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I came home and tested yesterday afternoon around 5:30 pm after putting 121oz of 8.25% in yesterday morning. Still wouldn't turn pink. I added 242oz and tested an hr later. It read 11ppm on this test so I felt better. Tested this morning at 6:30am and still reading 11ppm. I am going to test...

Well I adding 121 oz of 8.25% before I left for work this morning. I will add a couple drops of it in test and see if it turns pink this afternoon, before I test pool water again.

I just read about Ascorbic acid eating chlorine. I did use two bottles of vitamin C tablets in a sock to clean steps yesterday morning. Do you think that little of Vitamin C tablets would zap chlorine down?

I do not have the OTO test. Just what came in the K2006. I don't think I could be at 0 on chlorine after just one day with no algae when it has been tested daily and doing fine for the past 3 days.

I tested yesterday morning and had 2.5 FC. I added 121 oz of 8.25 clorox to bump it up to 7 or a touch above. We lounged in the pool yesterday and I went to test this morning and the sample won't turn pink. No way I lost all fc one day. I added small amounts of acid over the past couple days...

Thanks guys!! Great forum!!! Brandon, MS 20000 gallon in ground vinyl sand filter hayward super 2 - 1 hp pump

Pool is clear by the way. Brandon, MS 20000 gallon in ground vinyl sand filter hayward super 2 - 1 hp pump

Well I added some calcium so that is money wasted but its ok, because I know better now. I added recommended acid from pool calculator. I have a good many trees so pool is rarely in 100% sun. Do you think I still need to bump up cya? Brandon, MS 20000 gallon in ground vinyl sand filter...

Ok here we go. I had a CYA of around 180 & just finished partial drain and refill. I tested water with K-2006 then took water to pool store for test to compare results. K-2006 results Fc 4 Cc 0 Ph 7.8 Ta 160 Ch 20 Cya 30 Pool store results Fc 3.3 Cc 0 Ph 8.1 Ta 190 Ch 50 Cya (said they...

City water for the refill. Brandon, MS 20000 gallon in ground vinyl sand filter hayward super 2 - 1 hp pump

Well I'm standing in about 10" of water on the shallow end right now. My CYA was about 180 on the diluted k2006 test. Took sample to pool store and they said 150 which I bet is low. Any suggestions on refill from here and proper actions would be appreciated. I will get a chance to change my...

I just set up tapatalk app and left my location out of my signature.. sorry.. Brandon, Mississippi Brandon, MS 20000 gallon IG vinyl sand filter hayward .5 hp pump (I think)