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Pat, that's a good thought. I have a waterfall and small fountain which I will add to my signature but none have been in use this season.. Thanks.

That's what I thought and the reason why I tested the the fill water TA which is 110 which is far from acidic. If acid is being introduced it should be keeping my ph stable which it is not.

Allen, I'm aware that adding acid will drop TA. My concern is why TA is dropping by itself so when I do add acid to correct ph it drops TA further resulting in the addition of an alkaline(baking soda). I just don't know the mechanism why the TA is dropping on its own and I haven't notice the ph...

Allen, I add acid when the ph gets to about 7.8 and enough to get to 7.2 where it seems 7.4 is the sweet spot to get the best sanitation from the chlorine.

Thanks for all your replies. I think I'm going to watch the TA for a while to see where it goes. My concern is I feel like I'm getting into an acid/alkaline seesaw where on day I'm adding acid to correct ph and the next adding baking soda to correct TA which seems contradictory. Hopefully things...

I would think if that was the case my ph would dive as well but it has been behaving as it always have. It's monsoon season here and we've have recent storms that have deposited debris in the pool overnight but I usually clean it the next day. Also, I recently had to replace my Hayward VS pump...

Thanks Pat. When I bought the house about a year and a half ago the pool had a white deposit around the water line. Before I refilled I scrubbed most of it off and haven't seen a reoccurance of it since. Maybe I'm thinking about this wrong but I thought with a high TA of the refill water it...

I'm using HDX Chorinating liquid 10%.

Last fall I drained the pool because of high CYA. I refilled the pool with 11,000 gallons according to the water meter but left it about three inches below full thinking the winter rains would complete the fill. I decided to add borates(20 Mule Team) after the refill and had to readjust them and...

Jim, thanks, Yes, I only want to use the pucks to use them up. I know the pucks will dissolve slowly in cooler water.

Yes, and also since he will probably have to drain the pool because of high CYA level like I did.

I am in the process of draining my pool because of high CYA levels (180) and need to know the best way to reintroduce CYA to the new pool water. I am in Arizona and we will not be using the pool during the winter. I still have chlorine pucks left over that I haven't used from before the summer...

Since buying a house with a pool and never owning a pool before I have been lurking here to learn what I can to manage and maintain the pool myself. You have convinced me of the BBB method and will implement it shortly. I have many question as I will post in the appropriate section but just...