. This IS just a temporary method for helping to keep the algae away (psst :arrow: since it's ALL GONE! :-D Have a good evening. Tomorrow I will report on the Algae thread that I have there where I started with asking for help...

I have been using the dilution method until my TF kit arrives tomorrow :-D I read in a post that I can test even further than I have. Tell me what the multipliers are, i.e.: 1 part pool water to 1 part distilled water = multiply x2 1 part pool water to 2 parts distilled water = multiply x3...

Thanks for the response Poseidon.......the foam is gradually dissipating . I did use some algaecide before I found this forum. Also, since my TF Kit is due to arrive on Monday, I will just keep a close eye on things until I'm able to obtain "real" levels of chlorine.......I know that I'm not...

White and Sudsy looking Bubbles Good morning....I'm still trying to get the pool back in order. Last night I vaccuumed, backwashed, rinsed. I tested the water about 4 hours later, then this a.m. about 2 hrs ago, I went out to test again and I have just slightly cloudy water with what appears...

Thanks. I have put those charts on my desktop - they are good tools. I will follow the charts. Will post results later.

Thank you.....I'm on my way out to put the first dose! I feel hope..... :) Have a good night/early a.m. By the way, should I hold off vaccuuming and backwashing? My pump is @ 6-7psi above clean.

Updated Numbers-Algae Needs to Go Away! ok. I now have some numbers we can work with on chlorine levels. My readings as of 15 minutes ago are: TC=10 (I used the 1 to 2 method until my TF kit arrives on Monday) FC = 5 CYA = 80 TA = 90 pH = 7.8 TH = 500 Please tell me what I need to get the...

Thanks. I will post new readings later.

One additional question... Thanks. How could I best measure that level when my strips only read to 10. Do you know if most pool store readings would read higher? I do have one of those Aqua Chem kits with reagents. When I use it, my test for TC and FC is off the color charts. Thanks.

Hi, I'm new to pool ownership after home purchase and new to the DIY pool maintenance. Last year I had a service company service me weekly; pool was always blue. That got too expensive and now - algae for 2 weeks. My readings this mid day were: TC - +10 (I ordered one of Dave's kits today)...

I found this site as a recommendation from havuz.org. I'm glad I did.