Cya testing

[RedwingT]

Thanks! Been a hectic last few days and the pool shows it. I started getting algae back so I went into shock mode once again. My biggest problem is that I've added 2lbs of CYA and I still don't get a reading. (Last lb. was 7 days ago) I'm going to add one more lb. and hope to at least get a 30 reading in 7 more days. It's strange! I think I will leave the sock hanging a cpl days after all the CYA has dissolved from it. IDK what else to do, it makes no sense to me why I still have such a reading. Unless of course Leslie's CYA isn't actually 99% as it states.

Also as far as the reagents go, my local Leslie's carries them so I will be picking them up today on the way home from a Dr. appt.

Thanks to all who have helped me along the way, I'm trying not to get to frustrated but my thoughts keep wandering towards "it will be time to take the pool down before I get good levels of CYA and Chlorine holding". I am thankful it is USABLE thou, so that's a huge plus!

[RedwingT]

Shoot, I forgot to ask: Should I pull the CYA sock when my son swims?

[BigDave]

Shoot, I forgot to ask: Should I pull the CYA sock when my son swims?

Good idea - I would.

[RedwingT]

For the record, Leslie's DOES NOT carry the reagent replacements for the Taylor K2006 kit. Not in my area anyways. They really need to get better employee's with more knowledge so I wouldn't have wasted a trip a cpl of days that it could have already been on it's way.

[waterbear]

Some pool stores and dealers carry the Taylor replacement reagents, others do not. I have seen them in Ace hardware stores that have full pool departments and most Pinch a Penny stores (but Pinch a Penny is only in Florida). I have also seen them in several independant dealers' and builders' stores.

[RedwingT]

They had some Taylor replacements, just don't carry em for the K2006, unfortunately. He said, "no I don't carry those reagents, those are for a far different type of a kit" Yeah, one they don't want to carry in the store cause then ppl could test their own water accurately and wouldn't need them to do it and sell them so bogus crap. There was a lady in there trying to get to the bottom of an algae problem, I told her, (in the parking lot of course) save your money and join PF, they will help you out inexpensively too w/out a bunch of mystery chemicals that cost a fortune.

Long live the PF, love you guys and your principals

[AnnaK]

With Leslie's, it depends on the individual store. The one here carries R-0014, for instance, but not R-0004. Their Website does say to check for local availability. Good for you for mentioning PF to the customer. I've done that once or twice.