Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

My pool is 20X40 inground, vinyl. I'm guessing at volume - 30,000. Test results from Pool Store: TA 50 pH 6.6 CYA 50 TC 1.3 FC 1.3 Total...

I seem to be adding 3/4 to 1 gallon a day just to keep my chlorine level where Ben's chart says it should be. Is this the norm with others? Thanks...

i just need a refill on cya test sol'nWhere to get it fast and cheap?

My pH is drifting up and I'll need to add some muriatic acid. What is the correct procedure? Do I add thru the skimmer? I have a vinyl pool with...

Ok - I just finished witht the pool guy from my builder. He said they only test chlorine (FC), Ph, alkalinity, and stabilizer (CYA). Why they don't...

We refinished our 23,000 gal,in ground pool with Pebble Sheen which is 30 days old. I took water to pool supply yesterday 6/27/06 Pool supply...

We're at our wits end trying to get this silly pool swimmable! History is: The pool was not used last year AND it wasn't covered. It's a 28x16...

I've been reading some posts on CYA, and getting some mixed messages about how high a level to try to run. I have a problem reading the test. One...

I have a walmart HTH testing kit and recently purchased some Taylor PH reagent from the pool store. I tested tonight with the Taylor reagent and...

First time poster but I've been using the forum for a few months. Okay I have a 10,000 gallon vinyl lined pool Cya is approx 110 (vial only...

My alkalinity was 150 when tested at the pool store today. FC 3.0 TC 2.9 pH 7.8 TA 150 CH 150 CYA 80 20,000 Gal IG Vinyl Water is crystal...

I am **considering** draining and refilling. My calcium level is slowly creeping up. It is now at 450 and rising little by little. I am having...

I would love to have Ben's test kit but can't wait. I got the Taylor deluxe DPD kit from Leslies and the chlorine test is only color coded to 5ppm. ...

Can anyone recommend a drop kit for me that doesn't require acute color variation differences to get the results? I'm color blind...ie: I can see...

9200 Gallons-21 foot pool-solar panel-sand filter Reading are out of this world .I thought I had a handle on the chemicals.Apparently not.Some...

New owner of first pool: just completed, inground, 17,000 gal, Pebble Sheen finish, dark color. Fill-up complete 6/8, pump and filter operational...

16x32 vinyl IG pool. Got a Taylor 2600 kit. Tested the water yesterday. TC - 0 FC - 0 CC - 0 PH - 8.0 TA - 250 CA - 30 or less

I just read on another forum that TA for vinyl pools is 125-150. I had never heard that before and my pool builder, who only builds vinyls and has...

I have an old Taylor kit and just bought new drops for it a few weeks ago (at the pool supply store). I switched over to bleach instead of pucks this...

I bought the full size kit and the daily kit from pool solutions last year. But I misplaced the PH test bottle. To my surprise Leslies pools...

I'm a brand new pool owner, and we just finished having our pool (circa 1967)replastered with a Gemstone pebble finish. It looks beautiful and my...

Thanks to all of you, we now have a beautiful blue clean clear sparkling pool! How long do you have to wait before you can go swimming after...

Can any one help me, I have a 12 ft by 3ft esay set and would like to use home solutions, ie Bleach, Borax and Baking soda in place of pool...

i have been trying to get my pool going by using bleach to clear it up.since sunday i have put about 15 gallons of bleach in it.it was green and...

Just got my new test kit and tried it out. Here are my findings: FC 5 CC .5 TC 3-6 pH 7.2 Alk 250 Cal 210 Cya 20...

Here are my numbers from a pool store drop test (Waiting to receive Ben's test kit). Pool: 20X40, vinyl, DE, chlorine FC 6 TC 5.9 CC -0.1 pH 7.6...

Ok, so I've been doing a lot of reading here and at pool solutions and, being a new pool owner, I'm somewhat suprised to hear the printed opinion...

I got my kit and everything has gone well for about a week. This weekend, I noticed my ph looked to be about 8.0. I added some acid to bring it down....

I just completed a conversion from Bacqucil to Chlorine (took some time, but well worth it). My CYA test is not clouding up...my Taylor test kit...

The "Pool Test Log" that came with my PS234 test kit has a place to record water temperature along with the other chemistry test results. What are...