I have never had this much trouble before!

[CarlD]

TC 5.6
FC 5.3
TA 200
CA 190
pH 8.0

Thanks, I feel pretty meaningless lately too dealing with this pool.

"shock level" for CYA=30 is between 10 and 15, not 5.3. See the "Best Guess table"

Your pH is too high. Get it down to the mid 7's before you add chlorine, THEN shock it to 10+ and keep it there. pH of 8 makes it very hard for your chlorine to work.

[waterbear]

What CarlD said!

[Watermom]

One other thing, your TA is too high. See the sticky in the alk forum for directions on lowering it. Aim for 80-100.

[seminolewind]

Thanks a lot. My pH today is reading 7.8- 8.0 still. Do I need to filter or recirculate?

[CarlD]

Thanks a lot. My pH today is reading 7.8- 8.0 still. Do I need to filter or recirculate?

Aim for 7.2 to 7.5--your chlorine will be a lot more effective then. But you STILL need to shock up your chlorine to proper levels to kill the bio-matter.

[mbar]

You need to filter 24/7

[seminolewind]

Thanks everyone, appreciate the help.