Recent content by CYAnxious

I'm really looking forward to it! I'm so glad it doesn't seem to be an issue with ammonia, and I can't wait to finally swim!

Well folks, I'm officially overtired. I don't know WHAT I did to get that cc number. I just retested (carefully) and the chlorine seems to be holding. FC is at 11 ppm and CC is at 1 ppm

Thank you for your replies! I have read the ABCs of Pool chemistry and I was beginning the SLAM process, I just didn't expect to have such a drop in FC and such low CYA. I guess my confusion is that the CYA is outside of the recommended range. Is 20 really alright? I added the recommended...

Another question I thought of- I have pucks left over from previous owners. Can I use them in some floaters temporarily to raise the CYA and chlorine? Thank you

Taylor K-2006

I've had trouble clearing up my very green pool. I had pump issues at the start of the season. I've worked on vacuuming up debris even though I couldn't see the bottom. Last season my CYA was at 110, as previous owners used pucks almost exclusively. I did replace some water throughout the...

Hi! This is my first year opening my pool by myself, so obviously I messed everything up. Now I'm trying to salvage this as a learning opportunity and would like to see if I can sort this out myself ( with the help of kind internet strangers). I have a single speed Hayward pump and after...

Will do. Hopefully I'll be there by tomorrow. I won't worry about anything else until CYA is in the right place. I'm so sick of using so much chlorine to maintain a clear pool and I wish someone had told me 2 years ago to get rid of these pucks. Even though I barely used them, the previous...

Thank you, I'll also watch this! I asked some questions before I saw your reply!

Thank you, I'll remove it from my vocabulary. Let me see if I understand this correctly. My CYA started very high, and so it doesn't matter that my chlorine is currently at a 13, it won't sanitize the way it needs to due to over-stabalization. I think im also having a hard time articulating my...

Hello! I am draining and refilling some of my water due to having CYA of about 100. I did about a third, since we've had very very heavy rainfall and I've had to pump water out several times in the last few days already. I'm still refilling, and have about 3 inches above the skimmer line to...

Woah, this is super cool. It's astonishing how people figure this stuff out! How would I go about doing this with a small filter and in ground pool though? Could I put a polyfill sock in my skimmer and filter? Would I still need to get a sequestering agent once the acid lifts the stain, or can I...

Fantastic! Thank you! I think ill really work on the few side spots I see, but otherwise I'll mostly worry about keeping my chlorine high considering my CYA, and draining and refilling. I'll also pull the metal ladder. I really appreciate it!

Sorry for the late reply and thank you for the links! The only reason I'm confused about CYA being so high is how clear my water looks this year. Like, completely transparent. I'm certain though that its only one 4th of July party away from not being that visibly beautiful. I think I'll rent a...

Hi there! Thanks! I did dilute the test. You mean half tap/ half pool x2 right? In which case, it measured close to 40 but from what I understand, I should round up. How urgently should I start replacing? I'm going to guess the CYAs been high for years, the previous owner used mostly powder...