How much do I put in my pool and is it ok to..
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coyoteoverdose said:
CYA is stabilizer. You sure your test kit includes a test for that?
CYA, stabalizer, cyanuric acid, whatever you want to call it, protects your chlorine from sunlight. Without any CYA you would lose 50% of your chlorine every half hour. CYA between 30 and 50 reduces that to losing about 50% a day.
it has:
hardness
chlorine
fc & bromine
ph
alkalinity
stabilizer
and I have another 1 lb bag of shock left do I need to add that too right now snd my pool has cleared up alot it only has a tint a green
hardness
chlorine
fc & bromine
ph
alkalinity
stabilizer
and I have another 1 lb bag of shock left do I need to add that too right now snd my pool has cleared up alot it only has a tint a green
rpgman said:
The 6 way HTH kit that Walmart sells includes enough reagent for 2 CYA tests.
I had to drain my pool half down to patch holes there was a slight storm here, alot of stuff blew in the pool i dont have a vac yet so I used my water hose to suck it out I filled it back up put bleach in it and sticking to the bleach this time I added a gallon of bleach
I justed tested it
h 250
c 3
fc 10
b 20
ph 7.2
a 120
s between 50 and 100
I justed tested it
h 250
c 3
fc 10
b 20
ph 7.2
a 120
s between 50 and 100
Typically test results are labeled with two or three letter codes. Do you know the two or three leter codes for each of your numbers? Or if not that the full name? I can guess at some of the one letter codes you listed, but I can't be sure.
hardness 250 letter c
chlorine 3 letter c
free chlorine 10 letter d
bromine 20 letter 20
ph 7.2 letter b
alkalinity 120 letter c
stabilizer between 50 and 100 letters b or c
chlorine 3 letter c
free chlorine 10 letter d
bromine 20 letter 20
ph 7.2 letter b
alkalinity 120 letter c
stabilizer between 50 and 100 letters b or c
Your PH is a little low, nothing to worry about but it might be a good time to bring it up a little. Aeration would be a good way to bring your PH up, or borax if you want.
Your chlroine readings seems inconsistant. If chlorine means total chlorine, total chlorine can't be 3 at the same time that free chlorine is 10, it is impossible. If chlorine means combined chlorine then 3 is a very high level of combined chlorine that is suggestive of a major algae outbreak and you need to keep shocking. Hard to tell without more information. Before your chlorine and free chlorine readings were always the same, which suggests that chlorine is total chlorine.
Other than that your numbers look reasonable.
Your chlroine readings seems inconsistant. If chlorine means total chlorine, total chlorine can't be 3 at the same time that free chlorine is 10, it is impossible. If chlorine means combined chlorine then 3 is a very high level of combined chlorine that is suggestive of a major algae outbreak and you need to keep shocking. Hard to tell without more information. Before your chlorine and free chlorine readings were always the same, which suggests that chlorine is total chlorine.
Other than that your numbers look reasonable.