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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    Re: Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatme I have been using Regal Metal Out as my sequesterant. The bottle actually says that it is a combination of chelating agents. When adding 1 lb of shock, my water instantly starts turning green and over a period of about 24 hours, the...
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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    Re: Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatme The stain that I removed from my plaster is now in my water. Since it was an iron stain, does this now mean that all of this iron is now in my water? Or was the stain just a result of the iron that was in my water?
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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    Re: Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatme I did not use an algaecide. But, algae does not seem to be my problem. Water is cyrstal clear and blue but will not hold chlorine. I put another pound of shock (different brand) in the pool today and within a few minutes the pool...
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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    Re: Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatme Ingredients are not listed on the bottle. I have sent an email to Regal requesting the MSDS sheet. In the mean time, what metal sequestrants do you recommend that contain HEDP?
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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    Re: Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatme Using CYA reagent in Taylor Test Kit K-1005
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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    Re: Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatme Should I add more sequesterant before shocking (Regal Metal Out 2 bottles: 64 ozs)? Each time I add shock, the water instantly starts turning green. After the 3rd day in a row of adding 1lb of shock daily, the water turned so...
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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    Re: Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatme Is there a particular bleach? Or, can I just pick up bleach at Walmart? Since I have never used bleach, is there a guide? For approximately, 15,000 gals, normally how much should it take to increase by 1ppm?
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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    Re: Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatme Used 3.5 lbs of Natural Chemistry Stain Free Extra Strength. What should I do? How much CL (Trichlor) should I use to get it to hold? If I use bleach, how much? (Can you just start using bleach even though I have always used...
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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    Re: Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatme Today, before I added the 2 lbs of shock, it was beautiful blue and crystal clear. Overall, the pool looked really good..........but no chlorine. After the 2 lbs of shock, light green but clear water.....seems to be getting lighter...
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    Unable to Get CL to Hold after Stain Removal (AA Treatment)

    I am not able to get my Chlorine to stay in the water after a Stain Removal Treatment with Ascorbic Acid. The treatment was done on April 9th. I had taken the CL down to zero for the treatment. I started adding Chlorine again on the 16th (Trichlor 3" Tabs in an inline chlorinator turned on...
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    Water smells fishy

    It has been 10 days since I did the stain removal with ascorbic acid. I started trying to bring the Chlorine back slowly by turning the chlorinator on 3; however, each day I test for CL and it is 0 and my skimmers were getting slimy. Each day for the last 3 days, I have put 1 lb of shock in...
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    Water smells fishy

    I did not use an Algaecide.
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    Will clarifier give you an inaccurate CYA reading?

    I used Super Blue clarifier in my pool 24 hours ago. I checked my CYA level today and it is less than 30. (Using Taylor K-1005 Test Kit) Will clarifier give you and inaccurate CYA reading? If so, when should I test CYA again for an accurate reading? 1 week ago, CYA was 43. I have not added...
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    Water smells fishy

    I have an inground concrete pool approx 15,000 gallons. Today's Test Results are: TC 0.00 PH 7.6 TA 120 TH 180 CYA 43 (I took my CL down to zero so that I could use ascorbic acid to remove stains. I did this treatment 4 days ago. Treatment worked well. Also used Metal Out) My water smells...