Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

Okay... I have a cloudy pool that seems to be clearing somewhat. Here are my numbers. I have done some adjustments on my own, and I think I done it...

Hi, I spent time yesterday reading your forum. Pool has been cloudy since a big pool party a week ago. After the party we cleaned the cartridge...

Hello everyone.... I live in NE Pennsylvania and just opened my 24' above ground pool (13K gallon) this past weekend. I've decided to use the BBB...

saw it was cloudy yesterday - couldn't see the deep end. chlorine was nonexistent - busy at work past 4 days - forgot to test water - my mistake!...

Hello all, I have lurked here for years and gotten plenty of good information. I've come across a water problem now that I could use some help...

Our pool (40,000 gallon, cement, stainless steel, in ground) has been cloudy for about 5 days. I took the water to the pool store on Friday. The...

Pulled the cover off my pool about a week ago to find a green mess. I dumped bleach in to kill the algae. For the first week I kept the chlorine...

This is my first year to maintain the pool all by myself! My hubby left for Iraq this month and Im already having problems. Just tested and here are...

Here are my numbers from the pool store: CYA: 25 Free Cl: 2.5 Tot Cl: 2.5 pH: 8.4 Alkalinity: 151 Hardness: 246 I have a 23,300...

I first posted to this forum about 3 years ago (before the forum crash) and was extremely pleased with the help I received in recovering my pool from...

Help, our water is still really cloudy. Any suggestions? CYA-120 Tot chlo-3.4 Free Chlor-3.4 ph-7.7 tot alk-176 adj total alk-140 tot...

HELP! I can't get clear water for some reason thats beyond me. I have a 27' AG. round 54" deep. When I first opened it the water was clear. I opened...

Hi everyone, My pool has been open for about a month It has been very clear but my ph was low. I have been adding borax and it has slowly come up. I...

cl. is very high PH 7.6 using a sand filter and pool is still cloudy after 9 days of filtering, any sugestion on what to do next?

Hey guys, after fighting off algae for two days, I tested the chemicals again this morning. All levels are where they should be except the Ph is low....

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

We took the mesh safety cover off of our pool Memorial Day weekend, only to find that the pump died. Finally had a new pump installed this past...

Can someone give me a hint at what might be happening? During the last 10 days we have lost an average of around 5 ppm FC per day. We have been...

I have always had a cartridge filter for my Hydro Force above ground pool. This year a friend gave us a Hayward Ultra-ProLx pump and a Hayward Pro...

I've had an inground pool for about 10 years now and started with the BBB method from day 1. Over the years, I've come to understand the basic needs...

Readings: pH 7.9 FC: 9 ppm CC: 0 CYA: 25 TA: 70 We've been using BBB since we found this site -- fantastic! But this year, we've never...

Can anyone advise what the effect of an Aluminum pie pan in my pool would have? I am a BBB Believer and 3 weeks ago I had to go on a road trip for...

Hi folks, been a while and I suppose that's good since my pool has been easier and easier to handle each year thanks to this forum. My CYA test...

We have white cloudy water..Have been to the pool store with water samples so many times..They tell me everything is in check and add sparkle up and...

First off let me say thanks for your help on other pool issues. You guys are great! My new problem is that our 30' AG (20000 gal) pool has turned a...

I'm new to this forum and am looking forward to switching how I maintain my pool. We purchased a 4,000 15' above ground with a cartridge filter. ...

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...

This is my second season as a pool owner and the first went horrific. Last half of last summer, my dealer drained my bank account on chemicals and my...

When using Ben's Test kit, how important is color comparison? I currently have 3 different test kits and still feel like at times that I'm guessing...