Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

I just ordered an 18' x 33' AGP which we will be installing ourselves this week. Any suggestions on achieving a smooth startup? Chemical programs? ...

15000 gal vinyl. Leslie says I have 1000 reading for phosphates s/b less than 100ppb . Suggesting 64 oz phosfree. But could not explain what...

Hi everyone, it is another new pool season, yeah!! I have had my pool open since the end of May, and have had very few problems. I feel I have to...

I am sure this question has been answered 1k times over. I just bought a house back in October that had a above ground pool. I sort of know how to...

I have had my pool for 1 yr now and thanks to your site the water is perfect! The pool installer pointed me in your direction and that alone was...

Hello, My wife and I purchased a home last year with an IG swimming pool, 20'x40' from 3ft to 8ft deep. I just finished draining, acid washing,...

Good but so expensive. More than 2X pricier than amazon. I got it from the master distributor in Ontario directly. Guess it will more expensive from...

Hello! New to the forum with a new inground Gunite Florida pool just weeks old. I've just received my Taylor 2006 C kit and hope to test tomorrow...

As a first-summer owner of a home with a pool (in-ground, vinyl, ~29k gal, SWCG, propane heater), I'd been using test strips and occasional pool...

Howdy! My beautiful new Owner/Builder pool will be done on the 25th. (Thanks to Ben's site for all of his inspiration..couldn't of done it without...

i listened to the advice on this forum and the pool was doing great, now i have algae growing, not much, but its starting. if you remember i had...

My pool has been unused for 2 years and uncovered and is a swamp in progress. Pool is a FOXX vinyl liner pool, 25000 gallons approx, Fox rebranded...

I have an inground, 21,000 vinyl liner with sand filter. water is clear but i'm having trouble getting the clorine to hold. i use a taylor 2006...

Maybe I am impatient.. and my common sense keeps saying just stay the course.. keep adding bleach. Anyway.. pool was pretty green 4 days ago.. Now...

First and Foremost this site has been the most informative site I have ever been around. Our pool went from dark green to clear in a week following...

Hi, first of all I would like to say thank you again to the moderators on this forum. I have been able to maintain clear pool water with no signs of...

I recently purchased a home with an in-ground pool that was converted to salt a couple years ago. Every time I have the water checked there is very...

I would like to get my Dad the K-2006 or something comparable to that for Fathers Day... yes I should have thought of it earlier :) Can you buy...

Hi, I'm looking for some input on what levels I should be aiming for. I just did a test with the HTH kit from Walmart. pH 7.2 chlorine ~4...

We got our pool put up this weekend and got our water tested by the pool place. Yea I know, probably not the smartest. All I have is a 6 way test...

I recently purchased a new Taylor K-2005 drop test kit. My pool cleaner has the same kit. My alkalinity reads 120, the pool cleaner reads 80. A big...

I got my new Taylor 2006 test kit and the first thing I tested for was chlorine. Can someone tell me if I am doing it right, because I am getting...

I was curious how to tell which is more cost effective. The ingredients on the 20 Mule Team Borax only 1 list thing so am I to presume there is no...

Hello to everybody, I decided to give your forum a try, before I'll mess up my pool water again. My husband and i we purchased a house with above...

I have 24 ft AG vinyl. I have been using BBB method for as long as I had my pool, 9 years. Every year, we cover the pool and open it with no...

Just finished painting my 36k gal IG concrete pool Saturday morning after buying the house last summer and doing much work to clean and prep. Going...

I've been a convert to this forum for a number of years and am an advocate for the BBB method. However, each year in the past I've still gone to the...

I'm renting a home with a 16x32 inground vinyl-lined pool. I've never had a pool before, but thanks to all of you here at this forum, I'm much less...

I've read the posts whi talk about low calcium hardness and not to worry as much as long as you do not have a concrete pool. The posts also indicate...

Greetings! My name is Nick, I'm from Montreal. I just moved in a house (bought) in late fall; so I became the owner of an older vinyl in-ground...