Recent content by Mark Albright

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    Frustrated on trying to break Chlorine Lock

    Thanks for the advice. I made sure the PH was at 7.2 and then I shocked the pool with 6 lbs of super shock in the evening and adjusted the CYA to 30 and everything is good now.
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    Frustrated on trying to break Chlorine Lock

    My pool is crystal clear, no cloudiness. I have 4 different testers, a Guardex and Taylor which rely on colors and I have a hard time with because of my color blindness, the Aquachek 7 made by Hach and the Color Pro 7 made by LaMotte which offers digital readouts. This one is perfect for a...
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    Frustrated on trying to break Chlorine Lock

    I have a 30,000 gallon, chlorine pool. Last fall my CYA was over a 100 when I winterized it for the winter. This summer when I uncovered it I drained 15,000 gallons of water out of my pool and refilled it with fresh water from our city via my garden hose. It took 30 hours. When I tested the...
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    Little brown circle stains with a dark dot in appearing on step and bottom of pool.

    I have tried putting a 3" chlorine tablet on some of the spots and nothing changed. I also tried putting vitamin C on it and nothing changed.