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    Alkalinity 140...to lower or not to lower???

    Hi All... Major pool water drama for the first time in 6 years...but after 95% drain and refill we're back in business. My numbers are all spot on (with the exception of alkalinity) and the pool is crystal clear and smells fresh and clean...hooray!!! The only number we're working on now is...
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    Partial pool drain and refill...need help with new numbers

    Did a partial drain and refill trying to manage CYA and what I assume are chloramines (the water smells strongly of chlorine). Here are the numbers as of this morning. FC - 5 CC - 5 PH - 7.8 TA - 0 CH - 50 CYA - 115 Still totally new at this and reading endlessly on here trying to educate...
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    Pool Store "help" turned my clear pool into a swamp

    Hi All, A couple of weeks ago we went to the pool store for a part for our pump and thought "Hey...let's take advantage of their free pool water testing". They said our ph and alkalinity were low. Bought a huge bag of the recommended BioGuard alkalinity increaser. Woke up to a green swamp of...