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[twizted1]

I hope that my family is among those it doesn't affect.

Tested the water again this evening. The pool does get full sun from about an hour after sunrise to an hour before sunset.

pH - 7.6
FC - 2.5
CC - 0.5
TA - 160
CYA - ~20

The pool was treated with dichlor (recommended brand from Sam's club) up to 15 ppm, will test out again in the morning to verify it isn't losing 1 out more ppm overnight and has .5 or less cc. With the comments received here, I'm feeling more confident in achieving good water chemistry and having a clean safe pool at the in-laws!

Thanks for all the information that is shared here!

[PoolDoc]

Sounds like you're on your way!

[twizted1]

And today's results

pH -7.4
FC - 12 (dosed to 15 prior to sunset last night)
CC - 0.0
TA - 150
CYA - ~25

Is it normal for TA to float a bit? Such as ours going from 160 to 150, or is it a function of the TA being in the range of 150-160?

[PoolDoc]

With the Taylor K2006, the calcium and alkalinity test error ranges are 10 - 15%. Your variation is WELL within that value. But, yes, even apart from testing imprecision, TA tends to wander a bit.