65 CYA used up in 1 week - Help

[gq_wolf]

Recently converted to SWG and had my water balanced. Asked my wife to check the chemical levels this morning as I went to work.

Test results using Taylor Kit:

Water Temp :87
FC - 5 PPM ( i am still calibrating my swg %)
PH - 8 (had guests this week - will need to lower with MA)
CH - 375
TA - 70
Salt - 3600
CYA - 0
Bor - 0
Temp - 85

I had my CYA at 65 just before making the SWG system live. That was about a 1.5 weeks ago. In the past forms, I understood that CYA diminishes at an average rate of 2 ppm per month.

Is there a reason that my CYA would disappear so fast? Is this an indication of bacteria? Too much Texas sun? I will double check once I get home to make sure it is not a user error issue, but I had verified her steps when she texted me the numbers.

TIA

 

[Richard320]

I suspect testing error. You wouldn't be holding 5 FC in the Texas sun without any CYA.

 

[gq_wolf]

Yep... User error. Wife used the chlorine titration solution. I have a theory that this is her ploy to remove herself from pool chemicals testing duties... Sorry for the false alarm.

 

[Teald024]

I have a theory that this is her ploy to remove herself from pool chemicals testing duties...

Lol!! My wife is very guilty of this when she doesn’t want to do something, cuz she knows I’ll stop her and do it myself.

 

[riley00dog]

Hands up for using the TA triating agent to test for FC ? I had my SWG turned up at the time and thought my FC was sky high as I couldn’t get the water to clear even after 50 drops [emoji849] Yes, I am female but being male doesn’t protect you from doing silly things... just ask my hubby about the overflow connection he ‘plumbed’ [emoji23]

 

[gq_wolf]

Although this forum is great at fixing problems - it's also nice to know you're not alone in failures and mistakes thanks TFP family!