Hi all. I have been trolling the forums for the last 6 weeks since I got my pool. I have a little seasonal pool. Intex Framed 12 ft x30 inch pool. I have not had any issues at all maintaining the chemicals until abut 9 days ago so I thought. I have the Poolmaster 5 way kit and it has been sufficient for me thus far. However I couldn't test hardness or CYA. So I bought a cheapo kit from WalMart to test hardness and CYA--I know they arent dependable, I am hard headed!
So today I took a sample down to my pool store and let them run a test on my water. Here are the results:
TDS 400
CYA 63
TOT CHLORINE 15
FREE CHLORINE 15
PH 7.4
ALK 117
ADJ TOTAL ALK 98
TOT HARDNESS 68
So they gave me print out of what should be added but when I put the same numbers into the pool calculator they dont match up at all.
Can someone please help me? I dont want to get my pool all jacked up. I have nice clear water except after people get out and I am running the pump (which I know I need to get a bigger one) 24 hours a day to avoid the water being stagnant.
Here is what the "store printout" says I should add:
Sodium hydrogen carbonate (baking soda) 1 cup 4 tbls
Sodium Bi-sulfate 1 tbls
Calcium Chloride 2 1/4 c tbsp
What do you guys think? If this is correct can I add them all at once??
So today I took a sample down to my pool store and let them run a test on my water. Here are the results:
TDS 400
CYA 63
TOT CHLORINE 15
FREE CHLORINE 15
PH 7.4
ALK 117
ADJ TOTAL ALK 98
TOT HARDNESS 68
So they gave me print out of what should be added but when I put the same numbers into the pool calculator they dont match up at all.
Can someone please help me? I dont want to get my pool all jacked up. I have nice clear water except after people get out and I am running the pump (which I know I need to get a bigger one) 24 hours a day to avoid the water being stagnant.
Here is what the "store printout" says I should add:
Sodium hydrogen carbonate (baking soda) 1 cup 4 tbls
Sodium Bi-sulfate 1 tbls
Calcium Chloride 2 1/4 c tbsp
What do you guys think? If this is correct can I add them all at once??