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As you stated, chlorine would come down or water would turn green. Chlorine came down and I'm back to my normal routine. Thanks for your support.

I think you misread, as my post said I keep FC at a 6 to 7. Either way, my reporting might not be consistent but the testing is. The only change in my reagents is a new bottle of R-0871. Nothing else has changed. My FC has dropped .5 in the last 12 hours which included overnight. The...

In SW Florida this time of year, it rains everyday for about 30 minutes in mid-afternoon. I normally have to put in 32 oz of bleach every other day to keep my chlorine in the 6-7 FC range. I haven't added a drop of bleach in four days. Over the last many days my FC has stayed at 7 although its...

I'm not hating on any swirl the tube fans, but spend the money for a SpeedStir. The results are way faster and certainly consistent. It's the best $40 I've spent since I took charge of my own testing.

pH 7.8 and TA hovers between 90-100

I have some reasons: #1-My wife has sensitive skin and she asked if there were any alternatives to chlorine. I really don't want to switch to salt to I thought this might help. #2-Secondly, I fight with keeping my Ph under 7.8 and have to put acid in my pool regularly. I thought Borates might...

Why does Boric Acid from DudaDiesel not raise TA? I guess not all Boric Acid's are created equal?

I want to take the plunge on Borates, but I went into Pool Math and using the Borax method of adding, the calculation for my pool raised my TA by 110! My TA is ok at the moment at 100. What I've read says get your TA down to the lower end of the scale before adding Borates. Even if I got my...

While SLAMMING, or just as a general setting, should my valves for the skimmer and the bottom drain be open to 100% or maybe all filtration go to the skimmer just while SLAMMING?