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June 2013. Cya level of 155. Constant algae problems, adding Dichlor, using chlorine pucks in auto chlorinator. Began reading TFP and the relationship between cya/chlorine. Rest of summer did partial drains 3 times and switched to liquid chlorine. Had some trouble with PH getting high. Got the...

Husband changed sand in filter this spring before I read on here that it doesn't need to be changed. He said he carefully added the sand back in, had pipe covered with tape until time to hook back up. Now we are getting a lot of sand in pool. I read on here last night to cover with a stocking to...

Last summer I joined TFP and spent most of the swimming season replacing water trying to lower CYA of 130 plus. Just used new Taylor test kit, aided by videos and magnetic stirrer. Really had a hard time figuring out exactly when dot disappeared but looks like CYA is now between 70 and 80...

We opened pool today. Clear water and used new Taylor test kit with more success than I anticipated. The how to videos really helped! Problem: bad leak in the PVC connection to the auto chlorinator, looks like a crack in threads which are part of chlorinator. Currently have it wrapped with...

For most of August, after lowering cya and slamming pool to finally THOROUGHLY kill the algae, our pool has been absolutely sparkling gorgeous. In fact it hurt my eyes because it was so clean we could see every blue speckle on the liner and the water just reflected all over the place. We were...

Due to weather and temps our pool was unused for a month. I added bleach and kept pump on mostly during the day, brushed sides about once a week. Obviously NOT enough circulation going on. Finally getting warmer weather so husband wanted to swim and was not happy to find a green pool. Thanks...

My plan a few weeks ago was to just deal with the high CYA (155) til end of season, however I am so disgusted with the weather, pool temp and algae that I am dealing with the CYA RIGHT NOW!!! No one has been in the pool for over a week, having rain and 65 degree temps again in Michigan. Pool...

everyone probably already knows this but we discovered a quick way to cool our pool down last evening. Temp is at 90 because of the intense weather we have had all week. I put the hose near the shallow skim instead of just sticking it on the stairs. This worked really well to circulate the...

I am sorry to disappoint and I appreciate the info here so very much but I am calling it a wash for this pool season. Our cya is sky high (155 or higher), therefore I have to keep the chlorine high, therefore I can't get a good PH reading. We are having a terrible summer for pools in Michigan...

4 inches of rain in the past 2 days. Not good for swimming but lots of free water to help with the high cya problem. Time to go drain it down again so I can run the pump. I am liking the liquid chlorine we switched to after discovering the high cya (150). I used to have to take apart the auto...

Wow, after finding this forum thanks to suggestions from another forum I read, I am almost sick about how we have treated our pool and how much money we have poured into chemicals we didn't need! We have a beautiful free form vinyl pool which was built by a highly reputable pool company in our...