- Oct 6, 2009
- 175
- Pool Size
- 22500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool Core-55
Having been on the BBB method and using a TF100 test kit for about a week now, I'm puzzled by the seemingly voracious appetite for bleach that my pool has. It seems that I'm adding about a gallon a day (give or take) and yet I still don't manage to get the level up to my target for my CYA level.
I'm also not sure I "get it" with my CYA testing yet!! Last week I was getting a CYA level of 50, and now today it's more like 60. Should the black dot in the tube be just going away - or completely gone from sight? If it has increased by 10ppm in a week, I don't know how since I'm only adding bleach, an algaecide (2x month) and Les-iron (1x week for first 6 weeks).
Here are my test results from today:
FC - 4.5 (after adding 2 gallons of bleach last night)
CC - 0
TC - 4.5
pH - 7.6
TA - 70 (FINALLY getting better results with this test!!)
CH - 210
CYA - 60
Temp - 77
Am I doing OK, and should I just keep adding bleach?
P.S. This is a brand new plaster pool (about a month old), and I never really saw the pH spike that they told me I would see. Still have lots of bottles of pH Down on the shelf!!
I'm also not sure I "get it" with my CYA testing yet!! Last week I was getting a CYA level of 50, and now today it's more like 60. Should the black dot in the tube be just going away - or completely gone from sight? If it has increased by 10ppm in a week, I don't know how since I'm only adding bleach, an algaecide (2x month) and Les-iron (1x week for first 6 weeks).
Here are my test results from today:
FC - 4.5 (after adding 2 gallons of bleach last night)
CC - 0
TC - 4.5
pH - 7.6
TA - 70 (FINALLY getting better results with this test!!)
CH - 210
CYA - 60
Temp - 77
Am I doing OK, and should I just keep adding bleach?
P.S. This is a brand new plaster pool (about a month old), and I never really saw the pH spike that they told me I would see. Still have lots of bottles of pH Down on the shelf!!