Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

Hi all. Happy summer of 2011!!!! FC 13 PH 7.2 Alk 80 CYA 30 Hardness. 1gpg or 17.1 ppm. I tested with my well hardness powder test History.

Just got back from having my water tested at the pool store (against my better judgement) and they told me that I had a very high phosphate level in...

How often is water replaced ? I have pretty much all the same water from opening 2 years ago. I only re-plenish backwashed or evaperation , seems...

Hello Everyone! I’m new to the AGP world. I’m trying to learn as much as possible before getting started. The wife has been pushing me to get one...

I am new SW pool owner and hear on from pool chemical dealers/suppiers that they are recommending putting sodium tetraborates in fresh water pools....

Hello, and thanks in advance for all the information on this website. My pool is inground, plaster, 18500 gallons. The pool filter is a Hayward DE,...

hello i have been using this site for about a year as i had a chlorine lock of some sort last year but have worked through it now this year i am...

We have had weekly pool service for 10 years. We also have 4 labradors that swim daily in the summer. Recently our pool company has decided to go...

Hello everyone! Before registering, I've been lurking this forum for the last 2 weeks and got a ton of info. I recently moved into a house with a...

i got kit last week tried test but really could do complete test till read about #s so here is mine mods let me know if somethings look wrong ...

hey guys just stumbled onto this site via google searches. my pool is pretty cloudy. a few days ago it was dark green with two dead birds in it, so...

So for a first post, I don't really have a specific question per se. I'm interested in reading more about managing a pool with extra-high CYA levels...

Last year after reading this forum I went and bought a HTH 6 way test kit to tide me over till I got a better one. Since it was late in the season,...

I'm completely confused on chemicals and where to even begin. I thought this might be the best time to ask for advice since I don't even have the...

Hello All! New to the forum and this is my first post. I have a pool that will not hold chlorine! Everything else I test is ok, but the chlorine. Any...

We had a fiberglass pool installed 6 years ago and have been slowly learning how to care for it (without being at the mercy of a pool store). The...

Just got it tonight. It a bit intimidating. Took readings for chlorine ph and cya. Test 1 .2 ppm Fc 19.4 Cc 1.6 Test 2 .5 ppm Fc 21 Cc 1

Does this matter with a vinyl pool? All my levels are good but I have done nothing with calcium hardness as advised. The pool calc shows a -1.5 SI...

Hi all! I have clear water, but trying to get chems adjusted. I tested last night and here are the readings: PH:7.6, Alk: 75, FC 1.5, CC .5, Cyn...

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone can help me try to stop this problem. I have never owned a pool before last year and the previous owners...

Thursday, June 2nd 6:45 a.m. (Day 8) Throughout the day on Wednesday the FC level was keep elevated by adding multiple dosages of chlorine (bleach...

Hi I just need to clarify something, I have just a chlorine pool, can I use the BBB method for this? Thanks Richie

TC - 2.5PPM FC - 2.5PPM CC - 0 PH - 7.5 TA - 130 Cal - 90PPM CYA Less than 30 Pool Temp = 83 Salt = 3200

Had chlorine demand problem. Looking at test kit chart have little over 12,000 gal pool. Put 1 gal of bleach yesterday am and 2 gal at pm. Current ph...

Iv`e been using them for years. Started out with the Taylor kit alonggggggggggggggggg :) time ago,but changed to the faster strips and never had a...

I've got the PS234S Test Kit and no pH color standard to match my pH test too... Anyone know where I can get one ?

I added 3 lbs of Sodium Bromide to my chlorine pool. I was told that Thiosulphate will neutralize bromine. However won't bromine simply be...

Hello Everyone! I've been successfully taking care of my pool thanks to all of you for 2 years now!!! Anyway, a neighbor asked me to help open her...

Pool is full and test results as follows: FC: 3.5 CC: 1.0 PH: 7.2 TA: 30 CH: 20 CYA: 0 According to my read on the Pool Calc, I need: 23 oz...