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I am recovered from a bad algae outbreak - now passing the overnight test (two nights in row). My TF-Pro test kit gives me: CH: 200 (goal is 300) CYA: ~20 (currently adding, goal is 40) pH: 7.5 (goal) TA: 100 (goal is 80) Shallow end is 3 (or 3.5 feet) and I can barely see the bottom the...

It has taken since July 2014 for the ducks at the nearby pond to A) realize my pool is here, B) realize my owls are not real, or C) get comfortable with the environment of my back yard. There are now a handful of them visiting every day throughout the day. What can I do to keep them out...

I've never used Chlorine pucks but may need to for an upcoming trip. Of course I know what my average daily need is for liquid Chlorine bleach, and I know my CYA can handle the pucks, but how do I go about determining how many pucks to use? Are there different strength pucks? My need is for 3...

Does Muriatic Acid have a shelf life... it I let it sit, shaded, in the Texas heat year round does it lose potency? Thanks.

FC:5 (Target: 6) CC: 0 pH: 7.5 (Target: 7.5) TA: 80 (Target: 80 - yeah, yeah I know it is what it is and targeting a number isn't needed) CH: 250 (Target: 300 - I'll bump it up at some point soon) CYA: 40 (Target: 40) Water temp is 84. Gets me a CSI of -0.1 to -0.04. Added 38 oz of 8.25% and...

On 11/23/2017 my CYA measured 30. Haven't measured since then until two days ago and found it was zero. Poolmath says to add 139 oz by weight (to reach my goal of 40) so I picked up an 8 pound bucket. I've added about 6 pounds over the last two days and I'm getting a reading now. When the...

My Pentair Clean and Clear Plus 520 is beginning its fifth summer of life. Generally speaking, how long should the cartridges last and when replaced do you folks use genuine Pentair replacements or alternate brands such as Pleatco? There is a huge difference in price. I don't want to find out...

A 30-day chart, oldest at left. Notice yesterday's test where Chlorine loss crossed above FC. Average daily loss for the 30-day period is 2.4, with the highest being 3 until yesterday's loss of 4. Nothing was seemingly out of the ordinary with the last two days. Weather has been the same, no...

My main pump went out the other day so I've been running my in-ground cleaner 12 hours per day to keep water circulating. Maintaining chemistry as usual. All seems well. Hoping for the pump to be repaired today or tomorrow for the holiday weekend. -M

I started on a new bottle of R-0009 that I ordered a couple weeks ago. My TA has been 60 - 70 since July 15 and today it jumped to 110. My pH did not change - has been 7.5 - 7.8. My previous bottle of R-0009 is from October 2016. I didn't retest TA but will tomorrow. Could a fluke be that...

The end of last October I relieved my pool service of their duties. Immediately I picked up a TF-100 and started testing. From the start I knew I was in the common predicament of having to drain and refill... but couldn't until I had a drain issue corrected (where the pool drain plumbing air...

I may have recruited a newcomer. In an off-topic section on an unrelated site/forum there was a post on pools. Long story short I gave some feedback which got attention. One guy asked for more info so I gave him links to TFP and TF Test Kits. He said he is buying a TF-100 and switching...

For the life of my pool I have religiously cleaned the filters every three months. Early on I noticed that pressure would increase over time - regardless of what the pressure starting point was and what the pressure was at the three month mark I'd clean the filters. During the better part of...

Reading through a thread which included quite a bit of conversation about bleach got me thinking. This summer I have been buying 12 121oz 8.25% jugs at a time from a high turnover Walmart. It gets me about 1.5 weeks. I store it outside though not in direct sunlight. I don't have any concern...

I have a TF-100 test kit in which I need a refill of R-0870. I found: * TFTestkits.net ...and... * Amazon.com : Taylor Technologies R-0870-I DPD Powder for Swimming Pool, 10gm : Swimming Pool Liquid Test Kits : Patio, Lawn Garden What caught my attention is that the product listing at Amazon...

I am in Texas - a lot of water lost to evaporation during long, hot summer... so a good bit of water is frequently added. City water source is 8.0. To have pH 7.8 or less I will very often be adding acid. Necessary? Or is 8.0 "close enough" to let it ride and not mess with acid? Thanks for...

Am I blind or are there no instructions in my Taylor TF-100 on how to use the included R-7065 (Cyanuric Acid Standard)? Thanks.

This last fall I relieved my pool service of their duty to get things back in order and save money. So the getting things back in order is a work in progress but was mostly handled in short order. The savings are nice. Now for some fun. When I test my water I enter the data in "Pool Pal"...

I started maintaining my pool at the beginning of October, so 1.5 months under my belt. In that time I have used $15 in chemicals! Compared to almost $200 per month for my pool service - so my prorated service cost would be about $300! -Mickey

Before starting my own maintenance at the beginning of October I read through numerous posts in this forum and elsewhere. Surely I just missed any that suggested testing your water source but I did just that the other day. It was really eye opening to compare those results to those of my pool...

Effective the end of this month, I cancelled my pool service and will be taking over using the TFPC method. Good luck to me. Cheers.

Since my pool was built I have had a pool service perform weekly "full service". I'm new to TFP and the TFP method; this afternoon I performed my first test with the TF-100. The results are: Daily Tests: Chlorine: 10 pH: 8 Weekly Tests: FC: 13 CC: 0 TC:13 CH: 600 * TA: 130 * CYA: 115 TA...

Recently my Pentair Whisperflo WF-26 (1.5HP, single speed) cleaning pump quit working. Turn cleaner on, pump motor does not start, not even any sounds. I got on Youtube and found to first check the capacitor. It tested bad. Put in a replacement this morning. Same thing - nothing. Next...

Since construction of my pool my filter pressure has been very consistent when the filter is clean, low-to-mid twenties, usually mid twenties. Historically it takes about three months to build to low thrities or more. And regardless of the how much pressure has increased the filters have been...

My cleaner pump died and I'm looking to replace the whole unit with the exact same. It's a Pentair Whisperflo High Performance 1.5hp #011773. The label further reads "PMP WF-26 115/230V". When I called Pentair to determine if my current pump was still under warranty they specifically asked if...

First time pool owner; construction was an interesting process.