Brand new 14,000 gallon pool SWG but no salt yet so using tabs in the in-line chlorinator. The pool builder just stopped maintaining it a few days ago and I ordered a taylor kit but it hasn’t arrived so I have the basic pentair kit.
Yesterday chlorine 3ppm
pH 7.8
TA 120
So I added the recommended amount of acid.
Today chlorine 0.3
pH 7.6
TA 130.
I have no idea how I lost all the chlorine in my pool in one day. There’s a chance the inline chlorinater did not have any water in it soaking the tabs since yesterday, but it got messed with before I could verify so it’s just a theory. Does existing chlorine in the water only last one day if it’s not replenished?? Water temp 76. And I was hoping the TA would have dropped with the acid instead of creeping up more.
{so I added the poolmath recommended amount of 7.1% bleach (plain no additives) which is all I have so far, something like 53 oz. and retested a few hours later and chlorine had come up a little, close to 1.}
So now do I wait until tomorrow and retest or just go ahead and add some more bleach tonight? Pool Math is saying 50 more oz. Also wondering why it didn’t just say 100 oz from the start of it if I put my goal was 3ppm.
Thank you so much!
Yesterday chlorine 3ppm
pH 7.8
TA 120
So I added the recommended amount of acid.
Today chlorine 0.3
pH 7.6
TA 130.
I have no idea how I lost all the chlorine in my pool in one day. There’s a chance the inline chlorinater did not have any water in it soaking the tabs since yesterday, but it got messed with before I could verify so it’s just a theory. Does existing chlorine in the water only last one day if it’s not replenished?? Water temp 76. And I was hoping the TA would have dropped with the acid instead of creeping up more.
{so I added the poolmath recommended amount of 7.1% bleach (plain no additives) which is all I have so far, something like 53 oz. and retested a few hours later and chlorine had come up a little, close to 1.}
So now do I wait until tomorrow and retest or just go ahead and add some more bleach tonight? Pool Math is saying 50 more oz. Also wondering why it didn’t just say 100 oz from the start of it if I put my goal was 3ppm.
Thank you so much!
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