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    Default Re: Chemical Help

    Your testing method is right if you're:
    1. Adding the scoops of powder to the sample,
    2. Using the first reagent, counting drops to clear
    3. Adding 5 drops of the second reagent, then
    4. Counting drops to clear.

    HighCC numbers are typical of ammonia cleanup. There IS an end to it, but it does take huge amounts of chlorine to get there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mreesept View Post
    Recent Measurments:
    FC 6.5
    CC 7
    pH 7.6
    Is there ANYTHING I could be doing wrong with the Taylor test that could be giving me a false positive for CC?
    Not likely. If you get a pink color, the DPD is working.

    I haven't re-read the whole thread (forgive me Janet, Dave, Lisa!) but your levels are completely consistent with a pool that experienced bacterial metabolysis of CYA to ammonia or urea. There is absolutely nothing going on with your pool that is surprising or unexpected to us.

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    I ran out of the 3/4 oz. of reagents already and have orderred replacements. Water appears to be clearing. I will update when I am able to test. (strips read no free cl but I understand they cut out at 10 ppm. I have been still adding bleach 1.5 gal a night and pucks in the skimmer.

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    Able to test again:
    FC 7.5
    CC 2.5
    pH 7.0
    TA 160

    Water still cloudy but clearing up significantly. Shallow end pretty clear but cannot see the bottom in the deep end.

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    Keep hammering it with bleach.

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    Away for two days (still pucks in the skimmer) and retested:

    FC 5.0
    CC 2.5
    pH 7.2

    Added 4 gal of bleach and pucks to the skimmer. Hope this changes soon, I hate my pool!!!. Water still cloudy but slowly improving.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mreesept View Post
    Hope this changes soon, I hate my pool!!!. Water still cloudy but slowly improving.
    Pools are easy . . . but only if you don't let them get messed up. Everybody does, sooner or later. But, use this to encourage yourself to avoid such problems in the future: avoiding is MUCH easier than fixing!

    I haven't checked your pool volume (can you put your pool info in YOUR signature? the link is in MY signature), but it looks like you might want to add some borax.
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    I have added 4 boxes of Borax over the last week and the pool has stayed between 7.0 and 7.2.

    My pool is 22,000 gal 18 x 36 in ground
    22K gal IG 18' x 36' Vinyl Pool, 300 lb Sand Filter, Heat Pump, Taylor 2006, 12 mil solar cover,

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    UPDATE:

    Finally getting there.... water still cloudy, can see up to about 5 feet deep

    FC: 5.5
    CC: 1.0
    pH 7.2
    TA 160

    My pH keeps dropping???? I have added box after box of Borax, any thoughts???
    22K gal IG 18' x 36' Vinyl Pool, 300 lb Sand Filter, Heat Pump, Taylor 2006, 12 mil solar cover,

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    Default Re: Chemical Help

    Don't worry about what your pH is doing right now. Just add borax as needed. Once you have a stable pool -- no algae; no particular chlorine demand -- THEN we can look at lowering your alkalinity, and stabilizing your pH.

    But, first things first!

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