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    CYA & Calcium Hardness reduction or maybe not?…. 🤔

    Can anyone help answer this question? I created a post specifically about it to hopefully get more views and replies. But it appears it was deleted? Thank u
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    CYA & Calcium Hardness reduction or maybe not?…. 🤔

    I am looking at a test kit locally atm. I Just like to have a plan on how to handle it….. the exact numbers are probably off, but I believe the numbers are close just because they have been tested consistently and have all shown high levels of cya and calcium hardness rising over time the last...
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    CYA & Calcium Hardness reduction or maybe not?…. 🤔

    Sorry I didn’t see your reply so I’ll include it here. Looking at a Taylor test kit locally. 1.) do the Taylor kits reagents have normally seen expiration dates? Or are they a Julian date or a coded expiration date? 2.) i found a kit labeled: “Service Complete” (FAS-DPD chlorine) item #...
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    CYA & Calcium Hardness reduction or maybe not?…. 🤔

    So say I drain half. That cuts current cya in half that’s in the lower range of good levels. Thatd be Great 👍🏼 As far as the calcium hardness, that amount would also be cut in half, but if I’m putting back 163ppm for half from fill water How do I figure out how much the end result might look...
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    CYA & Calcium Hardness reduction or maybe not?…. 🤔

    Good catch & question! my salt cell stopped working so I had to go the old fashioned way for a couple summers. So tablets and granules with cya were used. Just put another one on last year. Also, I still have trichlor shock left and with the price of chlorine still being ridiculously...
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    CYA & Calcium Hardness reduction or maybe not?…. 🤔

    It (cya) has been climbing steadily. I’ve been putting it off because it hasn’t really caused any issues. 🤷🏼‍♂️ It is pool store testing, but I don’t buy products from them. I have all the supplies I need. They offer free testing, I take them up on it. If there is an alarming situation I...
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    Hello everyone

    Coming to you guys from Sin City Where hard water & hot summers are all too common! Need advice on the pool of course. Awaiting admin approval to get help Thanks in advance for the help to learn how to make pool life easier. 😃
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    CYA & Calcium Hardness reduction or maybe not?…. 🤔

    Hello all 👋 New to the forum and have come to a point where i am unsure of how to proceed. Living in Vegas with hard water has resulted in a current calcium hardness reading of 466 My cya is also high 155 The first simplest thought is just “hey, just do a partial drain and refill & both...