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My local pool place tested my water and said the PH was still too low and told me to add 4 lbs. of Bioguard balance pak 200 (ph increaser). She said it could make...

Hi Ive just got my TF-100 test kit and have used it on a pool im having trouble with.
All the readings are ok except for two

CC=0
CYA=200 approximatly

Ive used the...

I have a problem with high TA and low ph. A friend dumped salt in her pool to "soften" the water - she does NOT have a SWG-

What is the best way to decrease...

I'm looking for something I can add to water so I don't have to pour in 2 gallons/week of acid to control Ph.
Guy at pool store recommended a product called Foundation....

I seem to be using an excessive amount of CO2 to keep ph at 7.4 Please advise

My family has a 4'x28' above ground pool. We have a severe problem with wind in our area and the cover came off before spring. We decided to surrender to mother nature...

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I am a new pool owner (Fiberglass, inground, 16 X 33). This past week I noticed some pool staining and my local pool store sold me Metal Magnet to remove the stains....

Hi, I'm new to all this, with a new 'water park' pool to look after. It's 1,000,000 litres with flumes and rides. Bare concrete balance tanks and tiles finish. We get a...

Since I opened my pool 6 weeks ago my PH is 6.2 my TA is 230 and I have no free chlorine reading. I have a SWG. I have used muratic acid and got the reading to 120 and...

I'm new to this pool maintenance thing. I have all my levels in good shape except my TA. My ph is at about 7.5 but my TA is at 200 ppm. The water is also a little...

I'm new to the forum but not pools. :wave: My question, other that causing the PH to creep up, what other adverse condition does a high TA cause? I have an indoor 15,000...

My ph is over 8 and TA is 144. Is the first step to lower ph with muriatic acid and then aeriate to lower TA until they are in line and then shock the pool for the green...

We have had our pool for about 15 years. This year I can't seem to get the pool up and running. The TA and PH are low. I add Alkalinty Up / Soda Ash (Leslie's Products)...

Hi, I could use some advice I went down to my local pool store and had my water tested ( note I have well water and just filled my pool yesterday and now I'm trying to...

I have an outdoor pool with a pebble-tech finish. I installed a salt-water chlorine generator about 6 months ago and have been having problems keeping the pH within...

i have a salt pool and the ph and alkalinity is always high i have added roughly 4 gal of acid but it is still high it is 14000 gal pool with a aggrigate finish i see a...

High, i live on a volcanic island, and have struggled to reduce the TA of my jacuzzi. Have being going at it incrementally for about 4 weeks.
The Local water board tells...

Today I took my water sample to the pool store and my TDS reading was 5000. My other readings were as follows:
Saturation index-1.4
TDS-5000
CYA-70
TC-0
FC-0
pH->8.8...

We are new at this!! We have a pebble tec pool with a salt water system. The TA is high at 180 and chlorine is showing at 0. Other checmicals and PH show normal on test...

Using a Taylor test kit, testing for total alkalinity, the recipe is two drops of 007, five drops of 008, which turns green; then 009 dropwise till red. For months, it...