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    Calhypo and a cloudy pool.

    Everything is top notch. The pool store had liquid chlorine, everything's clear, no CC, passed the OCLT. It just needed more time. Also added a skimmer sock, pretty impressive what that thing can catch. Kids have been in these last two days.
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    Pentair CYA reagent.

    Awesome, thanks, ordered a bottle.
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    Pentair CYA reagent.

    Does anyone know if you can use this stuff with the Taylor kit? Pretty good price for Canada. https://www.amazon.ca/Pentair-R161596-Cyanuric-Reagent-8-Ounce/dp/B008HYOAFC/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=r-0013&qid=1621522655&sr=8-7
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    CYA and Ph

    My return is unfortunately stuck in its position. Kids splashing should work. Thanks, always appreciated.
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    CYA and Ph

    FC was below 10 when I checked, had to work 12 hours so it dropped quite a bit from 16, the sun and heat has been oddly potent for us at this time of year. Good to know on the Ph, can I still swim during the temporary drop to 6.8 ish?
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    CYA and Ph

    FC was below 10 when I checked, had to work 12 hours so it dropped quite a bit from 16, the sun and heat has been oddly potent for us at this time of year. Good to know on the Ph, can I still swim during the temporary drop to 6.8 ish?
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    CYA and Ph

    I'm just about done slamming my pool, hopefully I pass the OCLT tonight. My Ph is currently 7.3, Alkalinity 65, CYA 40. Anyways, I want to bring my CYA up to 60-70 once the slam is done. Adding approx. 650g of CYA will drop my PH 0.54. Is this a permanent drop or will the Ph slowly climb...
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    Calhypo and a cloudy pool.

    Perfect, at this point I think I just have to maintain, backwash and let the filter do its thing. How long can it take for sand filters to clear this stuff up?
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    Calhypo and a cloudy pool.

    I unfortunately didn't close my pool properly last fall and ended up with a beautiful dark green pool this spring. I managed to balance it with a Ph of 7.4, TA 65, CYA 40 and CH of 80. FC and CC were initially 0. I've been adding 73% Calhypo to bring up the FC to 16, the CC is now down to 0...
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    Cal Hypo and testing Ph.

    Is there anything else that is affected by high FC's when testing? Like your alkalinity and CYA, should you wait until the FC is below 10 for those too?
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    Cal Hypo and testing Ph.

    Alright, thanks. Just have to wait it out then!
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    Cal Hypo and testing Ph.

    I just opened the pool for the season. Father in law had given us some Cal Hypo shock left over from the pool they got rid of. I know, not the best idea to use it but just wanted to get rid of it. Prior to shocking, Ph=7.5 Alkalinity 65 CYA 70 FC 0 Calcium 80 I left the pool over night and...
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    Taylor kits in Canada

    In the end Ottawa Pool Works has all the reagents individually in 60mL bottles. So for 55$ I got what I needed and I'll be able to alternate them every year for about this price. Definitely the way to go if you're in Ottawa.
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    Taylor kits in Canada

    I think for this year I'll go for the k-1004 and cya combo, hope my cya is 0, shock and just stay on top of maintaining my FC and pH a little more frequently. Then hope for some normalcy with the pandemic next year. Mostly my fault for waiting so long hah. Ottawa pool works has all this...
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    Taylor kits in Canada

    Ya, I checked for the DPD-FAS kit on it's own and it's 85+tax, so almost 100$. The good thing with the winter here, the CYA is essentially 0 every spring when I open the pool. So shocking and opening the pool has never been an issue. It's usually a one time balance, shock, then maintain for...
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