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  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Beginner's Guide to Pool Chemistry & the BBB Method

    __________________________________________ Beginner's Guide to Pool Chemistry & the BBB Method __________________________________________ . ....

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 06-28-2018 01:20 PM
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  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: How to Get the Testkits You Need!

    ____________________________________ How to Get the Testkits You Need! ____________________________________ We constantly ask people to get...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 06-29-2018 09:20 AM
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  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: FAQs & Guides: Testing & Adjusting Pool Chemistry

    __________________________________________________ FAQs & Guides: Testing & Adjusting Pool Chemistry Getting the RIGHT test kit for your pool ...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 05-30-2018 03:51 PM
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  1. Using Muriatic Acid to Safely Lower Your Pool's pH

    . __________________________________________________ Using Muriatic Acid Safely: Product Description 20 degree Baume' 31.45% Muriatic Acid...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 07-14-2011 09:30 PM
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    muriatic acid, ph dosing, sticky
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    05-18-2013 02:11 PM Go to last post
  2. How to Get the Right Testkits for your Pool (2010)

    ____________________________________ How to Get the Testkits You Need! ____________________________________ We constantly ask people to get the...

    Started by PoolDoc‎, 04-12-2012 01:26 PM
    amz, pix, testing, testkit
    • Replies: 7
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    05-29-2014 03:15 PM Go to last post
  3. Smile Muriatic Acid Useful Life or Expiration Date

    How long does Muriatic Acid last in its original gallon bottle? I have some that must be at least 3 yrs. old. Thanks.

    Started by swimer‎, 04-27-2018 07:20 PM
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    06-18-2019 11:20 AM Go to last post
  4. PH Levels after Newly Plastered Pool

    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...

    Started by markphin‎, 08-24-2015 11:34 AM
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    05-31-2016 12:41 PM Go to last post
  5. My water is still cloudy and I don't know what to do about it

    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...

    Started by Bosch232‎, 05-24-2016 07:56 AM
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    06-19-2016 05:02 PM Go to last post
  6. Exclamation Beginner's Guide to Pool Chemistry Needs (2006)

    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...

    Started by Watermom‎, 05-06-2006 08:38 AM
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    06-04-2006 01:30 PM Go to last post
  7. How much Borax to raise pH?

    What is the calculation for Borax and raising pH in pounds of Borax per10,000 gal per pH 0.1 units?

    Started by tcjones‎, 08-21-2006 08:23 PM
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    08-23-2006 08:33 AM Go to last post
  8. Free Chlorine vs. Total Chlorine adjusting

    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...

    Started by Truckman‎, 05-02-2006 06:02 PM
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    06-08-2006 05:00 PM Go to last post
  9. CC higher than FC

    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...

    Started by beaverplt‎, 06-02-2016 06:51 PM
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    06-26-2016 05:42 PM Go to last post
  10. Tonight I add salt to my non SWG above ground pool

    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...

    Started by The Raddish‎, 06-26-2006 03:51 PM
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    07-28-2006 07:28 PM Go to last post
  11. Test results on new pool in Tucson

    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...

    Started by Wilco‎, 08-30-2014 06:42 PM
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    10-18-2014 12:22 AM Go to last post
  12. How much do pool chemicals cost, monthly?

    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...

    Started by CoolHandLuke‎, 07-02-2011 01:47 AM
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    sticky
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  13. Brand new pool owner = new to BBB method

    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...

    Started by stslimited84‎, 07-03-2011 09:30 PM
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  14. Question OTO chlorine test is orange . . . for a month

    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...

    Started by Houseofhutch‎, 07-01-2013 05:03 PM
    hic2, orange oto, sticky
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    07-03-2013 10:49 PM Go to last post
  15. Low PH -- High Alkalinity

    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...

    Started by davenlu2000‎, 09-24-2006 09:13 PM
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    09-25-2006 04:21 PM Go to last post
  16. LaMotte ColorQ Water Tester

    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...

    Started by donaldm823‎, 06-08-2007 08:50 AM
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    08-04-2007 10:09 AM Go to last post
  17. Chlorine level

    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...

    Started by Barry J‎, 07-24-2016 05:01 PM
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    • Replies: 11
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    07-29-2016 12:29 PM Go to last post
  18. Question Can anyone tell me where to buy muriatic acid?

    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...

    Started by blessedbeingmom‎, 03-24-2011 10:12 PM
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    04-06-2011 01:35 PM Go to last post
  19. First test readings of season

    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...

    Started by michael3‎, 06-02-2013 07:28 PM
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    amz
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    06-22-2013 04:29 PM Go to last post
  20. Getting Calcium Levels Right

    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...

    Started by jmarcum‎, 03-08-2016 07:37 PM
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    03-22-2016 12:49 AM Go to last post
  21. Cloudy Pool Water - Could use some help

    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...

    Started by bcooper27‎, 06-29-2010 01:02 PM
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    07-05-2010 02:43 PM Go to last post
  22. rising ph levels

    Why does my ph keep rising? Latest readings: tc 2.5 fc 2.5 cc 0 cya 40 alk 150 ph 7.8

    Started by wolfcue‎, 07-17-2006 10:06 AM
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    08-01-2006 03:01 PM Go to last post
  23. Pool still cloudy white. Been a week today... This stinks.

    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.

    Started by Lawrosa‎, 06-01-2011 06:46 PM
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    06-14-2011 11:13 AM Go to last post
  24. How to keep water clean without running pump and filter?

    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...

    Started by mike83‎, 07-01-2013 06:54 PM
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    07-01-2013 07:42 PM Go to last post
  25. Drop Based Borate Test Kit.

    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...

    Started by rcy100‎, 06-30-2011 11:43 AM
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    borate testing, sticky
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    07-10-2011 08:23 PM Go to last post
  26. Thumbs down Trying to raise ph adding 20 mule team borax

    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'...

    Started by melanie612‎, 08-11-2010 11:28 AM
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    11-05-2010 08:03 AM Go to last post
  27. How much much muriatic acid do I add to lower the PH?

    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...

    Started by CelticDaddio‎, 05-13-2007 04:07 PM
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    05-13-2007 07:19 PM Go to last post
  28. New pool installed and filled with water - Now what?

    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...

    Started by Firstpool‎, 04-24-2012 03:16 PM
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    05-01-2012 12:14 PM Go to last post
  29. Where to buy Muriatic Acid

    Where can I buy Muriatic Acid? What type of store? Is it a cleaning product? Ed

    Started by CelticDaddio‎, 06-13-2007 12:57 AM
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    06-25-2007 04:39 PM Go to last post
  30. Phosphates eating up my chlorine?

    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...

    Started by wposton84‎, 06-13-2011 04:35 PM
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    06-13-2011 08:42 PM Go to last post

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