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    The only practical way to lower it is to drain and refill. There is a chemical that pool stores sometimes recommend that you use to lower it, but it is melamine--the same thing that you use in the CYA tests. It will turn your pool milky white, then you have to figure out how to get it out.

    If your pool is in sun all day, you might require a higher stabilizer level than some, but 150 is too high for any pool. Mine is in full sun all day in Louisiana, but I only run mine at 80-90, and I think I keep mine higher than most everyone else on the board.

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    Thanks to everyone for their help. I finally have a clear pool. I just needed a little patience. Just so you guys know I didnt drain any water just kept running the pool 24/7 adding bleech and checking my levels and brushing and backwashing and now its finally clear. stabilizer has come down to about 100 so I'm hoping it will come down some more but I'm just gonna keep my chlorine high just to be on the safe side. Thanks again guys for your help.

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    Glad it cleared up. Make sure you keep your Cl above 8 ppm at all times....

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    Quote Originally Posted by t00ms
    stabilizer has come down to about 100 so I'm hoping it will come down some more but I'm just gonna keep my chlorine high just to be on the safe side. Thanks again guys for your help.

    Tom
    Be aware that stabilizer doesn't "just come down" - there are two ways out of your pool.
    1. Drain and refill
    2. Really bad algae that can eat it
    OR - inaccurate test results.

    You will continue to have problems with your pool if you have a high CYA level - it keeps the chlorine from being as effective - which means at 100ppm - you have to have a much higher residual chlorine level to compensate. If you use pucks/sticks/ or other stabilized chlorine - you will only add to your problem every day.
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