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    Florida Heat and Chlorine Loss

    It is summer, and here in SW Florida that means a heat index over 110 on some days. I have a ph of 7.3, CYA level of 50 ppm and when I add chlorine, I generally have it at about 5 ppm. The problem is that by the next day, there is 0 available chlorine :rant: . At first I suspected an algae...
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    Water Appears Balanced But Pool Water Cloudy

    My pool is making me very confused. My test results are coming up just fine. ph is very slightly higher than usual at about 7.4. It is normally around 7.2. Chlorine is 3 ppm. Calcium is fine as well.I regularly maintain with a maintenance dose of algaecide once a week. Everything appears to be...
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    Total Chlorine is Very Low But Free Chlorine is High??

    I am a little confused. I just tested my pool and the results are as follows: Hardness:250 Total Chlorine: 0.5 Free Chlorine: 3ppm PH: 7.8 TA: 180 CYA: 50 I know that I need to bring the PH down and the TA. But, how is it that Free Chlorine is high but total is low? Any suggestions on what to...
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    To Cover Or Not to Cover

    Hello! I am new to this site, so if I have posted this in the wrong section in error, I apologize. I have a very dark blue vinyl cover. It is not solar. I was wondering if it is better to leave the cover on, or take it off and let the sun hit the water directly to best raise the temperature. I...