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    Refill and balance

    Hi Richard, good point, I too get impatient for things to transpire. My last chemical add was yesterday morning, 4 oz of muriatic acid, the goal was to lower the TA from 105 to 100. Had no affect though. I just read the next response from frustratedpoolmom while typing this, my approach...
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    Refill and balance

    Thank you frustratedpoolmom for the quick reply. I use the TF-100 test kit. I do not have an inline chlorinator; I do, however, have a puck floater and trichlor pucks (which is how the CYA ran out of control during the first year). I will use that set up to raise my CYA levels. As far as the...
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    Refill and balance

    I am new to this site. I live in Mesa, Az, 30 miles east of Phoenix. My pool is a 1 year old, plaster, 8500gal, Hayward cartridge filter w/1 hp pump with selectable on/off sprayer-aerator and 2 foot wide direct-dump water spill. I have only recently taken an interest in caring for the pool...