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Thanks Jezza, I have not added anything else and the solar cover has been on so nothing could've got in. However, when I added the 1kg of CaCl 2 8 days ago, the cover solar was on (opened just enough to pour it in and closed while the pump was on). Anyway will keep an eye and report if it recurs.

Thanks Jezza, Yes after the pump ran for a few hours in the morning water was clear again. Why did that happen ? I havent added any more CYA and CaCl2. I will wait for the weekend and add just to be sure the water doesnt go murky again. Test results for this morning as follows: DATE TIME FC...

DATE TIME FC CC PH TA CH CYA SOLAR COVER SOLAR COVER OFF (hrs) SWG setting MA (ml) CaCl2 (g) CYA (g) SWG change SWG pump runtime (hrs) since last test 15/10/2015 09:49 PM 12 0.2 >8 120 210 <30 ON 5 17/10/2015 12:04 PM 1 0 >8 120 210 <30 OFF 5 500 500 2000 0 2 17/10/2015 07:15 PM...

Had the solar cover off a few hours (during day time) as Jezza suggested and wound the SWG down all the way and the PH has dropped. Have not added CYA and CaCl2 yet which I will do over the weekend. Test results so far. DATE TIME FC CC PH TA CH CYA SOLAR COVER SOLAR COVER OPEN (hrs) SWG...

Tested just now. Cover has been on. FC=12.5 (no change since last tested, I forgot to dial the SWG back which I have done today to 2 bars) CC=0 (gone down from .5) PH=7.8 (no change) TA=125 (10ml test, no change) CH=275 (10ml test, no change) CYA not tested (last test gave me 40) Beginning...

I added another 500ml of MA yesterday. had cover on and the main pump (filter/SWG) on for the past 24hrs. SWG chlorine generation setting was reduced to 4 bars. It was originally at 6 *. Tested just now FC=12.5 (gone up by 6) CC=.5 (gone up from 0 which is a slight worry) PH=7.8 (no change)...

Tested just now FC=6.5 (had cover on and the pump/SWG on for 2.5hrs overnight.) CC=0 (no change) PH=7.8 (gone up .2, may have something to do with the cover ?) TA=125 (10ml test, no change) CH=225 (10ml test, no change) CYA=40 (no change) How does having the solar cover on affect test results...

I have added 3kg of CaCl2 since first tested on Saturday, 17 Oct 2015. I will add another 1kg today. Yes, that is how I have been testing CH. I am using a 25ml water sample and then added 20 drops of R-0010, 5 drops of R-0011L and then multiplying the number of R-0012 drops by 10. I needed 22...

Thanks Jezza, I added 1kg CaCl2 today Tested just now FC=5.5 (had cover on since last evening and the pump/SWG on for 2.5hrs overnight.) CC=0 (no change) PH=7.6 (no change) TA=120 (no change) CH=220 (dropped by 10 since last tested although about 1.5kg has been added since first tested) CYA...

morning test results FC=5 (.5 regained since last evening) had the pump/SWG on for 2.5hrs. CC=0 (no change) PH=7.6 (no change) TA=120 (gone up by 10) CH=230 (no change since last tested although 500g has been added since) CYA not tested added another 500g of CaCl2 now. A total of 2kg has...

tested the following this evening FC=4.5 (dropped .5 since the morning) Not had the pump/SWG on. It will come on tonight for 2.5hrs. CC=0 (no change) PH=7.6 (no change) planning on adding another 500g of CaCl2 in the morning.

Yep, I added another 500g of CaCl2 to increase CH this morning. Will keep doing that for the next few days.

morning tests done, no pump/SWG since last tested last evening. Pool cover remained opened overnight. FC 5 (remains the same as last evening) CC 0 (remains the same) PH 7.6 (remains the same) TA 110 (remains the same) CH not tested CYA not tested Thanks for the additional info guys. I will...

evening tests done FC 5 (has remained the same as it was in the morning despite the sunny day with the pump and SWG turned off. As such I am guessing the CYA is kicking in and there is minimal FC loss) CC 0 (remains the same as the morning) PH 7.6 (I think its gone up by .2 but not entirely...

I haven't measured salt yet. I might have to take a sample to the local clarkrubber outlet and get the salt level tested. My SWG has a low salt indicator LED. Since its not ON, is it safe to assume the salt level is within its range? Considering my current numbers what would you suggest my...

Sorry Jezza i made a typo. Will test again this evening as sun sets. aussieta No worries. Saw the typo and corrected. I meant (i.e. CH 210) Im assuming my CYA at about 40 now and pool calc shows by CSI at -0.07 which is 'Balanced' Will do as you suggested. I will add another 500g of the...

Ok morning tests done FC 5 (has gone up from 3ppm, tested 2 hours after pump came on this morning) CC 0 (remains the same as last evening) PH 7.4 (remains the same as last evening) TA 120 (remains the same as last evening) CH 210 (remains the same as last evening) CYA not tested. Will wait a...

Thanks guys, it's a relief things are moving towards the brighter side. :D I was going to run the pump overnight but now I might switch it off in a few hours once the CYA sock is well and truly empty. I am guessing there should be enough FC to last till the morning when I will test again. The...

I just remembered that I need to do the testing in natural light. So went ahead and did it: FC - 3ppm (6 drops of R0871 on a 10ml sample) I will leave the SWG in the current setting which is 6 bars. PH - 7.4 (has dropped from above 8 this morning which was about 8 hrs since last tested and...

Thanks aussieta, what I meant was that adding Calcium Chloride didn't cloud the water. I assumed that more than 500g would cloud the water which (I thought) is why you said never to add more than 500g a day. Jezza im going to test the FC in a few hours. If its still low I will crank up the SWG...

I've added 500g of the Calcium Chloride which made no difference to how the water looks, I am tempted to add another 500g today. As for the low FC, I have increased the SWG to 6 (max is 8). Since the filtration pump is running and will keep running till tomorrow I am guessing that should be...

Tested again this morning before adding anything So here is what I got: (note: Tests conducted after solar cover was left off for about 48hrs), FC - 1 (2 drops of R0871 on a 10ml sample, FC has dropped from 12 tested 48hrs ago) As Dibbler suggested, I am attributing this huge change to the...

Hey Crunchy, have you found the Taylor K1766 sold in Australia ? I wish I had ordered one with my Taylor K2006C which arrive only yesterday.

Thanks Dibbler, I've left the cover off overnight, I will check FC again to find out if there is any changes. I will pull the cover back on soon as I fear the ducks may return and I am not keen on cleaning leaves and other rubbish that gets blown in. Anyway since the last post I have been to...

Thanks a lot for the speedy responses. You guys are great! Now I have a narrower point of attack. I will update soon on how the numbers change.

Thanks folks for the invaluable advice. I have been "pool schooling" my self for the past few weeks in anticipation of the arrival of the test kit. In addition to reading the booklet that came with the taylor kit. Jezza, I noticed the Taylor booklet mention that FC >10 makes the PH test...

Hello everybody, HELP!!!! :p As the title suggests I am very new to owning a pool. We moved into this house recently (about 3 months ago) which was built about 20 years ago. The pool is a concrete kidney shaped pool with a spa. The pool at the deep-end is approx. 1.8m and at the shallow-end...