Low CYA help

[Jenn1215]

Hello, I added 2 gallons of liquid cya on May 19th. I tested it with my tfp kit twice yesterday and this is my results. It should have taken me to ~30-40. Should I add more? Thoughts? Thank you.

 

[PoolStored]

Did you rinse the bottle 10x to get all the product out?

 

[Antlo]

Did you rinse the bottle 10x to get all the product out?

can confirm, check the bottles. it took 4-5 rinses of my bottle when I used it. I dumped what I could, threw the bottle in recycling. Realized my levels had not changed. Luckily bottle was still there, look inside, and tons of chalky stuff stuck to the insides. Guess that was most of the CYA, almost threw it away

 

[Jenn1215]

ahh... I see. I will do that and try again! Thanks!

 

[PoolStored]

Why don't you use dry chlorine stabilizer. Less hassle and cheaper...

 

[Jenn1215]

Why don't you use dry chlorine stabilizer. Less hassle and cheaper...

Impatient and I had a gift card to the pool store.

 

[Jenn1215]

Looks like the rinse out helped. I scrubbed it with a brush too. This was where I was expecting it to be. Still at 30 but a lot cloudier.

 

[PoolStored]

Still under 30. Wait a day and retest...