High CYA: An Upside?

[cheshamjim]

In a nutshell, no. Take a look at the "best guess" table in the sticky at the top of this forum. It will show you how high you need to shock based on your cya level.

I didn't do a very good job of asking my question. I do use the Best Guess table to determine where I should keep my chlorine level. I'm just curious whether higher chlorine content required by high CYA levels is as potentially damaging as high chlorine content would be in a low CYA pool. Or does the high CYA somehow cancel out the damaging effects of high chlorine?

Watermom, Janet, and Charlie, you have probably answered my question already, but you are dealing with a pretty dense fellow here. Maybe you would consider taking another shot at an answer.

-Jim