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Chemgeek - that makes complete sense to me. I checked FC and PH this morning before work. My FC is holding now. I was at 1.5. PH was 7.2. I added some Clorax to bring the FC up. I think I'm pretty close. The pool looks clearer. Not perfect yet but getting better. I have the filter running...

Well, I'll try to keep up on the FC better. Here's my latest readings from tonight. FC=0 TC=1 PH=7.2 TA=140 CH=150 CYA=20 I need to get my FC and CYA up and TC down. By research from this site, I super-chlorinated to lower my TC. I'll send the wife to get some CYA tomorrow so everything...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll remove the cover after work tonight. What are combined chloramines? Is that the same as combined chlorine? When I think algea, I think of the large chunks but I suppose that is also what is keeping my water cloudy - correct? Algea can be real small also which is...

I finally received my Taylor test kit. Checked a few parameters this morning before work. Didn't get time to test CYA - had to get to work. Here's the latest: I put 5 gallons of clorax in 2 nights ago with filter running for the last 5 days non-stop. Last night couldn't do anything with the pool...

Once again - thanks. The cartridge filter was pretty grimy. I used my water hose set on jet to spray it out. Lots of junk came out. Before I cleaned it, the pressure pretty much stayed at 1 lb. The water pressure coming out of the inlet was barley noticable. Now after cleaning it, it has pretty...

You guys are great. Excellent responses. Yes, I'm trying to rid cloudy blue water. I started out my 1st experience with a pool that had green water with lots of algea. Based on recommendations from this site, I've eliminated the green algea. It's now a nice blue but cloudy. After I removed the...

My readings were: Hardness = 250 TC = 1 FC = .5 Ph = 6.4 TA = 60 CYA = 20 I'm using strips until my Taylor test kit gets here. I decided to shock the pool with 4 gallons of chlorox. Checked 3 hours later with filter running. Here are my results: TH = 250 TC = 5 FC = 0 Ph = 7.0 which is...

Thanks for the help. Sounds like I'm on the right track. What exactly is CYA? My test strips report cyanuric acid. I thought this was CYA but I must be mistaken.

I'm new to the pool owners crowd. Been testing with strips until my Taylor test kit arrives. I worked on my hardness, then TA. I got those 2 in check. My current readings are: Total Hardness = 250 TC = 1 FC = .5 Ph = 6.8 TA = 100 CA = 20 I sort of shocked the pool using clorax but was hesitant...