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    Balancing water

    I am trying to balance my water and unsure exactly what to do. I have a 20,000 gallon inground vinyl pool. My current numbers are FC 5 CC.5 TC 5.5 PH 7.5 TA 220 CH 30 CYA 20 CSI .48 I know that my TA is high, but am not sure if I should worry about it. Pool school says don't raise it to just...
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    Cloudy Water

    I need some help. My water had been fine and all the sudden it is cloudy. Having a party on Friday for my daughter and desperately need to clear the water. Clorine 4.5 PH 7.2 TA 230 Vinyl pool What should I do? I know Borax will raise PH, but I also need to lower TA........ Renee
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    Help with TA

    I just opened my pool yesterday and it looks fantastic. It is clear, just added some bleach. Did my first set of tests and am concerned because my TA is 220. The rest of my readings seem ok FC .5 CC 0 TC .5 PH 7.8 CYA above 20 I have added some more bleach to raise the FC. My pool TA was...
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    help Trying to close pool today

    I would like to close my pool today but my PH is about 8.0. Is that a problem? I have read that it should be between 7.2 and 7.6. What should I do. What will the high PH do?
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    Unsure if I should add muriatic acid

    I am still new to the pool stuff and am a little unsure about what to do. I have been having some problems with high TA and now my PH has risen also. I bought the muriatic acid, but wanted to check here before I do something I shouldn't . I have a 20,000 gallon vinyl pool. I just tested my...
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    Cloudy Water

    I just came home from being away fro 4 days and have cloudy water. I am concerned because my FC was not that low. Not low enough to cause cloudy water. The solar cover has been on 5 days. I just took it off and added 30 oz of bleach according to the bleach calculator. Before I left I was...
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    Vacation

    Going on vacation and need to know what I should do so I don't get algae. I will be gone for 4 days. Should I use polyquat or just shock with tons of bleach before I leave. My pool has been looking so good with BBB, I don't want to screw up my beautiful pool.
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    Need help with iron stain

    I have brown stains on my steps that I think are iron stain. I have done the absorbic acid treatment and it made no difference. The stains are exactly the same. My pool is filled with well water that is why I think they are iron stain. Right now my test numbers are: FC 2 CC .5 TC 2.5 PH...
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    High TA

    I just tested my pool and my TA is 190. Is that to high for a vinyl pool, 20,000 gallons. No other problems. Pool is crystal clear. I recently added absorbic acid to try to get rid of stains on my step, which didn't work. I was wondering if this would raise my TA. Do I need to worry about...
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    How long to run pump after adding bleach

    I just added bleach and am wondering how long do I have to let my filter run. I search to find this answer but couldn't find it.
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    polyquat 60 and sequestering agent

    Can anybody recommend a good website to purchase these two items? I went to my local pool store and they don't have polyquat and I was unsure about their metal remover.
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    Stains on steps

    I have finally got my pool crystal clear using the BBB method. I am very happy. However I have brown stains on my steps. I am not sure what they are from, but they weren't there when I closed the pool. I have tried a scrub brush and magic eraser. Neither seem to work. Any suggestions. I...
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    can't get alkalinity down help

    I am a fairly new pool owner. We got our liner replaced and got new water. Since this i can't seem to get the water right. It is very cloudy and won't hold chlorine. I have to shock every other day. When I test all seems fine except the alkalinity. It is reading about 300. I had my water...