Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

I have been using the pool store method for about 10 years. I have decided to switch to the BBB method. Here are my test results. Should I worry...

When is the best time to add chemical to the pool? During the late evening hours or early morning? The testers recommended to raise the Chlorine a...

just finished ripping the cover off! started pump last week, with a pH adjustment and some Cl- had a loose fitting cover on, figured I'd let it...

I just had my 22,000g IG replastered with Pebble Sheen and filled with municipal water. The installer told me not to add chlorine for three days,...

My 23000 gal. plaster pool has had high calcium since it's inception in 2002. It got very pitted, stained and was impossible last season to keep it...

My pool is still covered, but hooked up pump yesterday in preparation to open (next weekend maybe- still a little cold!). So one thing I decided to...

Thanks in advance for all the good advice this generates. You folks are the best. 22K gallon, salt cl generator, concrete with aggregate...

Hello - I wish I would have found you guys years ago! I'm once again very dissatisfied with advice I'm getting at my local pool store - pretty...

I've been reading this forum for a few weeks now; very helpful information from a lot of knowledgeable people. I'm new here so please have a little...

The pool was green when we took the cover off, and we have added about 50 pounds of shock over the last two weeks. The water is now cloudy....no...

FC 8 CC 0.5 pH 7.6 TA 120 CYA 53 Water is cloudy/white, can't see bottom since I added the chlorine. Based on what I've read, it's dead...

I've accidentally added a bit too much acid to my pool and brought ph down to 7.0. I've never had to add anything to increase ph before (usually...

Hi everyone. My pool water balance situation has improved greatly since I started BBB about 2 months ago. I took a water sample to the pool...

I posted this last night but then it must have got lost in the move to the new server. I initially had a response from Watermom that was helpful. ...

Can anyone tell me where to buy muriatic acid and if there is a certain name we should look for on the label? We have a Home Depot, Ace Hardware and...

I purchased a house recently with a pool. It was a beautiful deep green algae color(the pool not the house). I had a pool "pro get me started. It...

Hi everyone we are new pool owners. Our pool was built in Sept. We ran it for a while then decided to shut it down until last week. I have been...

Hi everyone, I have a question on the saturation index. The goal is to keep it close to 0 as possible, but how much of an excursion can be tolerated...

Any suggestions for maintaining a pool in a 2nd home? The BBB method works great for me here in NJ but I am going to need to maintain a year round...

Hi everyone, I have a question about salt levels. I live in Texas and need to add 1 inch of water or so to my pool every 2 weeks to make up for...

Hi, I'm a new pool owner - 4 months now. Pool was green when I moved in and I luckily found this site before I was "pool stored". My pool is an 18'...

I've been awaiting a liner replacement (will probably hold off until spring now) the past few weeks and I've observed something. My water temp is...

Hi there...long post, but somewhat introducing and making sure I'm on the right path.... We just bought a house in July with an awesome in ground...

Well, my pool is finally blue & clear! Thanks so much to all of you who have helped. Now, I want to keep it that way... How often do I need to...

We have had our 15,000 gallon in-ground pool for over 10 years and I've always done the pool maintenance myself. It's fairly easy to keep it under...

Well we have had water in pool since last Monday. I started adding chlorine about Wednesday in those floating things. I don't have a good test kit...

Pool stats are as follows: 40,000 gal cartridge filter natural gas and HVAC heaters salt water indoor plaster Here's the story, The chlorine...

We bought a new (to us) house this spring that came with a pool, it is about 70,000 litres (18,500 gallons), vinyl liner, sand filter, gas heater,...

Hi all, I'll first apologize because brevity isn't one of my strong points. I covered my pool early this year--a couple of weeks ago--although...