Recent content by BSmith

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    CYA residue?

    Recently added stabilizer (CYA) to pool, by hanging sock with about 2lbs of CYA over a return. After a couple of days, CYA was completely dispersed. But noticed considerable debris of some sort in my skimmer socks. After cleaning skimmer socks, noticed some numbness in my fingers. My...
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    FAC will not hold

    Thanks for the quick response. The test was done at Leslie's - not sure what method they are using. Surprisingly, the individual that conducted the test wasn't that concerned with the CYA of 100 - so I'm thinking if it was higher than that, her results would have shown it.
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    FAC will not hold

    My pool is 25,000 g. My most recent reads (from yesterday) are as follows: FAC 3 TAC 3 CH 210 CYA 100 (High) TA 110 pH 7.4 Phosphates 1000 (High) Today my FAC is 0. I cannot get the free chlorine to stick. 2-3 weeks ago, when I realized CYA was high, I stopped using tabs and...