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Emptied 2/3 and refilled. Now down to 55 CYA. Wish me luck! Pool store this morning told me that 'adjusted' TA is what we should be looking at, which is function of TA and CYA. Is this true? Pool math and the recommended levels table both just state TA.

Pool math says I should add 11 jugs of 121oz 8.25% bleach. I did this previously and it didn't do anything to FC. Is pool math wrong if it turns out I need to add ton more than 11 jugs?

I'm paying $8.59for 3x121 oz 8.25% bleach. Is that an ok/good price?

OK just finished the ECDT. I used a 3gal bucket (all I had) and 1 oz of 8.25% bleach. After 1 hour I tested for FC and it stopped the dropper at 45 ppm. Sounds like I passed? Does this mean that I need to add a poop-ton of bleach to the pool?

of course, sorry! as of 10 minutes ago: fc 0.1 cc 0 pH 7.2 TA 100 (per tf-100) 75 (per pool store) CYA 80 (per tf-100) 100 (per pool store) Just added 48oz soda ash to increase pH

cc is still 0. pool is completely free of debris now but still murky and the FC won't hold at all (won't rise at all). I already spent $90 in bleach, $75 for the year would be amazing. - - - Updated - - - PS, pool store this morning told me that 'adjusted' TA is what we should be looking at...

Hi Richard - The pool is 80% clear. The deep end is a bit murky but not terrible and not green. Hi John - That's what I'm trying to do :) wouldn't you expect the FC to increase by a little at least? You'd expect it not to budge at all? Quick side Q: Are the methods espoused here cheaper than...

I'm new to pooling and last year (when we moved in) I used the pucks and shock that the pool told us too. It didn't work well. This year I found the forum, bought a tf-100 and discovered my CYA is 180. I emptied 2/3 of the pool and now CYA is 80. Still high but I'll get it down over time. We...