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    Opening pool after 3/4 draining - no FC reading?

    Hi everyone - I recently opened up my pool again after draining about 3/4 of the way to do high CYA buildup (was at 140 - now down, but will probably need to drain again at the close of this season to bring it down more). Most of my levels are reading about where I want them (except for CYA as...
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    Alkalinity as remedy for high Cyanuric acid?

    Hi everyone - As I'm coming up to speed on testing and balancing my pool water, I took a sample into the local pool store to have them test. I was thinking that my core problem was a high chlorine PPM, but while it was higher than I would like, the thing that jumped out the most was my CyA @...
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    Pool newbie - hi!

    Hi everyone. We purchased a house with an in-ground pool last summer in the Austin, TX area. I've had a guy maintaining it for me, but he's planning to retire soon, and since I work at home anyway, maintaining the pool seemed like a good skill to develop. Thanks in advance for all the guidance I...