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Old stabilizer was still good! Woot!

Pool store test indicates that the CYA levels were "between 30-50" on a test strip. I was also told "That is on the low side". Can't trick me Pool Store! I know this is a fine level based on the resources available here. In a neurotic fit I will probably still check it using my 2006-c, but I want to avoid it since there are only a few tests worth of CYA in the 2006-c. I suppose the small cost of replacing the CYA test reagents does not compare to the headache of working on a pool where you don't know the chemical levels.

I think in the future I will use stabilizer and bleach. My concern about he dichlor/trichlor tablets is that it is hard to tell what you are adding stabilizer wise. Then, before I know it, the CYA will be 120 and I will be adding larger and larger amounts of bleach every day to keep up with the best guess chart. My thoughts is that if I add it in one dose at the beginning of the year and then I can better predict the CYA levels and thus use a more predictable (and lower) dose of chlorine all summer. Pool will be clear and also be cheaper to run every summer.

The pool looks great and I feel like I am in control of the chemistry of the water. You rock PoolDoc!