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I'd suggest to try replacing your pressure gauge. Some will wear out quickly. They are fairly inexpensive and are easy to install.

It still may take up to a week for the CYA to show up on a test even though it appears to have dissolved.

I have had pretty much flawless performance out of my IC-20. It is stand-alone (no Easy Touch, etc.), but it has really made my pool water maintenance a breeze. I've never seen algae in my pool!

lprice, First, RELAX. There is not going to be any CYA in fresh water, you can assume it is 0. You should start by shocking the pool with a higher than "normal" chlorine dosage. Use Jason's Pool Calculator (link in my signature) for amount of chlorine to add. You will need to know your pool...

That is correct and using that much for just a short period of time won't hurt anything.

That's good hear. Your numbers look good so far, just keep testing regularly and you should have no problems. I would wait on adding any CH as it will likely increase as it leaches out of the curing plaster. 200 is good for now, just keep an eye on it every couple weeks or monthly.

Re: Run all TF 100 Tests Now? For the CYA test, don't "stare at" or "look for" the dot or your eyes will tend to "see" it no matter what. I've found a quick, glancing look is best. With a CYA of 70, your FC should be 5-10 ppm, I would add about 1 1/2 gal. of 6% bleach to bring your FC up to...

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I suggest you get a good test kit (see TF Test kit in my signature) to get a good handle on your pool chemistry.

I suggest not bringing your Alkalinity to 100. Shoot for no higher than 70-90. With a new plaster pool, your pH is going to "creep-up" no matter what, because of the curing process. If your Alk is above 100, it will creep faster. Just my experience.

Thanks for sharing that Mike! Very informative.