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that was my plan, but there is no recommended TC level for CYA that low. I was going to shoot for about 40 CYA in the end, and like 4-5 for the TC? working on lowering my TA currently.

Thanks man. Are you literally in my neighborhood? I’m going to wait till I get the chlorine balanced, then add a bit more cya. I was going to shoot for about 40.

Looking at the chart. Min cya level listed is 60 for a swg pool. But my pool has an automatic cover on it most of the time. So I see people recommend about 30 cya. At that level, what should FC be at?

CYA is almost completely dissolved. So I can test that tomorrow. Should be 30-40 something hopefully I cranked the SWG yesterday, opened the pool for a couple hours in the sun today. Pulled some water and it looks like the CC is good now. FC 9 CC .5 maybe Ph looks between 7.5 and 7.8. I...

I do have an automatic cover. I closed it this afternoon so I could save what chlorine I had. It was open all morning. I have a feeling I need to sanitize, but need to get some cya in there asap.

Closing mid October. I’ll get some cya in there. Glad my calcium wasn’t too high to have to drain. Right?

I purposely got stuff without cyn so it wouldnt get too high. I was afraid of the "lock" at the time. Just finished testing using the TF-100 kit. FC 4.5 CC 1.5 CH 300 TA 110/120 PH 7.8 CYA couldnt get any reading. solution was completely clear. This sounds consistent with my experience...

had a gathering yesterday. Pool open most of the day. I do have a fear that my cya is indeed low, because the pool does not hold chlorine being in the sun. Just ran another set of tests on my color q. I’m going to do the tf100 next. As expected, low chlorine. And low cya. I did buy some...

Hey Jim. Thank you for your comments. I have a swg for chlorine. I have been shocking my pool with the bags of powdered shock. Would you believe my color q read my cya as 14 today. That would be consistent with the 100 test. But makes little sense with my past readings. I’m going to...

I am definitely not good at these drop tests. I’m getting odd readings everywhere. Regent implies like 7 chlorine. Color q says 4.5. Regent looked like over 8.2 ph. Machine says 7.8. Alkalinity test was consistent. Too high. Ugh. I’ll have to practice more with this. I just wish there was a...

I’ll admit, I am inside. At night with all my kitchen lights on. I thought it was bright enough. Should the sample look a little cloudy? Mine does not.

Hey all. Just got my tf-100 test kit today. I ran the cya test and I am getting no reading. Liquid stays clear. This implies that I have 0 cya. However. My colorQ tester said yesterday that I had 76. The pool store read it at 55. I’m having trouble believing that I have 0. One possibility is...

Just checked the FCL. It’s currently at 4.52. The chart says I should be around 6. 4 minimum. I’m gonna close it up and check it again around dinner. That plan sound ok?

thank you guys. so much. how about the CH?

Dang. I assumed the shock would just shock. Not add minerals. Now I know why my calcium is higher. I’ll check the packaging.

Ok. I bumped it to 60 percent. After the chlorine is back up. What should I do next?

Salt generator is the pentair lc40

sorry, double posted.

My intellichlor usually runs about 8 percent. I leave the pump on 24/7. I can crank up the swg. I already turned it to 20 when I saw the low chlorine. I’ll look into the liquid shock. I have a bunch of powder that doesn’t have cya in it. At least I think. Pretty sure I looked for that. It’s...

New numbers. chlorine is low. it was open in the sun for a good amount of time. FC - 1.47 TC - 1.84 CC - .37 pH - 7.8 Alk - 104 Adjusted Alk - 81 CH - 437 CYA - 76

thanks man. I'll admit I'm confused about the relationship between stabilizer and chlorine. I thought chlorine should be kept between 2-4. the chart here implies min 4 up to 6. I dont have any liquid chlorine, I do have powdered shock that I disolve with pool water before I add it...

I threw some info in my profile. I also ordered up one of the recommended test kits. I will test the CYA again today. I also read somewhere that CYA tests are also temperature sensitive. the pool sits around 85. but gets much hotter in the summer sun. I Have an automatic cover. I was told...

Hey all, new guy here. I have a ColorQ 2x for testing my water. took my water to the local trusted pool store to get my water tested. These guys are the best available in the area, even though they mostly try to push their chemicals on me. anyway, the results from them, and from my color q...