"If your TA is to high your pH will rise to above 8.0! If your stabilizer is too low it will indirectly lead to faster pH rise AND your pool won't hold FC."
So, it sounds like I need to get myself some muriatic acid this weekend or else my pH will continue to go up. It's been holding at 7.8 since Friday though, which is why I originally posted the thread because while high, it's probably within the acceptable range.
My CYA is 80, pH was 7.5 when I originally turned on the SWG for the first time. After that, my FC was at 5.0 for about three days until I dialed down the SWG to about 20%, then my FC dropped to 1.5, so I moved it back to 40%. Everything's pretty much in line, except the TA has always been high. Prior to the SWG installation, it didn't seem to matter too much. My water has been sparkling for six weeks, with virtually no maintenance except for bleach (and now, just the SWG).
Either way, I will get some muriatic acid this weekend and start lowering my TA and pH. I'm shooting to lower the pH to 7.0 and aerate as well? Do I just point the jets up at the surface? Thanks for the help.