Hi there!
My name is Timi! I am so excited that I found this site! I was feeling really overwhelmed and lost trying to figure this all out.
we set our pool up and ran it without any chemicals for maybe 4 days while I was trying to figure out where to start.
yesterday when we went to get in the pool all of the surfaces were getting slimy!! so I knew that I had to figure it out and fast!
our pool is just an above ground intex vinyl liner, with metal frame, round, 16x42 and just the small pump that it came with.
I found this website and tried to use the pool calculator and the small starter thing of chemicals that came with the pool.
when I first started out and tested the water here is what I got:
TH = 0
FC = 0
pH = 6.8
TA = 40
CYA = 0
I added the CYA in a sock like I had read on here in the form of hth stabilizer and conditioner (1lb)
I added in baking soda per the pool math thing on here (love this tool!)
and I added the hth shock and swim per the directions
before going to bed I checked again and ran the pump all night and this is what I got:
TH = 0
FC = 3
pH = 7.2
TA = 80
and CYA = 0
I woke up this AM to a bright, but clear green pool!! and tested to get this!
TH = 0
FC = 0
pH - 7.5
TA = 120
and CYA = 0
so I added more shock and swim because the chlorine disappeared overnight and even though the water was clear green I was thinking with the chlorine wasting and the slimy feel that it was the beginning of algae
I then came home today and the pool is still green, but not as bad, but the chlorine had gone back to zero.
here are my latest tests after adding more chlorine and shaking the CYA sock a bit:
TH = 0
FC = 3
pH=7.2
TA = 120
and CYA = 0
HELP!!! what should I do? I have no clue now!
also can we swim in it the way it is? (this of course is the most important because it is HOT!!)
thank you so much I know this is a bit too long to be kosher for a forum, but I just had to tell you what all I did!
thank you
Timi
My name is Timi! I am so excited that I found this site! I was feeling really overwhelmed and lost trying to figure this all out.
we set our pool up and ran it without any chemicals for maybe 4 days while I was trying to figure out where to start.
yesterday when we went to get in the pool all of the surfaces were getting slimy!! so I knew that I had to figure it out and fast!
our pool is just an above ground intex vinyl liner, with metal frame, round, 16x42 and just the small pump that it came with.
I found this website and tried to use the pool calculator and the small starter thing of chemicals that came with the pool.
when I first started out and tested the water here is what I got:
TH = 0
FC = 0
pH = 6.8
TA = 40
CYA = 0
I added the CYA in a sock like I had read on here in the form of hth stabilizer and conditioner (1lb)
I added in baking soda per the pool math thing on here (love this tool!)
and I added the hth shock and swim per the directions
before going to bed I checked again and ran the pump all night and this is what I got:
TH = 0
FC = 3
pH = 7.2
TA = 80
and CYA = 0
I woke up this AM to a bright, but clear green pool!! and tested to get this!
TH = 0
FC = 0
pH - 7.5
TA = 120
and CYA = 0
so I added more shock and swim because the chlorine disappeared overnight and even though the water was clear green I was thinking with the chlorine wasting and the slimy feel that it was the beginning of algae
I then came home today and the pool is still green, but not as bad, but the chlorine had gone back to zero.
here are my latest tests after adding more chlorine and shaking the CYA sock a bit:
TH = 0
FC = 3
pH=7.2
TA = 120
and CYA = 0
HELP!!! what should I do? I have no clue now!
also can we swim in it the way it is? (this of course is the most important because it is HOT!!)
thank you so much I know this is a bit too long to be kosher for a forum, but I just had to tell you what all I did!
thank you
Timi