The two that need time between them is chlorine and muriatic acid. They do not play well together. We recommend waiting 15 mins between these two with the pump on to mix them in the water good.
Kim
Kim
New here and need advice/guidance
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ok. I added a little less than what the Poolmath said just to see how everything reacted.
pH <6.8
FC 0
TA 40
I also decided to measure the pool since I had a tape measure handy. I had been told it was a 16x32. Its actually an 18x38 so I actually only added about half what I should have. My TA did go up a decent amount. I will add everything again and see what I get. Just wanted to keep you all updated. Thanks again for all of your help!
pH <6.8
FC 0
TA 40
I also decided to measure the pool since I had a tape measure handy. I had been told it was a 16x32. Its actually an 18x38 so I actually only added about half what I should have. My TA did go up a decent amount. I will add everything again and see what I get. Just wanted to keep you all updated. Thanks again for all of your help!
Well that's a nice surprise! That's a big pool!
You're doing well.....keep going. We're here for ya if you need
You're doing well.....keep going. We're here for ya if you need
Well that's a nice surprise! That's a big pool!
You're doing well.....keep going. We're here for ya if you need
Thanks! It was a nice surprise but it changed my number quite a bit. It also explains why it took forever to fill it back up.. haha. I just added two bottle of liquid chlorine and one box of borax. I will have to make a trip tomorrow to pick up more borax. The TA increase has a big impact on the amount of borax you will need to get the pH up.
You are doing great! I like how you are already knowing what to do and using the tools here to figure things out!
Kim
Kim
Thanks! This site makes it very easy for a beginner if you will just take a few minutes and read thru some of the posts. Nothing but great info from great people so far!
Update as of 4/17/16 10:00pm
pH 7.2
FC 7
TA 80
My TA is higher than what had been mentioned for me to set as my goal but the store was completely out of borax so I had to get the washing soda. I had hopped it would only take me up to around 60 based on pool math.
I also tested for CC and got 1.5, should I be concerned about this at this point?
The pool is pretty cloudy on the deep end now after adding all these powders. I can still see the drain in the bottom but not clearly. What is my next goal? Thanks again for all the help! My wife thinks I'm crazy now because I got all excited about actually having an FC reading. haha.
pH 7.2
FC 7
TA 80
My TA is higher than what had been mentioned for me to set as my goal but the store was completely out of borax so I had to get the washing soda. I had hopped it would only take me up to around 60 based on pool math.
I also tested for CC and got 1.5, should I be concerned about this at this point?
The pool is pretty cloudy on the deep end now after adding all these powders. I can still see the drain in the bottom but not clearly. What is my next goal? Thanks again for all the help! My wife thinks I'm crazy now because I got all excited about actually having an FC reading. haha.
CYA is 50, right? If so, start slamming with your cloudy water and high CC. Here is the FC/CYA chart: Pool School - Chlorine / CYA Chart which tells you to bring FC to 20ppm. Then read this for your slaMaintain: Pool School - SLAM - Shock Level And Maintain
Don't worry about TA for now. Let's get you clear!!!
Don't worry about TA for now. Let's get you clear!!!
Correct, CYA is 50. This is going to be a crazy week but I will try to get the slam going. It actually smelled like a pool this morning when I was cleaning out the skimmer basket. haha.
Most people can't smell a balanced pool. You are probably smelling the high CC's. Good luck with the slam!
I added 5 bottles of chlorine per pool math to get my FC up to 20, this was around 6pm. It is now 25.5! Do I need to be concerned about the higher chlorine level?
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It will go down on its own. No worries there. More than anything, use it as a lesson to try and figure out why the increase. Was the bleach a higher percentage? Testing error before or after perhaps? Was the gallons (and/or weight, percentage) entered correctly on the Poolmath Calculator? These are just some of the more common reasons for that type of disparity.
Nope. Either your bleach was strong, testing error, or your pool is smaller than you think. No worries.
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Cross-post. Pat is right as usual! PoolMath errors happen too!
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Cross-post. Pat is right as usual! PoolMath errors happen too!
Its all new to me so it could have been any of the above. Thanks for the input. Since my FC dropped from 6 to 1 in less than 24 hours I am going to assume I was off in the testing before I did the slam.
I hope you meant STARTED the slam. A slam is a process, not a one shot deal. Not nagging; just checking!
You are correct. I am still in the process. FC was 17.5 this morning before sun up. Added more Chlorine and hope to stop by at lunch and check it again.
starting day two of the slam. The FC this morning was 17.5 so I adjusted back to 20. The CC is staying at 1.5 and the water is still very cloudy on the deep end. One question.... The water was almost clear until I added the chlorine, backing soda and borax. Since I added those it has been a milky color on the deep end. I can still see the bottom drain but not the details on the floor. Is that typical and what causes that to happen when adding chemicals?