Got my Testing Kit

[lee.tonya]

Here are my results from using the T100 kit
FC 1.0
CC 0.5
TC 1.5
CH 350
ALK 100
PH 6.8
CYA 40
I’m new at this and would love some help to get pool where it needs to be!

 

[mknauss]

Recommended Levels

The pH will rise with natural aeration. Use liquid chlorine only to raise you FC.

 

[lee.tonya]

Recommended Levels

The pH will rise with natural aeration. Use liquid chlorine only to raise you FC.

So are you saying all I need to do is get my FC raised to about 6 and PH will rise on its own?

 

[mknauss]

Yes. That is all you need is liquid chlorine.

Test the pH and FC every couple days this time of year. If you have unusual FC loss, such as much above 1 ppm per day, then let us know.

 

[lee.tonya]

Yes. That is all you need is liquid chlorine.

Test the pH and FC every couple days this time of year. If you have unusual FC loss, such as much above 1 ppm per day, then let us know.

Thank you so much

 

[setsailsoon]

Lee,

Welcome aboard! You've come to the right place. We don't sell anything. All we have is experts like Marty here to help you learn TFP methods to maintain a superb looking pool using dirt cheap generic chemicals. Please readABCs of Pool Water Chemistry and ask any questions you have.

Chris

 

[lee.tonya]

Lee,

Welcome aboard! You've come to the right place. We don't sell anything. All we have is experts like Marty here to help you learn TFP methods to maintain a superb looking pool using dirt cheap generic chemicals. Please readABCs of Pool Water Chemistry and ask any questions you have.

Chris

Thank you Chris! I’ve read and read and read while I waited for my testing kit to arrive. I started with an unsightly green pool when I found TFP! I slammed the daylights out of my pool blindly for 2 weeks and vacuumed and scrubbed and cleaned filters, etc waiting for my test kit to arrive! Lo and behold I finally seen a blue pool a few days before my kit arrived! I put 5 gallons of bleach in every night and scrubbed every day! Now that I have my kit, it’ll be much easier to stay ahead of the game! I’m just not sure if I should close my pool now that I got it to where it needs to be or just continue to maintain until pool season gets here!!
Thanks Tonya

 

[setsailsoon]

Lee,

Glad to hear it's going well for you. I never close my pool way down south here. So probably best to see what an expert like Marty advises or somebody that lives up north. I think @ajw22 and/or @Jimrahbe may be in that category.

Chris

 

[ajw22]

Winter is halfway over. Days are getting longer. If you have not closed your pool by now I would just leave it open.

Preparing Pool for Cooler Months - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[mknauss]

Folks in Atlanta keep their pools open year around. I would think your climate is about the same as theirs.

 

[Jimrahbe]

Tony,

awj22 (Allen) lives in Northern NJ and I live in North Texas so our wintertime pool routine is quite different. I'm pretty sure he closes his pool, while most people in Texas do not..

Although we are supposed to get "snow" tomorrow.. If any of it sticks to the roads, we will be shut down for a week..

In your location I'd just make sure the pump is running anytime the temperature is forecast to get below freezing..

Thanks,

Jim R.