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Cool, thank you all. I'm going to leave the auto cover open and shut the pumps down for the day and retest. I'll keep you posted.

The pics were from this am, and there was a bit of cloud cover, but I would largely characterize the water as clear. I had plenty of green water in the past when algae was growing and SLAM'd successfully. But I am seeing CCs in the tests which is WIERD, which also gets my mind to read the...

Yes, I typically keep the pool covered when not in use. It was open all day yesterday and again from this am until now.

Thank you all. CYA is 50. SW Chlorinator is set at 4. I guess I can try throttling it back, or, as suggested, turn off the pump entirely. I agree TS that it is WEIRD. Never happened previously. How does a SW chlorinator keep the FC at ~ 11+? It's been a couple of days. Also...

Hi, It's Woody in CT. 35K gal, SW chlorinator, chlorine is reading 11.5 ~12! Consumed chloramines 0.5! Pool looks clear but the chlorine level should not be anywhere near that high. I usually run her ~ 4 to 4.5. Nutz. Salt level is 4K. Why is the chlorine so high? How do I fix...

Pool water temp is 80 degrees. NICE!

I am using PoolMath and this shows the lower end of the range for CH is 350. Range is 350-450 w/ a 400 target. If 250 is OK, I'll pause. I agree that aeration raises pH and Muriatic Acid lowers it. Should I lower my pH to 7.0 from 7.2 to drive TA lower is my question? Can I ignore the...

I expect bathers in the pool today. Will the swimming aerate the pool and drop the TA? Should I adjust the pH with more Muratic Acid to bring the pH to 7.0 to drive TA lower? Pool Math says to add CH - should I? Salt level says drain 2/3 of the pool water and start over . . . what harm am...

FC 2.0 CC 0.0 TC 2.0 pH 7.2 CH 10X25 = 250 TA 12X10 = 120 CYA ~ 20- Added 4lbs CYA Added 0 Muratic Acid Added 0 CH Bought new saltwater Taylor K1766 test kit Salt 15X200 = 3000

Thanks, I will hold off on adding any CH at this time.

Good Q on the CH drop. Dunno. Those were the numbers yesterday. I'll repeat tonight to be sure. Flakes are less than last year. But still too many. CSI says I'm +.03. Do you see any problems with my plan of attack to add cyrannic acid, calcium carbonate and muratic acid as...

05/2012019 FC 1.5 CC 0.0 TC 1.5 pH 7.6 CH 8X25 = 200 TA 13X10 = 130 CYA ~ 20 or less Added 1 gallon of Muriatic Acid, will retest tonight and add Stabilizer, Calcium Chloride and more Muriatic Acid to lower pH and TA

I have the the TF 100 test kit. The pH test in that kit is the "daily test where the pH is the red dye on the right side of the two tube test with yellow/CH on the other side." Is this the only pH test I need to establish what I need to do to adjust CSI to get to a negative number and stop...