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    High cya even after draining pool down to 18 inches

    Hi, I've been struggling with my pool's water chemistry for a week or so. The ph was always super low and when I added the recommended amount of Borax it just got really cloudy and the ph didn't change. Also, we haven't been able to keep the chlorine level up. We had been using chlorine pucks...
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    borax causes cloudy water?

    CYA- so high there is no number FC- now it's not registering again TA- 130 PH- 7.0 right now We are in the process of draining 1/2 the water because of the CYA level. Is that the right thing to do?
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    borax causes cloudy water?

    Hi, We've been trying to balance our pool water for a couple of weeks. The ph is always low or non existent, but whenever I add the amount of Borax suggested on poolcalculator, the water gets super cloudy. How do I fix it, and is it safe to swim in?