How often do you test?

[Dr. Spike]

I test Chlorine (FAS-DPD) - daily or more, pH - daily, Alkalinity - daily, Calcium - weekly, CYA - Never (enclosed pool, I have none), Temperature - daily, pump PSI - daily.

I may test some of the things more than needed, but I don't mind the few minutes it takes to do a quick check. My water is also sparkling with no 'pool' smell.

[dawndenise]

Like fcfrey, I do a lot of testing...pH, FC, and CC daily...TA at least weekly and after adjustments...CH and CYA weekly......salt every month or so as needed.

I'm just coming up on our one year anniversary of having a pool, so I'm now more familiar with how my pool is reacting to chemicals, temperature, and the various influx of debris - all due to consistent, regular testing for this first year.

I expect that my daily testing may "slack off" to testing 2-3x/week now that I'm more familiar with what my pool needs.