Background: our pump died a week ago. Prior to that our ph(7.8) and chlorine(4-6) were acceptable. But I don't think I ever added enough CYA, considering we have a SWG. It has always been in the 40's. Then again, all of these test results were via the pool store.
To maintain the water while we were waiting for the pump, I have been having pool store test my waters, adding bleach, and scooping out debris.
There is some dirt in the bottom of the pool, and floating on the top. I can see clearly though the water though. The sides don't feel slick and I don't see any algae. To test the CYA I followed the instructions that came with the tf100 kit(so excited to finally have this kit!!). I suppose I could have tested wrong, since even the directions say can take some time to test this correctly.
So if I add MA this afternoon (using the amounts the pool calculator gives me) how long do I wait before adding enough chlorine to raise it to shock level? Should I add more CYA at the end of the process?