Which kit? Why? How? What does it all mean?
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How long does Muriatic Acid last in its original gallon bottle? I have some that must be at least 3 yrs. old. Thanks.
Hello All, I've seen lots of good threads regarding this subject. But, here's my issue/question. I had my pool replastered with an exposed...
In my last Thread about 2 weeks ago, I took my water from horrible green swamp water to mostly clear pool water. It went well. However.. There is...
I copied this from a post made by a fellow moderator - CarlD. Very good information in a nutshell of the basics behind what pool chemicals are needed...
What is the calculation for Borax and raising pH in pounds of Borax per10,000 gal per pH 0.1 units?
What a great site, have had 18x36 vinyl in-ground pool for 15 years and never found such a great place for chemical answers. Using a drop based...
Hi all, I opened my pool about two weeks ago and am having a hard time clearing up the water. It looks milky green and I suspect it has something to...
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...
So have been in this house for a month, new pool owner. Hard water here in tucson. Monitoring with guess strips, shocking once a week or so. Seemed...
Hello all, I've been reading the forums for about three years and finally decided to register. The information here has been very helpful and...
Hey Guys, I just stumbled upon this great website about 30 mins ago and have been eagerly reading since. Here's the long and short of it. Recently...
For over a month I've been trying to figure out why my chlorine test turn an orange color instead of yellow. After being told to shock the pool we...
I wish I had found this forum and read every word of it earlier. We have 52" 24' round pool, which I believe has a volume of 13,600 gallons. I'm...
My chlorine level is coming back at less than 0.5 ppm. The sample is pretty much clear after adding the OTO. And when using the Taylor kit with the...
Does anyone have experience with LaMotte's new ColorQ water test system. It is a colorimeter system vice test strips and uses liquid regents, and...
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...
To start off with, I messed up big time. I didnt cover my pool in the fall and we started with a frog pond, yes we had frogs. I didnt have the...
I have a midnight blue, 10,000 gallon, gunite pool that is 2 years old. It's had turned completely white or maybe I should say whiteish gray from...
Hello everyone.... I live in NE Pennsylvania and just opened my 24' above ground pool (13K gallon) this past weekend. I've decided to use the BBB...
Why does my ph keep rising? Latest readings: tc 2.5 fc 2.5 cc 0 cya 40 alk 150 ph 7.8
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.
Hi, I'm a first time pool owner. Two weeks ago I opened my pool (21' round that came with the home I bought last winter), and with some help was...
I just received a new borate test kit that is drop based. It's cheap, the instructions are easy and I'm guessing it's more accurate than a strip...
I just had my water tested at Leslies, but I am going to test it myself in a little while. The guys at Leslies were no help... "Do you sell anything...
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'...
Where can I buy Muriatic Acid? What type of store? Is it a cleaning product? Ed
We set up the new pool this past weekend. We filled with water and it looks a little greenish. We have not hooked up the pump or anything yet as we...
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...
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