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  1. 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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  2. 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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  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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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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    02-04-2012 05:43 PM Go to last post
  5. just got good test kit. HELP PLEASE

    ive been reading this forum for 3 years. I thought that i learned alot. My numbers are so off. ive had numerouse algae blooms overnight. here are my...

    Started by shub_31‎, 07-14-2011 07:55 PM
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    07-24-2011 06:33 PM Go to last post
  6. Pool Opening Problems.

    My pool got swampy on me over the end of the winter because the motor on my 1-HP Whisper-Flo crapped out and I didn't have time to fix it. I was...

    Started by TheGoose‎, 04-15-2012 06:54 PM
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    2 speed pump
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    05-29-2012 06:56 AM Go to last post
  7. 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
  8. Cloudy.. impatient

    Maybe I am impatient.. and my common sense keeps saying just stay the course.. keep adding bleach. Anyway.. pool was pretty green 4 days ago.. Now...

    Started by chuck9997‎, 05-28-2012 01:35 PM
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    attaboy, pix
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    06-17-2012 07:04 PM Go to last post
  9. 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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  10. Using a Nature 2 system with the BBB method

    What alterations do I need to make to the BBB system, if I have a nature 2 purifier?

    Started by tdkorson‎, 07-06-2011 07:32 PM
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    sticky, testing comparisons
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    08-25-2011 07:42 AM Go to last post
  11. Finally got some K2006C numbers.. please look

    Here are my numbers. Current state of the pool is clear but slightly cloudy. FC: 4 CC: .5 CYA: less than 30 (couldnt get the dot to disappear,...

    Started by mastamoon‎, 05-27-2012 03:01 PM
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  12. 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
  13. Hello, New to Forum.

    Hello, We have recently installed the 22' x 52" intex AG pool. And of course we filled it before finding this site. So, I for see needing lots of...

    Started by mcbdz‎, 05-26-2014 10:51 AM
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  14. New Thread with my results of first test

    Ok... I know I should just look at the results and read what they mean instead of the shortcut of just posting them here, but I cant't resist....

    Started by Tom.B‎, 04-03-2014 04:55 PM
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    amz, phosphate, sticky, sticky-grocery
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    05-20-2014 12:49 PM Go to last post
  15. keeping up

    MHi everyone. For the past 2 years I've been taking care of inlaws pool. Father in law had passed away, mother inlaw worrks full time, and brother...

    Started by Beast‎, 05-30-2011 09:08 PM
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  16. Test Results - Please Review

    I got some more liquid chlorine (12.5) into my pool today after the sun went down. I just ran some tests and here are my numbers. Pool was just...

    Started by Jacob99‎, 04-30-2012 10:17 PM
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    05-13-2012 08:40 AM Go to last post
  17. New member, pool owner for 10+ years

    Been fighting algae for 8 years. So here I am to try the BBB. I did the phosphate thing, worked ok but very expensive. Did just about everything in...

    Started by Straightleg‎, 05-25-2014 04:01 PM
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    07-19-2014 02:28 PM Go to last post
  18. 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
  19. Help Deciphering My Taylor Test Results

    I just moved to a house that has a pool. I'd never had a pool before - so I'm new to pools and the forum. We opened the pool 3 weeks ago and had...

    Started by labdi01‎, 06-10-2010 04:39 PM
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  20. new to pool stuff

    We bought a house last year that had been vacant for a couple years & the pool had frogs & tadpoles in it. We had it drained, acid washed &...

    Started by Red Gate Zoo‎, 06-04-2012 01:07 PM
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    08-05-2012 05:34 PM Go to last post
  21. 7.2 vs >8.2 Grrrrrrrrrrr

    Since switching to the BBB method I'm using a Taylor test kit. I'm constantly fighting algae, keeping my Cl high ~20ppm (80ppm CYA). The Cl...

    Started by Infidel‎, 07-02-2006 07:59 PM
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    07-10-2006 06:42 PM Go to last post
  22. Question Where to start?

    Let me start by saying how happy I am that I found this great forum with such knowledgeable people willing to share information. Background info...

    Started by Steve #1‎, 08-23-2006 11:17 AM
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  23. What to do first? CYA > 200 ppm

    Hello, 21,500 gal, IG pool. Just got a new K-2006 test kit and here are the test results: FC = 4.4 CC = 0.2 pH = 7.4 TA = 150 CH = 560 CYA...

    Started by PoolLizard‎, 08-30-2013 07:15 PM
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  24. Cool Pool Survived Vacation! ?? Chlorine levels

    Hi, Thanks to all you wonderful moderators, pool survived me being away 9 days...Son put bleach in 'almost' everyday and we had quite a bit of rain....

    Started by mroll‎, 07-31-2012 07:48 PM
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    08-11-2012 12:39 PM Go to last post
  25. 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
  26. Question Little green on stairs

    My pool looks clean, I sanitize with 12% chlorine weekly 1.5 gallons, but I still get some green on my stairs. Do I need to brush more often? add...

    Started by dansdad‎, 07-20-2013 05:48 PM
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  27. Question ARGHHHHH!!! Cloudy water

    We're at our wits end trying to get this silly pool swimmable! History is: The pool was not used last year AND it wasn't covered. It's a 28x16...

    Started by geneskaf‎, 06-14-2006 10:07 AM
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  28. FAS-DPD and Speedstir -- strange results

    I switched our pool over to the BBB method about two weeks ago. I purchased a Basic OTO kit and a Taylor K-2006 kit for testing. I have been very...

    Started by tpspeier‎, 08-12-2013 09:49 AM
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    dpd-fas, sticky, sticky-test, testing errors
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  29. Lightbulb Using the K-2006

    I picked up this kit today. Rushed home and took a water sample. Sat down and opened the kit. The FC test. Stumped from the gate. The yellow...

    Started by Manslick‎, 06-06-2011 08:36 PM
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    07-07-2011 10:31 AM Go to last post
  30. pool opening delayed until i can uncloud my pool

    hey guys just stumbled onto this site via google searches. my pool is pretty cloudy. a few days ago it was dark green with two dead birds in it, so...

    Started by resp215‎, 05-31-2011 12:21 PM
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    06-10-2011 06:56 PM Go to last post

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