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I do have a SWG. From what I have read 3 - 5 ppm of chlorine is normal. My CC is 0.

I do have a SWG. Would the difference between the FC and CYA levels cause red eyes? Thanks again!

Okay I did the dilution method and the CC is infact 0. My chlorine is at 4-5ppm, pH 7.4, alk 80, cya 80, borate 50. Now I could just be picky, but I would think that if my levels are like this, I should feel no irritation or reddness what so ever. What do you guys think? It could just be me...

I found this: http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemical ... orine.html My Chl is at 5 ppm is that too high? Does your eye get red at 5 ppm

Will RO/DI do? Thanks guys!

Well that is what I am getting. My test kit is a Taylor k 2005. The test does FC, then you measure TC. The only way to get CC is to do TC - FC to get CC. If TC is negative, does that mean I have a high CC?

CC is Zero, I can't smell any bad chlorine smell and water is HD clear.

Nope, FC is 5 and TC test was 3, the only way to get CC in my kit is to subtract TC from FC to get CC. I know it os a negative value, can someone comment on this?

Okay I can't figure out what is causing this but here are my values: FC 5 TC 3 PH 7.6 Alk 90 Salt 3900 Borate 30-50 CYA 80 CH 350 Me and the kids get red irritated eyes after 1 hr of swimming. Is this normal or is there a value that I am forgetting? Thanks in advance!

Will do thanks man!

Jason and Dman, Thanks! I dont have a test kit to monitor borates, but the dip stick that was used at the poolsuppy store just gave a rough value of 30 - 50 ppm. So I wont be able to get a exact measurement. I guess i could add 4 boxes every 6 months.

Followed the instructions and I am happy with the results. I took a sample and they told me that the borates levels are 30-50 ppm, thanks so much. I plan on just dosing Borax once at the beggining of summer, is that okay? Or is it better to keep the levels up all year long? Thanks

Kk thanks Jason! I am referring all my friends to this site, really informative!!

Okay first off I am new to this site and think it is really awesome! I take care of my own pool and it looks great. I wanted to use optimizer but was turned off by the $245 price tag, then I found this site and a very nice post about using Borax. My pool is 10,000 SWG will recheck all parameters...