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Sorry I haven't updated yall. After many boxes of soda ash I finally got it. Sunday morning my ph was between 7.2 and 7.5, my TA was 90. The kids were able to swim and had a blast, other than the fact that the pool water was very hot. I checked it again this morning and it was right at 7.5...

I also did the chlorine drop test. I think this is the one you were telling me to do. It took 15 drops to make the water completely clear. So I am assuming I am at a 7.5 there.

I just did the test again. I got the exact same results. I was sure to use the bottle with the red cap marked R-0014. Also I had some test strips left over, the ph test showed the lowest end of the scale there as well.

Dave, I did the test numerous times, each time it came back looking the same. My wife is at home, I will try and get her to do it again and send me a pic. I will post results as soon as I get them.

All my kids are blonde, I am sure they would love to rock the green hair style if it happens!!!!

Kim, I read about it in another persons thread, and did it last night. Not to get ahead of myself, but should I just wait until after swimming season to deal with the metal issue? - - - Updated - - - It really makes me mad that the pool store told me to fix the metal issue before the ph issue.

I bought the 8.25% Walmart brand of bleach. I should get home in a few hours, so I will start adding the Soda Ash when I walk in the door. I have numerous stores on my route home, so getting the bleach is not an issue. I do not have a waterfall, but I do have a small sprinkler that I can plug...

I am gonna test my CYA again when I get home. I am probably gonna test everything to be honest, it makes me feel like a mad scientist!!

HAHA, that is scary. So do you think my chlorine looks OK?

Ok, I just bought all the soda ash that the local Walmart had. I also bought 5 jugs of bleach. How much bleach will I need to keep on hand? I know each pool is different, but do I need 1 or 2 jugs? or do I need to keep 10 jugs? When I get home this afternoon I am going to re-test my chlorine...

I checked my ph levels this morning and there was no change. I do not think I had enough Borax to do anything. Should I switch to Soda Ash or stay with the Borax? I am going to run to the store during lunch. On the subject of bleach, I am a little intimidated by it. I went to the store and...

Lisa, that was going to be my next question! I guess I just wasted $70.00 at the pool store. - - - Updated - - - I don't know if anybody has told ya'll, but you people are amazing!!!!!

I only had Borax. I can't get to the store tonight, I am here alone with three kids, can I mix soda ash tomorrow?

Ok, from the looks of things I am gonna need a lot of Borax!! I am about to add What I have right now.

I just got my TF-100 in!!! Here are the results I have gotten. If something doesn't look right don't judge me. This is my first time. my chlorine is 5 my ph is below 6.8 my cya is 80 I think my ta is 0. the water was red from the moment I added the 2 solutions. Is there anything else needed?

I just want to say I have spent a great deal of time reading on this forum, and the knowledge that is available here is amazing. I went from freaking out about this pool to being excited about my test kit coming in so I can fix the problems!!!

Thank you so much for getting me going in a direction!!! So the metal free is a waste of time and money? My TF100 is shipping today, so I hope to get it Thursday. I will let ya'll know what the results are.

Sorry for the delay, I do not get on the computer once I leave work. I am going to give ya'll a bit more information. I am using a Hayward cl-200 in line chlorinator. I am using 3" pucks in it. I have been keeping 4 or 5 in it for the last month and cannot get a chlorine reading. The water...

I just ordered my TF-100 test kit. It seems there should not be much confidence placed in the pool stores. I apologize for the amount of information I gave in the introduction portion. I am just in panic mode right now.

Hey everybody, I have been reading on this forum all day. I am having a very hard time. I have a 20,000 gallon liner chlorine pool. I am having a metal, PH, and a ta problem. The local pool store is telling me that I should not do anything to fix the ph and ta until I fix the metal problem...