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Based on my research I would agree except that during my frequent acid additions in the past I had adjusted the TA down to 50ppm for several months but it did not slow down my persistent pH rising….my pool has been covered since December with a solid cover with a 5’x3’ mesh in the center and the...

My TA this week was 50, Calcium 450, CYA was less than 30 and I adjusted it up to 50ppm, CL is 7.5 ppm , salt was 1000ppm I adjusted it up to 2400 so far, plan to adjust to 3100 tomorrow.

Update: Over the winter, the pool water never got below 34F but there was a chance it might so I winterized and closed. However since the water never froze I continued checking the pH and chlorine every few days and adjusting when needed. I mixed the water when I added chemicals (mostly acid)...

How did you get a cya reading of 10? 30 is the lowest my kit can detect.

I get mine usually from the local ACE Hardware, but I believe the Big Box stores carry it as well. Also, pool stores carry this strength too. As shown in the pic, the strength is 31.45% Hydrogen Chloride (Hydrochloric acid). The brand does not matter as long as it is 31.45% also known as 20...

Also, you may think that your pH is 8.2 because that may be the maximum detectable limit of your test. Your pH could actually be higher, and you require more acid than you think to bring it down. But I agree Acid Magic has a lower strength simply by it's advertising stating that you could poor...

When you opened your pool in March 31, what was your water temperature? My water temperature is up to 58F as of April 10th and I plan on opening my pool this weekend as the water temperature approaches 60 F. And I don’t anticipate that I will need to shock.

My pool is fully winterized in NJ but I open the cover at 2 corners every 6 or 7 days and drop in 2 circulation pumps to mix the 1.25 cups acid. The swg was removed during winterization and i used liquid chlorine when needed. I only check pH and chlorine weekly and other chemicals if I drain a...

😢 five years later?!? My pool is 9 months old and I was told 10 months to 1 year to fully cure and stop needing to make such frequent acid additions... You just told me there is no santa claus.....

For my 9 month old plaster pool I ended up buying a calibrated meter that i keep calibrated and check with standards and I don’t adjust my acid until the pH gets to 8.6 then I add 1.25 cups acid to take it down to 7.8 (about 11000 gallons in its current winterized state) which lasts for 6 days...

This might not be the popular opinion but I gave up on the drop test for pH because differentiating the colors was just to difficult for me. So I went with a quality digital pH meter which works flawlessly and is very accurate to 2 decimal places. Because I store the electrode in a pH 4 KCL...

You report CSI as -0.61 but when i plug your numbers in I get -0.51....I'm using the free "Pool Math" app maybe that's the difference.... To answer your question....The ideal range for csi is -0.3 to +0.3 but acceptable range extends up to -0.6 to + 0.6 (you just can't leave it outside the...

Yes it was mostly balanced except maybe for the 3 or 4 days I dropped the pH to ~7 in an attempt to lower the alkalinity.