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    VOL,

    I don't know of a cause to lose CYA in an opened, swimmable pool.
    (Winter...yes)

    I would chalk it up to "one of those things" and go back to 40ppm. I'll bet you stay there all Summer.

    Say, were you chit-chatting on that new, waterproof phone and having an adult beverage when you did that 25ppm test? Yep....that explains it!

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    I cannot remember if CYA degradation is caused by ammonia or causes ammonia levels to rise. I do know that they are connected, but I don't recall which way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CarlD
    I cannot remember if CYA degradation is caused by ammonia or causes ammonia levels to rise. I do know that they are connected, but I don't recall which way.
    The byproduct of CYA degradation is ammonia. Of course, normally you get CC out of that, but not here. This is definitely a very strange case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by duraleigh
    VOL,

    I don't know of a cause to lose CYA in an opened, swimmable pool.
    (Winter...yes)

    I would chalk it up to "one of those things" and go back to 40ppm. I'll bet you stay there all Summer.

    Say, were you chit-chatting on that new, waterproof phone and having an adult beverage when you did that 25ppm test? Yep....that explains it!
    LOL..well, now that you mention it, I did see 3 tubes.

    BTW, I highly recommend that Uniden phone from the "L" store. It is awesome! It is totally waterproof, and we made sure of it. My 2 year old dropped it in the pool. It floats to the surface, and works like a charm. Well worth $60 IMO. That's 2 jugs of Baquacil for me Of course, I am on the BBB plan now, so I can buy new toys for the pool, and still save $$$.

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