Recent content by AMAY

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    Chasing tail?

    Also, following recommendations for plaster pool which is closest to my pebble tech than the other two choices.
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    Chasing tail?

    Ok, thanks. Following those recommendations I had it right all along: TA 70, CYA 40, ph 7.2 which is lowest acceptable and my target ph because it always creeps up. Any other cause for rapid ph rise or is .6 to .8 every 3-4 days normal? Seems it didn’t rise that much when using stabilized...
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    Chasing tail?

    I was following recommended TA level on the TF-100 test kit (recommended by TFP), it says a good TA for manually chlorinated pools is 100-120. Pool is clear but when ph get up to 7.8 to 8.0 it starts to turn green and having to lower it several times a week with TA at 70. Will try your...
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    Chasing tail?

    My TA has been low so ph is raising rapidly when I lower with liquid muriatic acid. Have been adding baking soda to raise the TA and although it says it will raise the ph “a little”, when I raise the TA from 70 to 100 (15K pool size), it raises the ph from 7.2 to 8.5. So I wait half an hour and...
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    Can't Lower CYA

    Thanks folks, how bout the BIO-Active product, anybody have experience with that for lowering CYA?
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    Can't Lower CYA

    Shade or sun I cannot get my CYA level below100. I drained and refilled my 15K pool in June read 35 the day it was refilled out of the faucet. I’ve read the best way to lower is to refil but I can’t do that every 6 months. Also a R/O system can take ya out, that seems like a BIG R/O system not...