Re: thoughts on bio-active cya reducer
Alright gents I need some help getting a baseline for my current cya level. Each time I attempt a test the black dot disappears before it gets to the 100 mark. I've taken several different water samples for the last three days, have diluted from a 1:1 up to a 1:4 with tap or bottled water and it is still too cloudy. I have tried outside, in direct sun, back to sun, inside with fluorescent lights, halogen, it doesn't seem to make a difference. I've almost gone through a large bottle of reagent and would like to figure out what I'm doing wrong before I go through another one. I've read several posts on here about diluting as well as the Taylor website has a section on diluting to no avail.
The pool store digital readout showed cya at 158, my test strips show between 100-150, but I can't get a result with the drops. Water temp in the pool is 55, but I have been letting it warm up to room temperature before testing.
There must be something completely simple or obvious I'm not doing correctly so any help would be appreciated. Are there some basic rules for testing cya I need to know other than on the instructions in the test kit? Chlorine should be low enough tomorrow to add the bioactive.