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Hey again - need to get my pool under control again with this Texas heat FC = 0 so I know I need to keep putting in liquid chlorine, but CYA is also 0 I think (I know I have some kind of leak to get taken care of I think in the skimmer) Also pH is high at about 8.2 Until I get the leak taken...

I need to go get a couple jugs of liquid chlorine tomorrow so I can do the SLAM process However, after reading this post (CYA - Cyanuric Acid Test), I’m almost positive my CYA is 0 (I always see a full black dot at the 30 mark) How do I increase the CYA and keep it there? And do I have do...

Ok - last night I got the FC up to 7 Unfortunately this morning FC was at 2 I can’t do SLAM today since we have a pool party but I want to get the FC up higher but not too much that it’s too much to swim in What FC should I aim for by adding liquid chlorine right now? Pool party starts in 6...

I'm honestly not positive about the CYA test...at the 30 line I could see the black dot when I looked at it, but that was the max I have with my test I'll keep adding chlorine again right now to try and get it up more

Ok so I added in 119 oz of liquid chlorine to get to 7 ppm FC, per PoolMath about 2.5 hours ago (had some work stuff this morning so had to delay the first dose to then) Then an hour later it was at 1.5 FC, so I added another 100 oz of liquid chlorine to try to get to 7 ppm FC But now I just...

Good morning! Have another pool party tomorrow and can't seem to get this chlorine under control... Water felt kinda slimy last night but not as bad this morning Obviously I need to add more liquid chlorine this morning but do I do the SLAM method? I've never done it so it's all new to me...

Ok just did 2 lbs 3 oz of baking soda to get TA to 70, and then immediately put in 8.3 oz of acid to get down to 7.8, per PoolMath Will test again in a little under 30 minutes to see where I'm at How do I increase Calcium Hardness? PoolMath says Calcium Chloride or Calcium Chloride Dihydrate...

Yup! Ok so before I do anything - here are my numbers from tonight...still follow the steps above right? Do I do the baking soda around the edges of the pool, and then immediately after that do the Muriatic Acid? Last night all I did was add 75 oz of liquid chlorine Tonight's Test Results...

I’ll have to figure out how to schedule the spillover to just be a few min per day right now…right now it runs when the pump is on (see pics for the control system and app I use…I’ll have to Google how to schedule the water feature) Below is a picture of the sprayers - they do seem to help...

Thanks! I’ll add liquid chlorine tonight and retest tomorrow Yes I do have a spa spillover running when my pump runs (8 PM - 5 AM), along with some sprayers I bought to hook up to my return lines to aerate and help keep the pool cooler (has helped a lot here in TX - doesn’t feel like a warm...

I’m unfortunately overdue on my monthly backwash (cleaned the filter about 2 months ago but haven’t backwashed) Should I backwash tonight and add DE & then fix the chemicals tomorrow? Don’t have time tonight to do all chemicals —-TA is 50 I think (no more than 60 per my test tonight)...

Still learning so some rapid fire questions...thanks! When I do the FAS-DPD Chlorine test, sometimes it initially shows clear even after spinning it with the SmartStir for 30 seconds to a minute. But I noticed sometimes it turns light pink after about 5-10 min of sitting there - that still...

We were running around like crazy this morning before the party so didn’t have time to test…I’m exhausted & not planning to do any chemicals tonight but could use some advice… I tested this evening & I think I’m just at a loss at why I can’t maintain any chlorine levels… Last Night: —-0...

We do have some kind of leak from one or both of our skimmers (even though we had a full remodel last year and had both skimmers replaced…long story but pool company stopped answering calls/texts, so it’s still an issue) So that may be part of our issue with some of this…so if anyone knows of...

Ok did CYA again and think it’s still at 30 if not lower…can still kinda see the black dot I’ll do gallon of chlorine tonight and test again in the morning Thanks!

Doing the CYA test now - will post results in a minute Sorry still learning all this

I did the full set of tests last night but haven’t had time tonight. Last night I had 0 chlorine so I did a gallon of the 10% chlorine This was my first time doing LC - had always done CalHypo before…is it possible I had just so little chlorine that the gallon of LC from Walmart didn’t do much...

Not sure what that kit is - I got the TFP Pro kit just a few days ago (so all is brand new) Not sure of date on chlorine but just bought it last night at Walmart (white bottle is from Walmart)…other one is LC I got today from Pinch a Penny pool shop

Attached are my test results from last night…added 17 oz of MA at the return line, brushed it, waited 40 min, and put in 128 oz of 10% chlorine at the return line Tested tonight and it seems like there still is no chlorine showing (see 2nd picture) Help! Have my daughter’s 7th birthday party...

Bought some liquid chlorine last night at Walmart for $4.63...just looked online and now the same 128 oz bottle at Walmart is $8.90!

Yup, I have been using CalHypo...never even looked close enough at it...just bought shock from the pool shop... Oops...lesson learned! Put in the MA about 40 minutes ago, and now about to put in liquid chlorine Thanks again for your help everyone! I was seriously googling PoolRX a few days...

This is all solid info...thank you! Last question - does it matter if I do the acid first or liquid chlorine, as long as I wait 20-30 minutes in between each one?