OK, maybe I am playing the yo-yo game with my pool water chemistry... and after getting my new ps234, I now realize how OFF my "wally world" kit really was... whoa the changes I have had to make.
OK, here are my test results from Thursday, in the AM

FC .5
CC .5
TC 1.0
PH 8.0
Alk 80
CAL >1
CYA 35-40
Water temp 87, air 85
TOD 10am

saw the CC, so I did some more reading, figured out that I wasn't using enough bleach to "Shock" the pool... so I added a 1.4 gal bottle, let er run over night (did this around 4 pm thur). I also vac'd the pool, and brushed around 6.
check on fri morn

FC 1.5
CC 0
TC 1.5
PH 8.0 +
Alk 80
Cal >1
CYA 35-40
Temp 86 air 88
TOD 9am

cleaned the filter, and whoa... re vac'd the pool, and , whoa...
now, onto the ph... slowly added a 1/3 cup of MA, let er run.
check of the water around 4 pm on Fri,
FC 1.0
CC 0
TC 1.0
PH 7.5
Alk 60
cal >1
CYA 30-35 (tested twice)
Temp 89-90 air 93
TOD 4pm

so I added a bit more MA, to bring down the ph a bit more...
got the ph to about 7.2, but it killed the alk, to 40
soooo, I started adding baking soda (mixed in buket, slowly, about 6 lb over 4 hours fri evening.)
got the alk up to 130 (tested Sat Morn) and ph is way way up, 8.2 +

most current from earlier this afternoon
FC 1.5
CC 0
TC 1.5
PH 7.5
Alk 110
Cal >1
CYA 35
temp 87
(oh, btw, my salt, around 400ppm...not sure if this makes any difference, I doubt it, assuming this is from my "soft" water, and from using bleach)


seems as I lower ph, I loose alk, and raising alk I raise ph!!!
Help
please
help