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Here are my numbers: FC - 3.0 CYA - below 30 (in process of adding/dissolving) PH - 7.6 TA - 200 Calcium - 180 33.000 gallon plaster pool. Questions: 1. my alkalinity always seems to run around 200 but ph doesn’t shift too easily so is that a problem? Should I lower it? 2, Calcium is...

I have a plaster pool 30,000 gallon. We opened it this morning and removed large debris (mostly leaves). Pump/filter is running and slowly raising water back to half skimmer level as it was a little low from closing. Pump is pulling from main drain currently and then will switch to skimmer...

I mean when I test free chlorine the following day it is almost at zero.

Sorry I forgot to mention CYA is low (below 30). My kit only measures starting at 30 so I’m not sure exact number. I always have this problem though with low CYA even if I add stabilizer. Currently have stabilizer in sock in skimmer dissolving. I have an auto cover and pool water has not...

Hello! I am opening our pool for the year and every year I feel like I have to relearn and remember how to do everything! My question is that I put 1 gallon 10% bleach in (30,000 gallon gunite pool) each day the last 2 days after opening and my free chlorine is barely registering the day after...

Yes that is correct

Yes, I checked my CYA level today. The black dot disappeared around 30.

Hello, I've been quiet for the last several days. I was told to be patient, and so I have tried :). I am on day 10 of slamming. Several hundred of dollars in bleach. My husband keeps telling me to stop now since the pool has been clear for over a week, and I am "throwing money away" with...

I rechecked my CYA level again, and it is definitely less than 30 (water is cloudy in test tube but can still see a cloudy black dot). So, from advice given here I am going to add CYA to get it to 30 (I hope this is correct). I do not have "returns" in the side of my pool because I have a...

Ok Richard320, so just leave the CYA level where it's at then? and keep on with the slamming procedure with a 30 CYA approximate and shock level 12?

OK, so my pool is clear, but my FC late last night was 11.0 and dropped to 6.0 by this morning. I have not been able to get my FC above 12.0, my shock level should be up to 16.0 according to the charts. I decided to check my CYA level again because I had put some in the pool before i started...

Thank you regarding phosphates. I have 2 other questions. One is do I leave my automatic pool cover off my pool this whole time? I have had it off for the last two days so far, including nights. It is currently raining, not sure if that's an issue. Secondly, can we swim during this SLAM...

My FC dropped quite a bit overnight. My testing before bed last night at 11:00 pm showed FC 12.0 and CC 1.0. I then added 164 oz. of 10% and went to bed. This morning my FC is down to 4.5 and CC is still 1.0. I just aded 472 of 10%. The pool store originally had told me I had high...

Can someone look over my numbers and re-assure me that everything is fine? I'm wondering why I can't seem to get the FC over 9.5 (Shock level is supposed to be kept at 16 but I can't get it there). See the following: 8/15 evening FC: 2.0 CC: 5.0 -----added 960 oz. 6% bleach 8/16 6:00 AM FC...

Here are some pictures. You can see the shallow end is quite clear. I still can't quite see the bottom of the deep end. My last test at 3:00 pm showed FC 5.0, CC 1.0 (FC down and CC up from last reading). Added 547 oz. of 8.25%. Bleach is gone. Will have to make another store run. You can...