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Good Morning- For some reason my replies this weekend did not post- The good news is that the water passed the overnight test- the results were the same the night before as they were the next AM. A comprehensive test Sunday afternoon showed everything at acceptable levels and the water looks...

Good Morning All- Good news- The overnight test passed! However, here are some details that may change things: 1) I did not have a floating chlorine dispenser...I solved that problem and put two 3" discs in it to help catch up. 2) I used dichlor to up the chlorine due to supply issues with...

Thanks! I will do that and post results int he AM. Much appreciated! Mike

Good Morning All- Thanks for the advice and help. Yesterday evening I added 1.8gal of 6% bleach (number from the poolmath app). This morning, my test results still WAY low on chlorine (hardly any reading). Any idea what seems to be going on- why I can't get the chlorine up? Any...

Good Morning All- Yesterday I added 128oz of liquid chlorine to up the FC level. To my surprise, this morning's test showed a decrease in FC. Here are the full test results: ph- 7.5 (i lowered it with dry acid). cl-.5 (barely) fc-.5 (barely) ch- 275 (went down again after exchanging some more...

Good Morning- Test results for this morning are: CL- 1 Ph 7.8 FC- 1.5 CC- .5 CH- 300 (went down- I had to add water to the pool) TA- 130 CYA- 50 At this point, I am thinking I need to add CL to get that 1 up a little. The ph is hovering at the upper limit...should I add acid to this or let it...

Good Evening - I picked up a pound of 'power powder plus' from the local pool store and added 9oz (that is what I got from the pool math app). By liquid chlorine, do you mean regular household bleach? Thanks again for your time...I will post test results in the AM. Mike

Thanks for the reply- the water is clear and fine...I am just very unhappy with how long biological agents can survive in the pristine blue system as opposed to chlorine, which is the primary reason for switching. - - - Updated - - - Hi all- thanks for the reply...I added CYA, let the water...

Thanks for the info! I will add a signature and read up on your recommendations. Some of the acronyms are lost on me, but a little research will clear that up. I appreciate your time! Mike

Good Evening- I am a new pool owner who was suckered into a pristine blue package when I bought the pool. After spending a lot of money on chemicals, I decided to do some research and found unflattering reviews of the product and decided to switch to chlorine. I took the advice of others and...