Asking for Help
When starting a thread asking for help with a specific issue please include the following in your initial post:
Test Results! Test Results! Test Results!
There is nothing more important than current valid test results. Here's what we need.
FC - Free Chlorine
CC - Combined Chlorine
pH -
TA - Total Alkalinity
CH - Calcium Hardness
CYA - Cyanuric Acid (stabilizer)
Borates - (if you are using borates)
Only the better kits have all of these tests, please read this article to understand why we need this information, and this one to see some test kit options. If you don't have a test kit with all of those tests, many pool stores offer water testing.
If you cannot post these results - do not ignore that fact. Tell us you cannot post test numbers. If you can post only some, tell us you cannot post the others or we'll ask if you forgot.
Nothing will help us solve your water chemistry issues quicker than current test results.