Forum: Testing and Adjusting Pool Water Chemistry

We opened the pool on 5/30. 28ft round AGP, 4ft, so around 10,000-12,000 gallons. Half the water disappears over the winter, so we filled from...

I see the K-2006 is the popular choice. What are the thoughts on an electronic tester? I am just looking to save time and not have to mess with the...

Anyone with a bit of free time check out this video link of someone clearing a med green colored pool almost effortlessly. Ive been working hard at...

First of nice well informed site you have here. should i be using stabilizer? is there something else to use instead? it was a reading of 0 at the...

First, I want to thank you folks for providing the inspiration and knowledge I needed last summer to finally end a 2-year nightmare with Baquacil. At...

Hi everyone, I have a situation and I'm hoping that someonem might have some insight. I have a pool in N. California. I discovered that my pool...

Hello all, I've been reading the forum for a couple weeks now and I'm gaining tons of useful information. I'm wondering if somebody can clear up for...

My wife made me buy an above ground 15 x 4 pool. I know nothing about pool chemicals. I have read lot of info. but still lost. What to I do after...

Made a mistake and added both within a couple hours, then read on the info from the pool company this should not be done. Did I do any damage to the...

Trying to.raise cya. It's about 10-20ppm currently. I have 3" pool line slow tabs and contain 99% trichloro-s-triazinetrione. Does this.have...

I am 1st time pool owner and know NOTHING! 28' round pool is up with water in it and pump/de filter attached. Thats it. Can someone give me a step...

I have a 13600 gallon pool. I recently had algae and shocked my pool to clean it. Everything read fine and the chlorine levels were perfect. A day...

Can someone point me to a supplier in Canada that has reasonable prices for Taylor reagents. The price difference for the reagents from sellers I've...

I decided to start taking care of my own pool this year and have a few questions after reading all of the wonderful info on this site. To start, I...

Started lurking late last year, gonna get on the BBB method this year, a little info for starters. Located in northwest Indiana 24' dia above...

so i'm looking to order this kit as recommended. how high clorine levels will this kit test? i'm hoping it will go higher than 5?

Hello all, I opened my pool yesterday and found cloudy water and black spots in numerous places. I shocked it by adding three gallons of bleach and...

Hey guys. I just left the pool store and here are the test results. Taylor kit is in its way! Cya 60 (was ~150 last year) TC 10 Fc 9.3 Ta 145...

Hello everyone, Finally got my pool installed, filling it now and it's about half full. I have a 16x32 oval Doughboy. 300 lb. sand filter, 1 1/2 hp...

Hello! Last year we purchased and set up a 16 x 3.6 Intex Easy Set Pool. After a hard winter, we decided to drain it and start over. We have cleaned...

Is it just my imagination or does my pool need more chlorine more frequently after I changed the water? We moved into our current house in Arizona...

I was reviewing Ben's page on the BBB method and noticed this under "How does it work?": "3. You raise your pH with ordinary 20 Mule Team Borax...

cl. is very high PH 7.6 using a sand filter and pool is still cloudy after 9 days of filtering, any sugestion on what to do next?

The pool has been open for about a week. I inherited a TF-100 test kit and used it for the first time this morning. It's a 22,000 gal above ground...

Hi all, Thanks for any help. I have tried to recover my pool from the green monster and I feel I have had success. After maintaining a shock level of...

I really need help! I have a 30x60 in ground, 12ft deep in hopper, and only one time have I had a summer that was under $2,000.00 in chemicals! I...

I have a Lamont ColorQ test kit. It measures FC (DPD), TC (DPD), pH, TC, CH, & CYA. The kit produces a numeric value for each test rather than...

Our private swim club has a 100% new water this spring. We have a ~55,000 gal in-ground pool w/ a NEW vinyl liner (thus the water replacement last...

I have been using the pool store method for about 10 years. I have decided to switch to the BBB method. Here are my test results. Should I worry...