Questions about pool balance

[sprede]

Hello,
Last year I was helped by some of you to get my pool in balance and I thank you all greatly for that. This year I opened up my pool and started shocking according to how you all explained it to me the first time. I had been 2 days without CC drop, less than 1 FC drop and the water is clear then I found out that I had left my SWG turned on so that is why I have the high FC count. I turned it off May 8 which is why you see the drop in FC. Anyway, my concern is the HIGH TA reading, I can't seem to get it down or is that something even to worry about?

May 7 Morning May 8 Morning May 9 Morning
FC - 15 FC - 15 FC - 11
CC - .5 CC - .5 CC - .5
TC - 15.5 TC - 15.5 TC - 11.5
PH - 7.2 PH - 7.2 PH - 7.2
TA - 160 TA - 160 TA - 160
CYA - 70 CYA - 70 CYA - 70

How to get TA down to acceptable levels for salt water pool? Is there some home chemicals to use to get it down?

 

[Leebo]

Keep an eye on your PH....which looks to hold around 7.2. If you stay's at a set point....don't worry about your TA. If it starts jumping all over the place and quickly goes up....then worry about your TA.

To lower it....go to pool school.
pool-school/lowering%20total%20alkalinity

 

[sprede]

I had been doing that per the pool school but it had only lowered by 10 after two trys. After reading that article a little closer it looks like it can take weeks to get it down to normal levels. Thanks for your advise.

 

[bg22]

Mine took about 4 days to get it down from 120 to 70.