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    Oh where oh where has my chlorine level gone?

    I wonder if your chlorine is being consumed by algaecide. I am presuming that you used one of the organic ammonia chlorides rather than copper. Any organic you toss in the pool I would presume to be a source for chlorine reaction.
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    Certified Pool Operator (CPO) training -- What is not taught

    Melt in the Sun Thanks for the link. The confusion (at least mine) is with the definition of ppm but the discussion at the link you provided makes it clear that we are dealing with weight ratios with the added twist of equivalency to oxidizing power of Cl2. However, the second part of my post...
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    Certified Pool Operator (CPO) training -- What is not taught

    Chem Geek, I am a little confused. In your post in this thread you state "For every 10 ppm Free Chlorine (FC) added by Trichlor, it also increases Cyanuric Acid (CYA) by 6.1 ppm" Now my confusion surrounds the use of the term Cyanuric Acid. Do you really mean the total cyanurates added or do...