Waterbear,

I've got a poolpilot digital. Love it. Works like a charm.

I'll try running the TA in the 70-80 range. I'll also shoot for 7.6 on the Ph. I'll get some borates in the pool as well (by the way, what are 'borates', how do I test for them, and is there any website that can tell me how much 20 mule borax I need to add to get to the 50 level? will bleachcalc do it?)

I've been running my cya kind of low for the swg to try and sneak up on the 'ideal' level and not overshoot. while I'm not having water chemistry problems per se (with calcium level where it is, I kind of expect to have deposits and have accepted that fate), I do recognize it could be better. so I'll try creeping up on 60ppm to see how I do. I believe the poolpilot digital sWG recommends 60-80ppm CYA. I was hoping to get by with a lower FC level...maybe I need to worry about this less and more about my TA/Ph/CYA, since I haven't had a measurable CC level in a longtime.

Thanks again for the help.