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Thanks you everyone for help and guidance. AZgirl, when you say aeration does that mean that I should have return inlet pointed up so it creates bubbles on water surface vs. down so you don't see any surface action. Thanks Greg

OK 1. FC reading from last night 10:00 pm & this morning 6:00 am remained the same! 2. Water is clear. 3. CC reading this morning .5. I'M DONE!!!!!! Just so I'm clear on procedure going forward. Because my CYA has been averaging 65-70 I will need to maintain FC level of 7-8...

Haven't added water or gotten rain. I think I was just testing and/or reading incorrectly. I know CYA test can be subjective but I also had someone else check reading. Thanks for info on PH testing.

Just checking in with update on test results: FC CC PH CYA 25-May 12:00 PM 51 0 7.2 75 2:00 PM 44 0 7.2 70 5:00 PM 38 0 7.2 70 8:45 PM 42 0 7.2 26-May 6:00 AM 29 1 6.8 70 12:30 PM 36 0.5 6.8 65 8:00 PM 30 1 7.2 70 27-May 6:00 AM 26 1 7.2 65 1:45 PM...

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Updated testing results as of 6:00 am 5/26 FC 29 CC 1 PH 6.8 CYA 70 Questions on the following: 1. If overnight FC went down it would mean that bleach is still addressing issues in the water-I believe this is what I read, in turn I will keep maintaining shock FC level. 2. What causes CC to...

Updated testing results: 2:00 pm FC 43 Cc 0 Ph 7.2 Cya 70 5:00 pm FC 37 Cc 0 Ph 7.2 Cya 70 I must have been wrong on original CYA because I now have 3 consistent results in the 70s range. Is it possible for CYA to go down? Again, thanks all for your input. Greg

Donaldson Somehow I didn't see your post. I am off the chlorine tabs and solely using liquid bleach. Have started SLAM and will continue posting updates. I am debating a partil drain or possibly reverse osmosis depending on price. Thank you for your help.

Az, thanks for input. 12:00 pm update for test results: FC 51 Cc 0 Ph 7.2 Cya 75 Somehow my cya is down to 75. I checked #s 3x, so maybe I did it wrong the first time. I will keep testing and posting. My deep end looks likes worse color than when I started. Could that be or am I just...

Ok, just started SLAM. Starting #s as follows: FC 4.5 Cc 1 Tc 5.5 Ph 6.8 Cya 90 Based on high cya I'm be maintaining shock FC of 39. Couple of questions: 1 how long after you add chlorine do you see difference in test results? 2 if I need to maintain level of 39 are there any tricks to...

Patrick Thanks for update on this. Appreciate the effort you put into this

Somehow my previous question was moved to here. These are my results from this morning: FC 20 CC 0 TC 20 TA 100 CYA 90 PH 6.8 I had added a lot of Clorox, looks like to much. Do I just let it burn off until FC is at 10' which is acceptable level for 90 CYA. I was advised to drain...

Re: Testing Questions.........continued Thanks for replies all. Ok, so to answer questions. I'm not slamming, just trying to maintain water. That being the case, per the schedule in pool school my target FC should be 10 with CYA of 90. Do I just let chlorine burn off daily until it gets to...

Re: Testing Questions.........continued Ok, thanks. What do I do now. Just leave chlorine alone? Trying to get the hang of it, but keep stumbling! Thanks for guidance.

Testing Questions.........continued Have had great help in past few days from other members. Now more questions regarding my results: FC. 19 CC. 0 TC. 19 TA. 100, note water turned orangish not red & when added 008 was light green CYA. 90 PH. 6.8 Ok, I had PH to 7.2-please confirm I need...

For now I plan on living with high CYA. Once I start adding Clorox how long until I reach acceptable chlorine levels. Also going forward should I just plan on having jugs of Clorox to add when needed as well as feeding clorinator? I know I'll still be asking questions but I wanted to thank...

Ok, now we're getting somewhere. PH = 7.2 Now I see how you measure it, I didn't quite understand the directions at first - I'm a visual person!!

Ok, will add soda ash and retest. When do I start adding Clorox?

Thank you. Pool math says 8 lbs, seems like a lot. Is that correct.

Ok, can I add soda ash to increase PH and if yes, how much and how long des it take. Thank you very much for input.

Ok, thanks all. Just tested PH which was 6.8-if not lower. Please advise on next steps. The water looks clear. Would prefer not to have to drain & refill part of pool, on well and ont want to strain. Also, tested FC and CC ad both are sme as last night. Do I start adding bleach? Really...

Water looks clear. I didn't see any directions for ph but will check again.

Just performed first tf100 test, results as follow: FC. After adding 0870, only slight tinge of pink. 2 drops 0871 = 1 PPM I also noticed that after adding 0871 and turning clear if I let it sit for a few minutes it would turn pink again. CC. Added R-0003, turned pink...

OK, do I just make the presumption that the water will get cloudy after adding sequestrant. Last year after adding sequestrant pool was cloudy for approximately 5 days. I want to keep the pool usable for upcoming holiday weekend. Thank you for you help. Greg

Dave Thanks for input, I just ordered the T100 test kit. Although you recommended not to, I couldn't help myself and applied AA treatment on Saturday. Stains disappeared in an hour, this is very similar to when I applied it last year. However, because I was nervous about pool clouding up...

Thank you for info. How do I get pH down to 7.2?

New pool owner, have been reading about AA treatment and want to make sure I have the procedure correct. I did it last year and had cloudy/milky pool for week. Since then have replaced cartridge filters, were extremely old/dirty. Not sure if I really added a sequestering agent, as opposed to...

In process of buying home with older concrete pool, don't know size of pool. Coping stones appear to be concrete which have become very rough and feel like they would easily scrape you when in pool. Is there some type of epoxy or non peeling paint that can be applied to coping so that they are...