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I finally decided to have a company do the reverse osmosis water filtration on the pool since everything was so out of whack and I'm in a drought state so I didn't want to drain and refill. My TA dropped from 120 to 60, so he actually added some bicarb afterward. Similarly, CA dropped from 500...

I'm giving Bio-Active a try at lowering my CYA since I already purchased the product. If that doesn't work, my next step is a company that recycles the water through reverse osmosis. I live in So Cal where we are again in a drought so I don't want to waste all that water. I received a quote of...

So, by reducing my TA down to 95 from 180, I've actually messed up my carbonate alkalinity?

I used the method you had suggested on an earlier post of mine to measure the CYA because it was over 100 and my Taylor kit only measures to 100. Using a mixture of pool water and fill water, my CYA measured out at about 65. Doubling it would result in a CYA of 130.

I have been using the chlorine pucks until recently. My CYA is through the roof. I'm giving the Bio-Active product a try, but I'm guessing I'll end up having reverse-osmosis done on the pool. I don't want to drain it since I'm in So Cal (drought).

My chemistry was way out of whack and I'm trying to get it back in shape. My TA was up to 180 and I've gotten it down to 95. I used muriatic acid and sacrificed my some of my PH level to do it. My PH is now at about 7.0. I ran my jacuzzi for about 8 hours yesterday and about 5 hours so far...

I've got a Taylor test kit, but I'm not sure of the model number. I'll give it a shot.

I had read that Borax didn't tend to increase TA along with PH, but I'll hold off on using it for now. As for aeration, several months ago I tried to aerate the pool. I got a high powered shop vac turned onto blower, submerged the end of the hose, and let it run for hours multiple days in a row...

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I've moved to a house with a pool that wasn't well maintained. The owner used chlorine tabs for years without ever draining the pool, so the CYA is through the roof. My testing kit only goes to 100 so I'm guessing it's at least 150, if not higher. Additionally, the PH is typically low (7.0 to...

I've got an old in-ground pool (+/- 15,000 gallons) with an old Pentair 2000 filter and a Pentair intelliflo pump. Recently, I've been getting block-back of DE from the skimmer when the equipment shuts down. It hasn't in the past. I cleaned the filter when it did it recently, but neglected to...

I don't live at the property (as indicated in my initial post, I am trying to help my folks on their pool) so these are the only shots I have right now. I'll have to take some more next time I'm at their house. There is also a spa. I haven't figured out how many gallons are in their pool. Just...