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    Default Good Calcium hardness number?

    Reading another tread it stated to keep calcium between 200 - 400. I do have some spots of pitting in my plaster. The pool is 10 years old and I don't think the previous owner ever tested for CH. I raised it some when we moved in, it is now 180ppm.

    results from this mornings test:
    Ph 7.2
    TA 110
    CH 180
    CYA 60
    CL 4.5
    CC 0

    I started another tread in the Cl` section that should probably be here, I was asking about raising my borate levels up to get the Ph up. Do not have a borate test kit/strips yet.

    Could it be possible the pitting is due to years of low CH? The pits are kind of discolored compared to the other parts of the plaster.
    Last edited by Watermom; 09-15-2011 at 04:28 PM. Reason: fix a typo for clarity
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