New readings as of this morning
pH 7.06
TA 136
FC 1.7
TC 2.6

Actually our CYA is low, below 20, thanks for asking. We have not aerated yet this season. Last summer we bought a hokey little float around fountain that hooked up to our inlets that did a fair job of that(sadly we don't have any 10 y/o boys at our disposal, just an 8 y/o Springer).

About Chlorine. We have an auto chlorinator that uses the 3 inch tabs of trichlor. It would seem that is not considered a good way to go. We have also used granulated dichlor in the past when our auto was broken. I know that dichlor is also stabilized, but don't know its affect on pH. Obviously liquid bleach is cheap and has a high pH (around 12 if I remember correctly) and is easy to use, but is it stable enough if our CYA is low? What about just throwing in a 1 lbs bag of Cal Hypo( another high pH product) every 2-3 days, accepting days of heavy party use, which is maybe twice a year? For the most part the pool is used daily, weather permitting, be my wife, me and our aforementioned Springer who actually enjoys it more than we do.

Thanks for the reply. We will try to find some 10 y/o boys or hook up the fountain again.