Please advise with levels

[Watermom]

You are right --- you don't want too much CYA because it is hard to remove if you have too much. How long has it been since you added the stabilizer (CYA)?

By the way, instead of making three posts within minutes of each other, you can just click on the edit button in the lower right of the post and then just add whatever you need to.

Good levels:
pH -- 7.2-7.8 but usually 7.4-7.6 is what I prefer
TA (alk) -- 80-120
CYA 35-50 (but different climates may have different needs here)
Chlorine --- depends on what your CYA level is. See the "Best Guess Table" link in my signature below.

[Digger]

Thanks for the advice. Sorry, oops didn't know that with posting! Will try next time. I added CYA 2 nights ago with the sock method by the return. Wondering if I should try to add a little more, maybe just a scooper or so? Thanks!

[Watermom]

Do NOT add any more CYA at this point. Wait about a week and then retest and see what the level is. Your reported your reading as being 32 but we want to make sure it is all totally dissolved before adding more. Keep the chlorine between 3-6 all the time for now. When you retest the CYA next week, if it has gone up much, we'll tweak that recommendation, but for now, 3-6ppm should be your range for your chlorine.