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The bioactive guy was Jose. I've spoken with him on the phone a few times. If you have any questions you can call, he's pretty easy to talk to. He was going to send me another bag to try, but I just ended up swapping out more water. And with all the rain this month my cya is down to 70, so I...

I posted a similar question last week, to which no one answered, but I'll tell you what worked for me. My situation was almost exactly like yours, and I passed multiple OCLTs. My PH was 7.4 so I added enough acid to bring it down to 7.0. I could almost immediately see the water start to clear...

It probably did go down, but your cya was higher than the 150 to begin with. You need to do a dilution test to get a better guess at your actual cya. Dilute 1 part tap water with 1 part pool water and redo the test. Multiply the result by 2. If the dot disappears before you get to the 100 mark...

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I'll post the initial numbers before I go into the question: FC 8 CC 0 PH 7.4 CH 425 TA 175 CYA 90 Since I got the CYA down from 500 everything had been good with the water. I have kept FC between 6-8 (I know, maybe a little low but wanted to be able to test PH). I normally keep the PH between...

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Good find on the second thread. Ours has never been caulked, curious how others were built.

Our fiberglass pool has the exposed fiberglass lip, there is not any coping on top of the pool. The concrete deck butts up level against the edge of fiberglass lip. In most places the concrete is tight up against the fiberglass, but some areas have shifted over its' 13 year life. In those places...

I spoke with several employees at bioactive during my four bag trial and twice I was informed that the product did in fact lower phosphates. I was also told they will be coming out with an algaecide-like product so that's why they aren't advertising that the cya reducer prevented algae growth...

I might have found a replacement, but won't know until it (maybe) gets delivered. I called Jandy, who sent me to AO smith because they supposedly made the motor. They sold their electric motor business to another company, and two more phone transfers later I got a guy who works in the technical...

I have a Jandy 1hp flo pro pump. The little black cap on the end of the motor that you turn to access the shaft has broken off. Does anyone know where I can order a new one? All the parts sites I have seen just show the motor itself as one part. I'm waiting on someone from Jandy to contact me...

Yep that looks about right. Whichever AA you choose will have detailed directions. When I did the treatment when I had a cartridge filter I would just turn the pump off before adding the AA and brush it around every once in a while for a couple hours. I then turned the pump on with the filters...

Poolmath is showing adding that much chlorine will raise your FC to 9. If you already added it you'll need to wait until your chlorine is at least down to 3ppm. No one has reported algae growth while treating with bioactive so as long as you keep your chlorine low (don't add any) you shouldn't...

I'm relatively new here as well, but I can tell you that the members here are VERY helpful and are quick to answer your questions accurately. The cool thing is almost everyone will say the exact same thing, which is how you know this stuff works. With that being said the reason people aren't...

Thanks guys, decided to go with replacement Raypak.