Re: Newbie to Above Ground Pools
Are you using the SS Recipe and dichlor? It takes a few days before you will have used enough dichlor to be able to get a CYA reading. So, don't run the CYA test again for another week or so or else you'll just be wasting your reagent.
Your pH is too low. You'll need to add some Borax to bump it us some. (Dosing info for Borax and for the dichlor are in the recipe.) You may also want to bump your alk up by using a little baking soda. Probably somewhere around 1-1/2 lbs should be about right. Instead of adding it all at once, maybe in several small doses.
CH is only a concern for AG pools when it is high, so don't worry about testing that. Yours is fine.
One more thing ----- just use a 10mL sample when you test the chlorine instead of the 25mL one as it will make your reagents last longer. You'll multiple the drop count by 0.5 instead of 0.2.
Hope this helps. Let us know if you have more questions.
(Disregard the book and wheel that comes with the kit. The kit is great, those ...... not so much.)
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