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Thanks everyone. Verified my CYA as 45 just now. Ironically I'm running out of DPD powder (eep). Also - do you all recommedn walking around perimeter of the pool slowly putting in chlorine then throwing it acrosss the pool in increments? I do it this way to focus the chlorine around problem...

Heya all, About maintaining FC to shock levels - does this mean adding chlorine in bright daylight or waiting until night to "bring it back up" to shock levels? Also I forgot to test pH before I started, so unfortunately it's possible my pH is like 8 or something. But in the future, if I were...

Hi Cant'play Good to know! I'll get an After pic up here soon. I'm confused about the 33 as 40 and 40 as 33 :/ Little confused which is which? The Test repeatedly said 40. The way you describe, is exactly how I conducted it :) I'm just lost how I aimed for 33 and got 40....seems like tryign...

Hey all! Last question from me probably: How often should I test the Chlorine, CYA, and pH levels? I tested my CYA/PH/TA again. PH at 7.2 - aerated a lot to bring down TA but now I know TA is secondary so not too worried. CYA was surprisingly 40! Did the Taylor test twice...The black dot just...

Thanks for your brilliant advice. I do fee llike I'm chasing the TA! :) It is frustrating. I haven't begun the chase and my head was spinning. Your answer makes sense. pH SHOULD be my priority - TA should be a secondary monitor to that given environmental conditions. Thank yoU!!!!

Thanks ! I did that. My concern is this: TA is 140 - on another thread someone says a TA that high can start drifting PH higher and require more pH adjustments. I rather work on dropping TA to about 70-90 like the calculator recommends. Thoughts? I realize I have to go to pH 7.2 and aerate -...

I use the legacy calculator as it's a bit more transparent. Do you all still recommend I try to approach the goal CH?

How much do you think I shoudl run my pump besides chlorination? Just 1 hour a day? I can do maybe 4 hours a week tops.

Interesting. When you say run the pump after adding chlorine - do you mean 30-45 minutes a day? or when I make the chlorine addition? You're the only one to give me a great plan and something I think I can definitely do! I heard "shocking" the pool when CYA is low aka CYA 0 in my pool currently...

Hi All... Manny - thanks for this answer. I understand...So it's either run it at least 4 hours or run it 1 hour and notice marginal gains. I suppose it makes a lot of sense! Also to @cantplay - thank you and I understand. I do wonder if covering the pool is a good idea? I one time covered a...

What's that one choice? lol Also if you mean the picture - that's just completely arrogant. That happened as a result of me not putting chemicals in it and the CYA being through the roof to the point I didn't even bother AT ALL. Are you trying to say even if I bother, but it's not up to your...

I mean again I get you're trying to help - but it's up for interpretation or you didn't clarify it enough with details for me to consider otherwise. Even if I can't afford a pool now, your responses are really not contributing anything other than telling me to "fill it up." OK. But you should...

Great advice, but the last part is nonsense. You assume I came into it with no money and went "durp I don't want to maintain it." Situations change. Clearly I have to prioritize. But I agree - I wouldn't buy a luxury car if I had no other money to drive around with it. That's assuming I started...

Pool has been drained + cleaned & chlorine rinsed. Now....I'm curious - I read not filling it up can lead to plaster issues. I don't want that. So - do I have to fill it up all the way? Summer seems to have evaporated almost 1/2 the water in this pool....a lot of water $$$...... Also - what...

Hi everyone! Super glad my old account got merged. Now a question I wonder - the pool is drained (super algae) - I have to clean the walls with bleach and a brush. What do you all recommend? Should I even bother to refill it if I can't afford to run the fixed-speed pool pump more than once a...

Oh apologies to all. I used to have another account here: CaptainJackHarkness - but for some reason no email is registered to it! I own a Taylor K-2006 test kit. Thats how I measured my values. I don't trust Leslies.

Hey All, 1. Somehow my pool has a CYA of 250 [been using dichlor trichlor for years (was none the wiser)] - I decided to drain most of it (smart or not?). I realized CYA 250 is way too high. Also a lot of my water (40%) evaporated in this summer heat...is this normal? Anyways - I'll be...

Hi, Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I will give my readings here Pool gallons: 18,500 Pool Type: Plaster White FC: 10+ ? (1 qt 25 fl oz of Sodium Hypochlorite 12% + 2 packets of Calcium Hypochlorite) CC - Was A Lot CH: In range Phophates: 1000 ppb (will get to this) TA: 100 CYA...