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  1. vcarnett

    Looking to verify my thoughts on cya / fc

    Hello all, Thanks to this site I think I now have a good understanding of my pool. I say "I think" because just when I think I've fully grappled it I learn something new here. Anyway, want I want to verify: 1) As I live in hot/sunny Austin, Tx and my pool gets 8+ hours of direct sun I'm...
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    Question on lowish CH

    Good morning, After a recent drain/refill, I've been concerned about my CH @ 140ppm (now lower, 120, I'm assuming due to rain - ~2" - as I've had no top offs since that reduction). However, after much reading here today, I've been educated on CSI (I previously ignored that section in the calc)...
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    CYA loss from Texas rain

    Split by moderator from HERE. jblizzle Hey I'm having same problem. Scratching my head here in Austin. I had drained 40% of my pool due to really high cya (ignorant puck user pre-TFP). This reduced cya to 40 and all else was good (CH a bit low @ 140) until today (1 week later) when I just...
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    Drained and refilled pool - looking for advice before adjusting levels

    Hello all. OK, I drained about half the pool and refilled (just reached full level this afternoon). The results, below, are from a couple of hours after reaching full (wanted to get a 3QT jug of bleach in it and let it circulate for a good hour. Circulated in filter bypass mode) Did the trick...
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    1st time pool owner - Water crystal clear but numbers off

    Hello, I' trying to figure this out on my own but still not quite sure where to start after all the reading. I was fooling myself thinking that the chemistry must be correct since the water is crystal clear. Then I found TFP and purchased a Taylor k-2006. Please see my pool characteristics in my...