Fresh water

[Suswill]

Hi! I am just starting with TFP after wasting too much money at Leslie's on too many chemicals that led to my CYA skyrocketing. After 6 months of trying to lower the pH, keep FC in the pool to no success, I drained and refilled the pool. My levels are all off now and I'm not sure if I need to add one at a time or if I can just do it all at once.

FC 0
pH 8.2
TA 80
CH 140
CYA 0 (well there was no more room in the test tube to keep testing)

I've been adding 99% trichlor to try to add cya and FC but it's cool here so there is no effect. And I will add muriatic acid which will lower temporarily but then it raises back up. Any suggestions?

 

[pooldv]

Welcome to TFP!

You can buy some cya at Lowes and float it in a sock, more here, Pool School - Recommended Pool Chemicals

Definitely get 2 or 3 ppm of chlorine in there pronto.

Lowering your TA to 60-80 will help slow pH rise. Here's how, Pool School - Lower Total Alkalinity

 

[Suswill]

Filled the tube all the way up and the dot was still visible. Also my pool is perfectly clear and looks good

 

[pooldv]

Filled the tube all the way up and the dot was still visible. Also my pool is perfectly clear and looks good

Sorry, I edited my response after I realized you just refilled. You were faster than I was.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Are you using any fountains or other water features that enter the pool with a bit of "splash"? Those will cause a continuing rise in pH. If possible limit their use to just a few times a day (to make sure chlorinated water flushes thru them) and see if that doesn't help your pH rise slow down.

Yippee