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Yes it will turn pink if you just let it sit. When your doing the fc test. Count the drops till clear. Add 5 drops of r-0003. If you get pink again. Count till clear. If you dont get pink the test is over. The first is FC, the second test is CC.

Just a few questions first. How bad is your pH swings? I ask because 110 is really not that higg. TA is one that you should not focus on. There are always exceptions but for the most part TA will live where you get a stable pH. How new is the finish. Plaster will cause a rise from curing for up...

First lowes should have it. If they dont have it in the pool section it will be in the paint department. MA is safe if treated with respect. Just dont get any on you. It does fume so try to stau upwind. Might be good to have eyes protected but you dont need a hazmat suit. Your cya or stabalizer...

Well you should see a slight rise with a SWCG but I would not think that much. How new is the pool? I helped a friend find his pH rise. He had a crack in his pump basket lid. It did not leak water but when the pump was on it sucked air in. His pump basket was all bubbles.

My two cents added to the other post that are spot on. Don't get carried away with a TA number. With a vinyl liner you will not be having the same issues with say someone with a fresh plaster pool. Check and adjust your pH and not worry about TA. Once your pH is stable your TA will be in it's...

Just make sure that it is not splashless. That is the common thing that happens and the suds will go away. Bleach is a trade name so it can be anywhere from 1% or less prediluted cleaning supply up to the now standard 8.25% laundry bleach. Sodium Hypo the active ingredient can be found up to...

The best way is just how you did it. I just ran into the same thing. I have always found HTH cya from Wal-Mart dissolved faster than others. I just added 24 oz in a sock and it was gone the next day. It will still take awhile to show up on a test. The cloud should clear. Sent from my VS870 4G...

I would say that's about right. 160 oz of 8.25% will give you 5ppm so your burning 2.5ppm a day. If it's say 12.5% then that might be on the high side. With 45 cya you should not be dropping below 4. I take it you target 9 every two days. Also as the summer heats up, your natural demand may go...

Don't let get you down. I sounds like a lot of information but take it slow. You will soon learn that it really is easy. I don't think you have a ammonia problem. If I get this right from your other post you added 4 3" pucks. That will have added 3.3ppm of CYA. Also 2 bags of "shock" do you know...

Hey welcome to the forum. Just a few things, some have been covered already. First is you need to ask your self what pool advice you would like to go with. What is taught here and pool store "chemical sales" is two different directions. The slam that is talked about is a process and not a one...

The first question is what is the CYA level. With no or little CYA then it could be normal. Most well balanced pool average 2 to 3 ppm a day. Storms have little effect on pool chemistry.

I use the light but look through the test tube. I miss the transition if I look down in the tube while testing.

A few quick questions for you. When you tested fc at 23. How many drops did it take to go clear. 46 for a 10 ml or 96 for a 25 ml sample. It could be a number of things from math errors, volume error, to strong bleach. I had Wal-Mart 8.25% bleach test at almost 12%. The date code showed it was 2...

Your question about the kits. The TF100 is your best bang for the buck. The TF100 and Taylor K2006 use the same testing chemicals. The K2006 will come in a nice blue box and all the bottles are the same size. The TF100 has different size regents because you will use some faster than others. Pool...

How many 25 lb buckets have you used. For your size pool. Every 25 lbs adds just shy of 100 ppm of CYA. That with no water replacement and probably added to the CYA that was already in the water. You can see how it adds up fast. TFP is about learning to accurately test and only adjusting what...

It kinda sounds like your cya is crazy high and you have no chlorine. Try a test with half tap or distilled water. You are using pucks so your adding to the cya. I have an 18000 gal pool and a 25lbs bucket will raise my cya by almost 100. You can see how it gets out of hand in a hurry.

Good to see you are taking control. You will be a Jr. Chemist in no time. It looks like a lot but it really is easy. Start keeping a log, soon you will start to see a trend and a feel for your pools personality. Over time you might not need to run every test every time. TA, CH, and CYA are the...

It does not really sound right to jump that fast. Do you have any bubbles coming from the returns. Also is the pump basket completely full. Do you see any bubbles when the pump it running.

CL should be daily. To start out I would also do PH and TA every few days. Keep a log and you will soon see your pools personality. Every pool is a little different. CH should not move much unless your makeup water is very hard. CYA should not move if you embrace the TFP method. CYA is not found...

I will jump in also with a welcome. Looks like another Texan with a pool. TA, CH, CYA look fine for right now. I would bring the ph down a little. That would be your most hazardous chemical to use. Just treat it with respect. Defiantly need to get some chlorine in. Don't sweat the .2 cc's. Might...

I was put off by the price at first also. I ended up getting the K-2006 from Amazon for half the cost of the TF-100 plus free shipping. That was several years ago and I quickly learned that no one local had the chlorine test refills. So looking back on it, that's why it is said to be the most...

Yes if you have to compare colors for the chlorine test it's the DPD. The good thing is you can get the individual FAS-DPD test and then have a full kit. The FAS-DPD test is very easy to use. Add a good scoop of R-0870 and the sample will turn pink. Add the R-0871 drop by drop till it turns...

It's the different kinds of chlorine test. FAS-DPD Test Ferrous ammonium sulfate-N, N-diethyl-paraphenylenediamine A titration or drop count test for both FC and CC, to find your TC add your FC and CC readings. Measures chlorine levels up to at least 25 ppm with an accuracy of .2 ppm. DPD Test...

I replied to your other post about the TF-100. That is why we recommend a quality FAS-DPD test kit. It has been proven time and time again about pool stores test. We use the FAS-DPD because it is very accurate and test to higher levels.

The TF-100 is a kit made for this site. It is the best bang for the buck to follow the method of TFP. It uses the same Taylor regents as the K-2006 kit just bigger bottles. The only difference is the TF-100 will give you more of the most common test than the k-2006. The K-2006 also has a base...

Your FC is the lowest we recommend based off your CYA. We use a ratio for the FC/CYA. The higher the CYA is the higher the FC needs to be. With CYA at 30 your min is 2. Most pools see an average of 2ppm a day loss so a target of 4 to 5 is your best bet. Your TA should be fine at 70, at least for...

Cya does several things. Yes it is like sunglasses for chlorine. UV breaks down free chlorine very fast. When it is bound by CYA the break down is slower. It also buffers the effects of free chlorine or takes the harshness from the chlorine. Basically with bound chlorine, you will test higher FC...

Because they do not figure in the effects of chlorine bound to CYA. They also use the gov standard of 3 ppm max that is from drinking water with no CYA.

I take it your using poolmath. If so make sure you change the % in the bleach. 6% is not common anymore. Most household bleach is now 8.25%. Shock level is just that. The level to maintain during a slam. The lower number is the minimum FC you should keep based on your CYA. The average loss per...

Yep run the filter like always. It is one chemical that does not need to be mixed into the pool right then and there. It would be better if it had water movement on it. Most rig it where it's in the return jet stream. It might take a milk jug filled with water sitting on the deck as an anchor.