64 Lbs of calcium hardness, really???

[mrethers]

Hi folks,

Just finished getting all my chemicals in balance in the pool and she just looks beautiful. I was going to add CH today and went to pool store to have the water tested since I don't have my kit yet and it tested 0 CH. He told me that was because the water was from the well and was going to the carbon filter, it would lack the calcium. Now according to him, I should add 1Lb in my 23,000 gallons pool, but with the pool calculator I have to add 64 Lbs. That sounds excessive, is that real?

Thanks

 

[duraleigh]

Zero CH sounds bogus to me.

Run from that pool store and take charge of your pool by doing your own testing.

His suggestion of 1 lb is equally bogus.

 

[chem geek]

64 pounds of Calcium Chloride Anhydrous in 23,000 gallons is 300 ppm CH so would be correct if you truly had 0 ppm CH to start with. Wait for your test kit to find out your real CH level.