Recent content by Wasd

Yup, did a second CYA test and got a reading of about 200ppm. I've only just moved in about a month ago, have added nothing to the pool other than muriatic acid and baking soda, when I initially tried to balance the pH and alkalinity thanks to some bogus test strip readings, and salt when the...

My brand new (to me) pool has very high CYA, and according to the pool store, very high phosphates. I received my test kit the same day I got a test from the pool store for comparison. Previous to this, I had been testing with test strips and a pool calculator website for about a month, and...

Thanks! And I'll put up my test results on a thread over there. My reading from this site and others points to pumping out most of the water to get things back in balance, but at least that means a fresh start early on. It's been well over a decade since then, but I remember it fondly, even the...

Hello there, TFP! I've recently moved to Arizona, and our new home has a pool! I grew up with a saltwater pool, but for my adult life I've lived without any type of pool. Now, it's time to return to the rituals of emptying skimmers, counting reagent droplets, comparing slightly different shades...