Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

Hello, we're newly registered members to the forum, although we've been using the forum for a few months now in reference to our Intex 16x48 pool....

I just replaced the liner in my 18' AG that is about 7000 gallons, which I am filling now. I am ordering the Taylor K-2006, but would like to get...

I've posted several times before that my husband is frustrated/not completely supportive of the BBB method. Mostly because I keep messing it up...

Bought a house over the winter that came with a 12 year old, 38x18, above ground, 20,000 gallon pool. Wasn’t looking to be a pool owner, but here I...

Can i use muratic acid to lower the PH of my indoor pool that uses bromine??? I have constant high readings of PH. My local pool store says it is...

Ben, I have a HI2C pool, not by design,but by circumstances. Draining half the pool to lower CYA is not appealing. You mention "adjustments to...

For over a month I've been trying to figure out why my chlorine test turn an orange color instead of yellow. After being told to shock the pool we...

Hi, I'm a first time pool owner. Two weeks ago I opened my pool (21' round that came with the home I bought last winter), and with some help was...

Not new to pools. I've had a 36'x18' in ground pool since 2005. What i AM new to is the BBB method, and all the great advice on this forum. Thanks to...

We are patiently waiting for our new IG liner to be installed....looking forward to not having to deal with liner pulls and shrunken old liner issues...

OK.... 2 weeks ago, I received readings of ZERO on the CYA Test... I picked up a container of CYA Stabilizer and after doing the math and based on...

This is my second year with our Intex 5,000 gallon pool. We have the bigger pump and also the SWG system. Last year, things went really well once I...

Hi all been lurking for a while just finaly joined. My questioin is will the Taylor Cyanuric Acid 2 oz R-0013-C be compatible with my 6-way hth kit...

FC 6 CC 0 PH 7.8 TA 130 CA 170 CYA 30 What do all you seasoned people think? This is my first pool.

I got my new K-2006 kit in and started the learning process. I know that to check combined chlorine, you begin to drop one drop the R-0871 reagent...

Since I was told on this forum the 2006 Chemistry book is worthless info, I need to make a list of ch,ph etc...Thank You dave

I've bought a house with a 30K gallon pool, and I'm completely new to pool maintenance. It has a vinyl liner with an opaque cover, and since i'm in...

Hello everyone. I came across this site after my last run-in with the teenager at the pool store who was analyzing my pool water. I only resorted to...

As you can tell I have a fiberglass pool and am seeing different numbers. Is there a set of numbers for a fiberglass? Such is ph 7.2-7.6 or maybe 7.5...

I started using a K-2006 for testing this year. These are my most recent results but I'm really not sure what to correct first. FC 102 ppm PH 7.2...

I look to see any top info from the TOP GUNS and put it on my desktop on Windows 8 tile. Well worth it

I am going by my k-2006 booklet before I add anything? yes ? no? I was using it as a guide. Should I use it as a pool Bible

how can a pool with a chlorine level of 5.0 and low ph have yellow on the edge of the pool??

I had an algae problem that I got rid of by following information from this site... I added a few bottles of bleach (3 gal then 2 days later 2 gals...

Hey Thanks to all you c l is 3.3 ph is 7.5 and pool looks good. Calculator says I could add 3/4 cup muriatic acid for my 13000 pool. Would you even...

Hi! I have read that the OTO is the most reliable test yet have not tried it. I purchased the FAS DPD test I believe 2 years ago from Ben (??) or...

To start off with, I messed up big time. I didnt cover my pool in the fall and we started with a frog pond, yes we had frogs. I didnt have the...

Unable to keep a chlorine level in my pool. Shock it again yesterday and my reading is zero. My CYA level dropped from 38 yesterday to 21. Pool store...

Hi, Today's test results using Taylor K-2006: FC: 2 ppm, CC: 0.0, pH: 7.4, Alkalinity: 100, CYA: 30, Borates: 50 Because we've had a lot of...

Do they all need replacing every year or does storing them in a mild dark location make a difference? I need to order some CYA test reagent i am...