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    Quick CYA and Pool Calculator Question

    I agree with the above, check before adding any CYA to it. I used pucks in my pool the year before I found this site, and my CYA was way above what it should have been. I think my CYA was around 100 at that time. I just lived with it until I drained alot of the water out in the fall for...
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    to shock or not to shock that is the question

    Thanks dmanb, I was thinking the same thing. Last year I opened and it was cloudy so I shocked it and it took a week for the TC to come down low enough to swim in it. I figured I'd try something different this year and see if I could just leave it and do an overnight FC test on it. There is a...
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    to shock or not to shock that is the question

    Well I opened my pool finally today, 80 degrees and I couldnt resist any longer even though we are going to be gone for the long weekend (I was going to wait till after the hoilday weekend) So Im opened and my levels are: FC 7.0 CC 0.5 TC 7.5 PH 7.2 TA 50 Borates 30 Havent checked the CYA yet...
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    12% chlorine prices around the country

    Im having a brain fart, would it be cheaper to buy Aldi 6% bleach at $1.29 for 96 oz.. or would it be cheaper to buy 10% Chlorine for $2.50 for 128 oz.? Im trying to figure with the percentage of bleach formulated into the cost too. Thanks