Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

Hello all. I have a 24' AG (13,500 gal) with a sand filter and chlorine feeder inline filled with dichlor tabs set at max. I opened the pool last...

Hello all! I as others with SLC have to add acid every other day to keep pH below 7.8, Alk ranges from 80 to 100. Calcium passed 200 over the...

I am thinking my pH chemical has gone bad...After adding my 5 drops, capping & shaking it up, the color is kind of orange. I have another old test...

Howdy, Last year I know I bookmarked one of the topics which listed out exactly which steps to do first and it was specifically for smaller pool...

I bought my K2005 a week ago, so I'm still on the learning curve. But what I get as readings are not inline with my pool store readings. I get...

Okay 14,400 gal above ground pool chlorine is 2 Ph is 7.3 or 7.4 Alk is in between 40-50 cya is still 0 using a 5 way drop test kit

I have dumped in a ton of chlorine bleach and water is just getting greener. I had to dilute with dis. water to get reading. Seems to be about 15. ...

Started up my 30,000 gal 2yr. old Gunite Pool today. I have a solid cover, which is great for clean water, but really rough on the back. Pool was...

Just opened up the pool, I have a 18' round ag pool. I just put about 12" of water into the pool. I tested the CYA and it's lower than 30. I use...

Big hello to you all! Before I begin, just wanted to let you know how great it was using my pool last summer after converting from Baqucil to...

Hi, I am new to pool care. Just this month we set up a small above ground 8ft wide X 4ft deep pool ... anyhoo, we have pretty hard water here, so...

I had just bought a new house that came with an inground vinyl pool. I have been trying to get all of the levels up to where they should be, and this...

I must be dumb. because I read all I can and I am still lost. Hers what I have: an 18' round vinyl pool 5600 gal ( one pf those easy sets) I set...

Question- how often do you test CYA and does it change quite often or does that depend on things like rain and such? I posted my results...

I have one of the 4 way test kits from Walmart. There is no mention of how to do a CYA test. Do I need a seperate test kit or need to go with a more...

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...

The test kit is a 5 way from Walmart. Water temp is 80 degrees Chlorine is .5 PH is 6.8 Alk is 30 CYA was zero last Saturday 24' round 48"...

Where can BORAX be purchased in bulk in Connecticut? COSTCO,BJ's WHOLESALE,WALMART? I'm a newbie and I've been instructed to use ARM & HAMMER to up...

Does it matter when I test my water? I usually test it in the evenings. What about testing it right before and right after my family swims, will...

Do you only shock if your cc is above .5. Do you always have to shock after lots of people swimming. We had a party yesterday cc is .5. Or do you as...

We used Baquacil for 3 years and are tired of wasting tons of money and having problems all the time. When we opened our pool the other day we...

I am a long-time BBB follower with a Taylor K-2006 kit & a Rainbow 2n1 daily kit (with new Hydrotools reagents). Taylor reagents are from 2 years...

Here are the particulars: gunnite inground pool 38,000 gallons TA 119 Chlorine 3ppm Calcium 240 pH 7.01 Temperature 87

My 15,000 gal gunite pool is 1 week old and the total alkalinity is still too high. It started at about 320, now it's at 210. Should I be in panic...

Lastest water test at local pool store: CYA 168 TC 0.6 FC 0.6 pH 6.9 TA 126 TH 527 TDS 2100 20,000 gal, in-ground gunite Cartridge...

opened my pool as i've done for ten years shock as usual water became green . my test were.TH-100 TC-10 FC-10PH-6.8 TA-40 CA-0-30 pump ran 2 days...

You know, this test has me pretty confused, I've gotten quite good at all the others except for this one. There is a point where the black dot almost...

I came by to restock a few reagents for my K-2006. I stopped first because this site has been so valuable in caring for my pool. But I have spent...