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    CYA reading is wonky

    I don't post much, but have been following the TFP method with great success for three years. Something happened today that I can't figure out. If you look at my logs, I have been adding CYA a few lbs at a time with the sock method since I open this year, working my way up to 70ppm. Two week...
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    First SLAM - When to start

    Over the past couple of weeks, I noticed that my FC level has been slowly dropping, although it never got below 4. Previously, with the settings on the pump run time and SWG% it was holding around 7 to 8 when I would test it around 3:00pm every day. My CYA had gotten down to 60 at one point, so...
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    Need to Lower TA?

    I just installed a SWG last week and ended up putting too much salt in. Had to do a partial drain and refill. My reading as of today are: FC 5.5 TA 90 PH 7.6 CH 190 CYA 60 Salt 3800 (from K-1766) Salt 3430 (from Clorox Strips) Temp 84F From reading the "Water Balance for SWGs" article it seems...
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    Salt Water Stains

    First posting. We gave up on our local pools stores this year and I bought a test kit and took over the maintenance myself. By reading through this site and following the recommendation, I felt like I had things under control. So much so, that I decided to switch the pool over to salt water. I...