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Yes ,I was and I’m using them now.

Thank you! The second link is where I determined that I needed to Thank you. I guess I was trying too hard to stabilize my pH and thought that the low TA levels were the culprit causing me too add 10-15 oz of acid a day. I just never had to do this before the replaster.

CSI is .06 with the pH at 7.6….it shoots up to .65 when the pH rises to 8.2.

How do I stabilize the pH so it doesn’t swing? It was 8.2 and I added acid and now it’s 7.4 (good). Tomorrow it will be 8.2 (or close) again. I never had this issue before we re-plastered the pool.

Wait…what? I thought to raise TA I needed to add baking soda? How do I raise the TA?

FC = 3.5 CYA = less than 20 pH = 8.2 (I’ve added acid since) TA = 90 CH = 400

Yeah, low TA is my problem.

Mine was 70….now at 90. I’m seeing different suggested values ranging from 50-130 but my pool is eating acid like a kid with skittles so that is why I was shooting for >100.

I’m using the TF-100 kit and it says the TA should be 100-120. I am not using the pool math but I will after I do a complete analysis. I am adding acid to lower the pH but I’m having to add it daily.

Just had pool replastered 5 weeks ago and I realize that it’s common for the TA to be low but I’ve added about (10) 16 oz boxes of baking soda 1-2 at a time for several days and as expected, I’m struggling to keep the pH in check. It’s always around 8.2. Pool is about 12,500 gal and manually...

Good info! Thanks!

I do like the feel of the water, even after a few years. Your skin doesn’t have the white crusty look when the water evaporates.

Thanks. As you know, here in the southwest, our evaporation is horrendous. This is why I add a water softener. I was hoping to eliminate or greatly reduce the buildup on the tile.

Yes, tabs are pretty much all I use unless I need to shock it or I might add liquid chlorine if I need to get the chlorine level up quickly. We were gone for 6 months (April to October) and I hired a pool service that only comes once a week. I’ll try adding some of the scaling in MA.

Here’s the picture of the tile and the ingredients of the chlorine tablets. Let me get the CSI number.