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tested chlorine last night before bed. FC - 8 CC - 0. Tested again this morning and FC-8 CC-0. Water still looks as clear as a pane of glass. Will test CYA tonight after work when the sun is out. My initial test where i received the reading of 40 was when the sun was out, back to sun with tube...

Hi All, I tested my CYA about 11 days ago and got a reading of 40ppm. My pool was using more chlorine than normal (usually required 1/2 gallon a day, but was putting in a full gallon per day) so i decided to slam. Took my reading last night before bed and checked again this morning and loss of...

I brought my FC up to a 14 after work yesterday. Tested 10 minutes later and it remained at a 14. Tested an hour later and the FC was a 12. Brought the FC levle up to 14 at 10:30pm and tested again at 6:30am this morning. FC was a 7.5. Looks like I do not have an ammonia issue. I am going to...

good to know. i will bring the FC up to 10 after work and keep on testing. thanks again for the help!

thanks - out of curiosity, what is the basis for bringing the FC to 10 continuously? does it have to do w/ possible ammonia?

Hi All, After having trouble with my pool for a few years, I found this forum and decided to abandon the pool store for good. The results were almost immediate, and I went the remainder of last summer with no issues. I opened the pool over the weekend hoping to find clear water, but...

:tu to daily testing catching things. my pool was clear, but i was losing a good bit of fc a day, so i figured there had to be some organic contaminants somewhere. decided to pull the light out of the niche, and voila. a plethora of clear (i assume dead?) algae along with some green algae all...

Hi All, As of this morning, I just completed my first SLAM, which turned by once green>cloudy pool crystal clear. I am going away on vacation tomorrow and will be gone until Wednesday night. Is there anything in particular i should do to prep? When i tested the CYA 2 days ago is was in the 40...

still looking good. the fc is finally doing what i expect after adding the calculated amounts and testing 30 mins later. left for work with the fc at 19ppm and cc a bit over .5. going to have to pick up some more liq chlorine after work today and keep at it. thanks again to all who have...

Added 3 more gallons and the fc hit 15 but then dropped to 9 in 1.5 hrs. Added 2 more gallons to raise back up. We'll see what happens in the AM when i retest. On a positive note the CC is not down from 3 to 1.5

Does it make sense that i added 4.5 gallons of liq chlorine and my fc went down from 3.5 to 2.5; however, my combined chlorine is down to 1ppm...based on the original numbers w my fc at 3.5 adding 4.5 gallons of 10% lig chlorine should ha e jumped thw fc to 18?

i will start the SLAM process tonight. i am going to be out of town for a few days starting sat morning, so hopefully i can pass all three tests before then. i picked up some liquid chlorine at walmart today so i have 14 gallons worth. for the four days i will be gone, do you all recommend just...

i plan on retesting the CC tonight, but yes, it took six drops of the R-0003 to clear the pink solution.

thanks for the input. i will SLAM the pool tonight. once i add the liquid chlorine, how long should i wait to test the fc levels?

Hi All, I bought my dad's house from him 3 years ago, and with it came an in-ground pool. He never seemed to have trouble with it, but out of the past 3 summers with the pool, I have only had one summer where the water remained crystal clear all year. The other two I seem to have trouble with...