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Still not clear on the difference. Based on what I have read. Borax raises PH Baking Soda raises Total A and also PH Or is there an Arm & Hammer...
Hi all! First off, we have a 23,000 gallon guinite pool. This is our 3rd summer to be taking care of a pool. Last summer, I stayed frustrated...
I have been battling a cloudy pool for over a week now, I have started using the BBB method and today I can finally see ripples on the bottom of...
I noticed that you can test at the 10ml at 0.5 per drop or the 25 ml at 0.2 per drop. Is there any reason to use one vs the other. With high...
So, I read on here about solar covers, and just curious, my pool for the most part doesn't get used much during the week, but at weekend let the play...
I added 120 pounds of salt the other day saturday to be exact, and today went by L's to get a salt kit. If I did the test correct my ppm is 1200,...
Hi! I am new to this site and have been reading as much as I can but think I am getting a bit overwhelmed. I have a 16x48 Intex pool, 6500 gallons....
I have just 'inherited' an inground pool to care for. I have managed to 'unwinterze' it and have the pump running and have added chlorine, shock,...
Just doing general reading/studying past posts trying to understand why my ph has slowly been creeping up the past few days. I've come across this...
AG Pool - 8,500 - sand filter FC: 2.0 PH: 7.5 ALK: 110 CYA: 50 We have been trying to "stabilize" the pool for three days now coming out...
My numbers are all "within range" but I have a cloudy pool, there is lots of minute particles floating around, I am reisiting the urge to add a floc...
Here are my numbers: FC = 2 CC = 0 TC = 2 pH = 7.8 Alk = 120 Cal = 220 Cya = 50 Temp = 86F
Hey all, This year my ph keeps going up. This is our 4 season and we have never had this problem before. What could be the cause?:confused: ...
Here are my numbers from this morning: TC - 3 PH - 7.2 ALK - 280 Hardness - 410 CYA - didn't register, water wasn't cloudy, black dot never...
Hi everyone. here are my first test results ps234 fc 8 cc 0 tc 8 ph 7 alk 240 cal 360 cya 0 temp 80
What determines whether you need to shock your pool or not? Do you shock it only if something goes wrong (chemically), or is it like a maintenance...
We are putting a abg pool in, in a few days and the people who sold us the pool use, chlorine, they don't even carry baq. :D But they use laser...
I received my test kit and it said that instructions would ship later. I've waited a couple of weeks and I haven't received them so I thought maybe...
I've been lurking around for a while now gleaning as much info as possible and I have a couple of questions that I can't seem to get out of my...
I took my water to the pool store today to see where I am with CYA AND stuff Tot Cl-10 Free Cl-10 CYA-85(was 181 6 days ago) Ph - 8.2( however...
My IG pool appears to be well balanced - thanks to Ben's kit. The numbers are as follows: PH = 7.4 Alk = 90 CYA = 50 FC = 4 CC = 0 CAL = 220...
This site was a god send but after avidly reading all the posts I am now totally confused from information overload. I have reduced what I have read...
Hello everyone. Hope you all had a good 4th of July. I placed this post this morning on the Alkalinity and hardness forum but didn't wasn't able to...
I have a 3000 gallon SimpleSet pool (the kind with the inflatable ring on top). I use an Intex salt water chlorine generator. Unfortunately, my...
Hello, This year in Atlanta, I have run into a lot of pools with yellow or mustard algae. All chemicals are checking in balance. I have been a...
This morning I had a ph of 6.8. At 2pm I added about a half box of borax and it brought my Ph up to 7.2, I added another quarter box of borax, and...
forgot my manners---forgot to say thanks in advance for you guys. From all I am reading I have been a Pool Stores sucker. Thanks for your patience...
Well the new pool is wonderful (thanks to all of you) but I will be gone for 10 days and am not sure what to do. Neighbors will be testing but not...
Ol I tested my water a little while ago, My TA test was most unusual I put the two drops of stuff in, followed by the five drops of then did the...
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