First fill... test results and plan

[sjagannath]

Hi everyone,

Just got my TF-100 test kit and tested the water below. I will be plugging numbers into the pool calculator and setting the goals below. Please let me know if my targets are off or if there is anything else I should be doing.

pH- 7.2 (Target = 7.5)
Cl = 0 (Target = 3 ppm)
CC = 0 (Target = 0)
TA = 50 (Target = 75)
Ch = 50-75 (Irrelevant as this is a vinyl lined AG pool)
CYA = 0 (Target = 30)

Pool is approximately 10,400 gallons 21' above ground.

 

[JamesW]

What will you be using for chlorine?

 

[sjagannath]

For now I plan on using bleach... will be moving to SWG later this year or next year.

 

[Richard320]

Looks like you can probably get by with just bleach, baking soda, and stabilizer. Enough baking soda to push TA up to your target will also raise pH a little bit. CYA will lower it a little bit. You'll still be in the good zone. It doesn't all have to be adjusted at once, you know. It'll take a while to warm up enough to jump in, so there's no hurry to get everything exactly perfect.

You might decide you want to use some Cal-hypo to chlorinate with initially. It won't lower pH the way dichlor will, and it will add a little CH. With your low CH readings, you might get a lot of foaming, even if it doesn't affect the vinyl liner at all.