Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

I'm a fairly new pool owner and want to learn how to keep it running smooth. It's a salt water pool and it's about a year old. Here's the equipment...

Hi, new member here, first post. I'm really hoping the combined wisdom of the moderator's and the community can help me clean up the mess that is...

replaced my liner and filled with city water. having trouble getting the chlorine to hold. I have kept at shock for a couple of days but each...

New user, been fighting cloudy water for weeks. Will post test results when I get my meter back from warranty replacement.

Does the chemicals in the HTH test kits expire?? I've had mine since last year, but have quite a bit left in the bottles. Thanks Barry

Hi! New here, and excited to be part of this forum. It was really hot last year in Michigan, and we had trouble with low chlorine levels, and lots...

My neighbor called asking for help. Their pool is green. My Taylor kit says FC is zero, TC is zero, Ph is 7.0 or less, ALK is 80, Cya is less than...

Using the melamine test method for cyanuric acid concentration it's unclear if the pool water sample is High ppm or zero. When the pool water and...

I had my liner harpooned during sandy and my replacement is due any day. The pool is 16'x36' inground with an 8' deep end so I guess around 36,000...

So long story, but my In Ground Fiberglass pool was unable to be completed due to the Super Storm last fall...however they did get it in and water in...

We drained the pool for a major refurb (new plumbing, new deck, and epoxy paint on the concrete). Filling right now with city water. Assuming it...

I have seen where the Taylor t-2006 is recommended but most use a simple 4 bottle kit. What does everyone use?

ok, so i took the first step of advice and got a water testing drop based kit. i got the taylor complete version. Background: i had some serious...

I've been working on opening my pool for over a week. Chlorine is staying very low .6-1.2, CC been everywhere from 1.5-3.0. I've shocked and...

Hi, I have both drop test kits, as well as test strips that come free with my shock. The strips are incredibly easy and hassle-free to use, so...

Since i openned my pool in early May, I have been expeiencing a huge chlorine demand. I thought my testing reagents might be old and giving me bad...

Having an issue with clear water. Everything seemed right-on with the test.....but: pH 7.6 TA 105 CYA 33 Free Chlorine 0 ...

I am a new pool owner and I don't know a lot about them. It is a 18x36 inground salt water pool. It is brand new. The people that put it in told me...

Last year this site was a godsend for my new pool owner woes. I'm back this year, trying to get the pool back in shape. I've got a Taylor test kit...

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I tested a couple of weeks ago and can't find my numbers that I wrote down but I started with 6 of the gallon and half bottles of bleach and nothing...

Last night, these were my numbers: FC: 7.5 CC: 1.0 pH: <7.0 (drop test kit doesn't test below 7.0) TA: 50 CYA: 50 This morning: FC: 9.0 (not...

Okay, no lashes with a wet noodle--but when they put my pool in last year the Trident UV Sanitizer was part of the deal. It doesn't claim to be the...

I'm starting up my pool and it was going pretty well. I got all the pumps going, Heater, SWGC, fountain etc. the pool is about 50000 gallons, ...

OK, still a newbie here. I've had the ag pool for half of last year - but this month will be my first attempt at BBB. Taylor 2006 kit says the...

Hey everyone! You were all so much help last year and I could really use your advice again this year. Held the chlorine level between 20 and 30...

Adminitrators, thanks for the posting help. Opened pool for the first time after installation last year. CYA got away from me last year until I was...

Hello there - I haven't posted in a long time because I was really bad being consistent at keeping my ppm's up enough and kept having to deal (often)...

New pool owner, vinyl, approximately 27,000 gallons. The "rep" from my pool installation company came out to give me pool school. I had my Taylor...