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My "helpful" husband was determined to solve our pool problems by adding one bag of Chlorox Shock Plus and Bleach and Baking Soda at random despite my warning not to do so. I have been trying to get back to good levels and my CYA continues to stay low. I've added what the pool pal app has...

sorry for the confusion - the last test results were for the well water as Charlie suggested. Glad I have the CYA resolved; now I'm just dealing with pH and Chlorine. We are definitely not close to stores with acid. I had been trying not to add more than once a day - should I go ahead and...

Charlie - thanks - I don't know why I didn't think of that. I just tested the well water and our pH (8) and Total Alkalinity (240 or higher?) are high so it makes sense that I'm having a hard time getting it to stabilize. Makes sense that the CYA was 0 too. I'd only been buying a gallon of...

It's been years since we tested the well water. My husband says we have to tell them what we want tested. Two days after we filled the pool, it was green. I went to the pool store and got a shock treatment and started looking for answers and thankfully found your site. It was cal hypo. I...

New pool owners (stats below). I've read pool school and have been using Taylor k-2006 kit for a couple weeks. I resolved my CYA issue and was hoping the FC and pH would balance out too, but I'm still putting about 70 oz of bleach and 15 oz of Muriatic Acid every couple of days. My husband...

Just one return jet. I watched a youtube video that put the cya into the skimmer basket - I didn't know I should put it in front of the return jet. Thanks for the pics - I'll get four pounds in now. Love the pink!

Thanks! It was cal hypo - and I was so happy to have such a helpful pool guy, especially when he said I could bring in my water and he'd test it for free. Glad I found you guys first! I've read all the pool school pages, but am still watching youtube videos for practical application. The one...

We purchased an above ground pool from Craigslist and hired a professional to set it up with a new liner. He did a great job, but left us on our own once it was half full. It sat two days while we thought about the deck and then turned green. I went to the pool store and got a shock treatment...