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Pool Math tells me I need 11lbs of Calcium Chloride to take me from 175ppm -> 250ppm. I'll split applications of it over today and tomorrow. Any concerns with me adding CYA via sock at the same time? I've been averaging 3ppm FC drop per day - pool gets 100% sun. Hoping taking CYA to 50 will cut...

Will be getting CYA to 50 in the next day or two, pending purchase. Copy on pH - was a little surprised to see the .4+ gain. The only thing I can think of is my spa spillover into the pool during the pump / cleaning cycle, otherwise zero aeration right now. Is it recommended or even possible to...

Test from this morning. Hadn't touched MA yet until after these test results. Applied ~40oz of MA to drop pH to 7.4 range. Will test against tonight. FC - 7 pH - 8.2+ TA - 140 CH - 175 CYA - 25 CSI .63

Yup, have a plumbed auto fill. Source of water is t’d off the main in the front of the house and run specifically for pool and irrigation through a separate regulator / backflow. I could do a standalone unit as I have power readily available but we’re on septic, no tie in nearby. Will check out...

We do but I don’t think there is any reasonable way to connect them without an unsightly line across the property. It would be a 120ft run, minimum, with lots of obstructions. Does FC loss become stable enough where I can move to testing every couple of days and rely on a standard add? Or are...

FC - 5.5 CC - 0 Water looks great.

Appreciate all the help!

pH of 7.2 takes me to -0.37 with all else constant.

Alright - Most recent test. I ran pH, TA and CH twice. Had my wife act as another set of eyes on the pH. Clearly I misread the first round and appears I didn’t take TA to the end as well. ------------------------------------------ Test Results 06-03-2024 @ 08:36 PM...

Appreciate the dialogue on thread. Nice to read through everyone’s thought process. I’ll get FC to 6ppm tonight and then do a full test. I’m fairly certain I took both to the end but we shall see. Testing for OCLT just needs to be after sun down and before sun up, correct?

FC - 1.5 CC - Didn't test yet. pH - 7.2 TA - 110 CH - 175 CYA - Didn't test yet. Step 1: Adding another 30oz of liquid chlorine to bring it to 3ppm. Step 2: Acid to lower TA? Step 3: Aerate overnight to raise pH back up?

My add of 3lbs, 14oz was the pool math rec against 15,500 gallons -> 30 CYA. I was more so thinking about testing for FC levels. Given I added chlorine before CYA was ~30.

Fill has officially finished. 13.5 hours, not too bad. I have the filter and the IFS running for additional agitation. Assuming I test when the CYA was completely dissolved?

Thanks. Adjusting