eric

[ericorlisa]

do you suggest using stabilizer as my source for CYA or Chlorine Tablets? i have 3 lbs of walmart stabilizer on hand. how long should i wait to test CYA after installing stabilizer? i plan to check my CYA tomorrow before adding any stabilizer though.

[Watermom]

I would wait 5-7 days before testing CYA after adding it. If you already have the granular cyanuric acid, use it but not until you retest first.

[ericorlisa]

i've retested 1 hour ago: CYA 20-25 (the test tube is cloudier this time but i had to fill my taylor test kit past the 30ppm mark before the black dot would completely disappear) FC 7 ( after adding half gallon of 6% bleach and i waited 1 hr before checking) CC 0 PH 7.8 TA 100. i think i remember testing for the FC drop over night two days ago and it was 1-1.5 drop from the night before. we're ready to do whatever we need to do next. what's next? thank you so much for your help btw.

eric and lisa

[Watermom]

If it has been about a week since you added any stabilizer (CYA) so that you know it has all dissolved, then I'd add a little more to bump you up to about 40.

is 7.8 the highest reading that your pH tester can differentiate? If so, was your 7.8 a true 7.8 or was it actually even a darker red than that?

By the way, a BIG, BIG, thank you for becoming a lifetime member! That is SO awesome and we really appreciate it very much! Ben was very pleased to see that you had done so. We are very happy to have you be a part of our forum!

[ericorlisa]

our taylor tester will test ph up to 8.0. how much stabilizer should i start out with? i have a 3 lb. bottle from walmart. we are glad to be a part of this forum too. you all seem to run a high standard when it comes to the language and what's allowed to be discussed. this is really refreshing in this day and age. based on the size of our pool will 16 oz of stabiler add 12ppm of CYA to a 15k gallon pool?

[Watermom]

16 oz. of stabilizer will add about 8.5ppm of CYA.

The reason I asked about the limits of your pH tester is because if 7.8 is the highest your kit could read and you got 7.8, it could actually be much higher. But, since your kit can read to 8.0, then we know your 7.8 is actually 7.8 which is fine.

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