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Liquid Chlorine Prices Some of you may have noticed that WalMart's Great Value Bleach reduced their Sodium Hypochlorite content from 8.25% to 6.0% sometime between last fall and this spring (2018). That is a 28% reduction of chlorine in the same bottle (their "gallon-size" bottle that really...

The pH seems to be pretty stable. The pool is crystal clear. I received my TF-100 test kit this weekend so I have confidence in my readings. Here are my current numbers: FC: 2.5 (I will raise to 6 with bleach, I had not added Chlorine for a couple days) TC: 2.5 pH: 7.3 TA: 120 CH: 325 CYA...

Thanks. I will hold off on the borates and work on getting the TA down a little. And see how stable the pH is.

I moved the FC up to the 10-12 range as recommended by the Chlorine/FCA chart. It took a few days but it finally cleared my water (I also added some Diatomatious Earth, DE, to my sand filter. I think that helped.) Yesterday I backwashed the filter and did the 50% drain/ refill (about 9500...

Thanks for your feedback. I followed your recommendation and ordered the TF-100 and speedstir. I am still having trouble with cloudy water even with much higher FC but I expect I will have to lower the CYA before I see results.

Thanks Maddie. None of the Taylor Pool and Water Chemistry manuals I have say anything about increasing FC with increasing CYA. They just say keep it at 2 - 4 ppm as recommended by APSP guidelines. I was concerned that increased FC would be harmful to the pool users. I'm quite sure my CYA is...

I am new to pool care. I have maintained it since Nov (2016), St. George, UT, with a local pool store recommendations. (We heat the pool to about 82 degrees on the weekend we use it in the winter). I have been using a line chlorinator (Trichloro Jumbo Tabs) and Lithium Hypochlorite Shock...