Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

Ok, no pool yet, but want to be all ready when we get it! We will be getting an AG pool, Doughboy, steel (well, not aluminum or resin). I had...

PLEASE HELP!!:eek: I am very new to having this type of swimming pool for the grandkids! We thought it would be nice instead of another one of...

Hello Everyone. As the title suggests, I have high phosphates (2500).:eek: I have sufficient chlorine (1.7) and the pool actually looks really...

Has anyone tried adding salt to a non-saltwater generator pool? I gave it a whirl last year and was wondering if my results were the same as anyone...

Since high strength liquid chlorine is rather unstable, and I just bought a carboy of 12.5% yesterday, I wanted to see if it was truly 12.5% We...

I have read as much of the salt threads as I could find, and as soon as my wife heard me say something about adding salt to the pool she insisted I...

Well, we have been swimming in our pool for one full week. It's a 18x36 in ground vinyl pool. We don't have the concrete around it yet, just a...

Here are my numbers 25000 gal vinyl pool Hayward DE3620 Pro Grid D.E. filter W/1 1/2 hp Hayward super pump Ph=7.2 TC= 5 ...

Did my conversion in less than 2 days :) and my pool is beautiful; however, this morning my ph was down to 6.8 after adding 4 lbs. of CYA in the...

I have a 1/4 HP submersible utility pump from Simer. Can I use this to aeriate my gunite pool to lower the TA? I was thinking of placing it on the...

We moved into our new home with a 30k gal pool on July 1st only to find a Ph of 6.6 and zero TA also had 3PPM copper. After several trips to pool...

Hi, newbie here. I have been reading all the other posts and I'm still confused on my test results today. Here's what I've got: Intex - 3500 -...

My TA is 140 and my PH is 7.2 How do I lower the TA without lowering my PH? 6600 gallon fiberglas pool

I think I read on this forum about a product to lower the CYA. We have a vinyl liner pool and are doing the drain and replenish water routine, but...

The Calcium Hardness level in my AG pool is 40-50. I know ideally it should be 200-400. Is it necessary to raise it with a vinyl liner? Or, would...

The PH seems to be stuck at 7.2. I have used the bleach calc to raise it to 7.4 to no avail FC 1.5 TA 110 CH 200 CYA 45 TDS 500 Also have...

When doing the FAS/DPD test, what exactly does "colorless" mean ? When I add the powder I get the normal pink color, but then when I add the drops...

My BIL was supposed to be taking care of my pool and I came home to a green pool, I immediately dumped two gallons of bleach in and then tested my...

FC 3.6 CC 0.2 Ph 7.2 CYA 50-60 Calcium 140 This is a 3 week old gunite pool (25K gallons). I had been operating off a Guardex 4-way test and...

I just test my water, my ph at first was 6.8, but I am fighting some algae and have added bleach to elevate my cl. So I assumed this was a false low...

My mom works in a lab and is going to test my pre and post-salt pool water samples for me. She can have it tested for percent of salt (solids) but...

How long do I continue keeping the chlorine at shock level? A little background: I bought a house with an AG pool, 13,000 gallon, green, nasty with...

We have a 20,000 gal ag pool with 220 alk and 7.8 ph. I want to try to lower the ph and aerate for the alk, but I wonder, how long do we have to...

Hi everyone. This is a great forum, and I have learned a lot already. I would like to get Ben's test kit, but unfortunately he does not ship to...

IG 28K Ga, SWC, Diamondbrite plaster, DE filter I am doing a drain and light acid wash with refill later this week. With the original fill, I...

I tool a sample to Leslie's and they said my CYA was 70. I did the test at home using Ben's kit and saw closer to 30. Why such a large variance? ...

I've been using this forum as a great resource for 2 years. Per what i've read, i've been fighting low PH by adding borax. Similar to last year,...