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I added some stabilizer (might have to add more) but still no chlorine retention. I've added over 10 gallons at this point. Is that normal for a new pool?

The plaster folks did tell me that I had some CYA and that I shouldn't need any. However when I tested it myself I could see the black dot when the tube was full. But that was the last of my reagent and I was slightly shy of the right amount needed for the test. I think I will email the...

Hi all, I am at the point in a start up from getting new plaster (Primera from wet edge) where I am trying to get Cl up. I'm still having to add some acid to keep pH down but that seems to behaving predictably. My TA is good and CYA is pretty low maybe too low. I used up all my reagent so I...

In San Jose CA right now I am told you can drain and refil your pool only if you have a leak. We do have a leak in that our skimmer is cracked near the top. As long as I keep the water level a little low (but not too low to cause issues) I don't loose any water. I am hoping that loop hole will...

Thanks. I'll clean the filter and keep adding Cl. I don't want to do a slam until I get my test kit (plus I'm out of town this weekend). Should I even worry about the high TA at this point? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I think I may have answered my question with the dog hair...... Maybe I will go to a weekly pump filter cleaning. He is an old boy, so keeping him out of it would be tough. What about running a simple test, where I clean the filter then add the Cl- to see if it stays there? If it does, then I...

Thanks all! I do live in california so draining is not an option. We are getting it resurfaced this winter, so that will be a good reset, but until then I just have to fight it. Couple of things to add; 1) To test the CYA, I first did it per the instructions but got greater than 100. Next I...

Hello all New house and a new pool We inherited a high CH, TA and CYA. I've read around on the site enough (and posted a question) to know that I need to have higher FC because my CYA is high. Yesterday I put in 4 gallons of 10% liquid Cl, Today I tested and got the following 7.8 pH 2 FC...

Thanks! I agree the pool stores cause more trouble then they help. That is what drove me to the web and finding this site. Good to know about the bioactive. I will stay away from it. Unfortunately draining isn't an option to get CYA down (I live in California, and we have some water...

Hello all, new to the thread and although I have a basic understanding of chemistry I would still like some help/advice. Here are my latest test results. FC = 1 pH 7.7 TA 140 CYA was slightly over 100 on the test so 125? I need more reagent to test CH but I did get Lesslies to run a test a...