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  1. thomearl

    Pool Store Salt Tests

    Alright that sounds fair. What happens above 4500?
  2. thomearl

    Pool Store Salt Tests

    I’m assuming there’s was accurate because i thought i had an issue with my salt cell. it’s been giving very low salt warnings and not producing chlorine, but my drop test has been indicating my levels were at 3100. So i didn’t bother to add salt. I was ready to claim warranty on a 8 month old...
  3. thomearl

    Pool Store Salt Tests

    So i was under the assumption that my tests of my salt levels were accurate because i use the drop test. But I recently took a sample into the national chain store and they told me my salt was really low at 2300ppm. The guy used some type of electronic tester. Is this the most accurate method...
  4. thomearl

    Trying to Figure Out What's Going On with FC

    Well, atleast a lot less heat. It's still been relatively sunny, though temps have dropped about 20 degrees in the week or so. Before dropping the chlorinator to 0, it was at 50% for most of the summer. So this is normal? We've only had the house since January, so this will be our first winter...
  5. thomearl

    Trying to Figure Out What's Going On with FC

    Hello, can you help me figure out what's going on with my FC readings? Tested my water this past Saturday and got these readings: FC 13 pH 7.5 CC 0 TA 100 CYA 80 CH 450 The weekend before my FC was at 8 and before that it was at 4.5. I've never had a reading so high for FC. After Saturday's...
  6. thomearl

    Safe to Dispose TF100 Test Results into Same Container?

    Okay, thanks all. I'll just dump everything in a container until I can get more pills (or whatever that thing is called). Got to say, I used it for the first time today, and it makes things a lot easier...and faster!
  7. thomearl

    Safe to Dispose TF100 Test Results into Same Container?

    I have a TF100 test kit, and am wondering if there is any hazard in dumping each of the included tests into the same container after I complete the test? I would normally just set each vial aside until I was ready to wash and dispose of everything, but I just got a Taylor SpeedStir. So I was...
  8. thomearl

    Will My pH Always Be High?

    Oops, yep had a typo in the TA. Fixed now.
  9. thomearl

    Will My pH Always Be High?

    Here's my latest set of numbers from this morning. FC 4.5 CC 0 TA 100 pH 8.2 CYA 70
  10. thomearl

    Will My pH Always Be High?

    So, I have an above ground spa attached to my pool, and filter it everyday with water pulled from the pool which in turn spills over back into the pool. I know that in order to lower your TA you would add Muriatic to bring your pH down lower than normal, AND then aerate the pool to only bring...