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Looks good. CC is 0 and no detectable loss of FC overnight. I dosed back up to 5ppm after testing. Thanks again for the help - I think I am on a good path. CYA still a little elevated but may just let it come down over the summer naturally if maintaining FC/CC continues to be this easy with...

So far so good - FC tested at 4ppm here at sunset. TC also 4. Will check again in morning. First time in weeks I’ve gotten normal chlorine readings. Will check again early AM. Water now clearer than it was yesterday before the drain. Definitely would pass the coin test in the deep end.

Also when I say it’s cloudy it’s not all that noticeable - just a bit off from yesterday’s appearance before adding water. Here is what it looks like right now: Will do OCLT tonight and see where I stand.

Chris - my auto top off uses my well. But I’ve never had to add a significant amount as rain usually keeps it topped off. Usually I am doing the opposite and actually draining water rather than adding. It would be a heck of a coincidence if it wasn’t adding a few thousand gallons of well water...

also - will do an overnight loss test tonight to see how that is looking.

Part of my thinking too is I think giving the well a week to recover is not a bad idea. That’s the first time I’ve had to add a significant amount of water to the pool since buying the house - hose and auto top off ran for 12 hours to get my water level back. I’ll keep chlorine elevated though...

ok so it seems I have made some progress. This morning, FC=TC=5ppm. CYA=60. Water has a bit of cloudiness to it but I assume that is from adding several thousand gallons of well water yesterday. Assuming it continues to clear, can I now maintain using liquid? Ideally I’d like to drop that CYA...

CYA tested at 80 this morning before I drained ~10%-15% of the water. Pool is refilling now. I just added 2 gallons of shock about an hour ago. Chlorine now off the scale as I would expect. Will test all again later this evening or tomorrow morning to see where I end up.

Ok, thanks. I will pick some up today. Based on the math, it looks to be actually pretty economical, once I can actually get my CYA in line. Given that I am not having any algae trouble at present and water is relatively clear, should I dose up the water to high levels a la SLAM, or just try...

Any reason to avoid this? https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/901655-poly-guard-4-pack-1-gal-ultra-shock-treatment.html?blaintm_source=google&blaintm_medium=lia&setstore=11&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI59SwibX86QIVC2yGCh2aKQOUEAQYASABEgLIPfD_BwE# Looks like a good price and close by.

I saw someone asked for a photo. Here is what it looks like. I am in process of replacing about 10% of the water. Not enough I’m sure but I figure I can do 10% a couple times a week for the next few weeks and should eventually get CYA down to 30-40. Unless there is a better way. I figure this...

Thanks for all the replies - so given my CYA is already high, I pretty much have no choice but to drain some of the water to lower it right? Even if I switched to liquid chlorine, before it will be effective I need to lower CYA? I am on a well so I am willing to drain water every now and then...

It is a Taylor K2005. Results from earlier tonight: FC - 0-1 ppm TC - 10 ppm pH - 7.0 Alkalinity - 80 ppm Calcium Hardness - 250 CYA - 80 ppm Haven't done an acid demand test since opening.

I have a Taylor test kit. I also have the strips just for testing just the hot tub over the winter. I am fairly confident in the titration test results I detailed. I even replaced the test solution for my CYA test just to be certain. I have tested it multiple times. It consistently reads 80...

Hi there, I have been fighting chlorine lock since opening this spring. I thought I had it under control, but this week it has reared its ugly head again... It started off shortly after opening... I could get total chlorine reading off the scale, but free chlorine was reading 1-2 ppm max. I...

Good suggestion, and done!

Ok - all is well. Got the seals in the seats, reinstalled jets, everything works like a champ.

I purchased them. The jets only came with the installed seal on the retaining ring and the oring on the nozzle, not a second seal for inside the housing. I assume this is because they assume the 2nd ring is already installed inside the housing. Given that no jets have been installed for...

So I think I have my next idea on what I want to do here... looking at the below pic from a data sheet on the jets, it appears there is supposed to be another seal/ring behind the jet, in addition to the seal on the retaining ring. This would make sense as it appears to sit right between the...

the air comes from the top, the water from bottom, which appears to match the housing for the Hayward Jet Air III. Pic of my housing is below, as well as the diagram from the Hayward Jet Air III housing. It appears to match.

The jets I found that fit are pictured above - Hayward Jet Air III SP1434-PAKB. The inserts are pictured towards the beginning of this thread. These are the only jets that I could find that appear to match the proper housing (with 2 holes on the escutcheon as in the photos). I tried several...

my understanding from the previous owners was it did work when they moved in. They just hadn’t opened the pool or spa in 5+ years and lost the jets.

Well, I ran the thing for a few months with no jets while searching for ones that would fit. So the lines should be very clear. I am gonna try closing off the jets one at a time and put air thru to get the last two flowing and see if that works later this week. If not, I am starting to wonder...

Ok - so the saga continues. Turns out there were rings and seals on the jets. So I have a lot of spares on hand now. I took all the jets out and used my compressor to blow air down the intake. Bubbles came out 4 of the 6 jets - but not enough umph to get bubbles from the last 2. I turned on the...