I have just taken over maintaining my pool this past week after using a pool guy for 2 1/2 years. It has been warm here in in SWFL the last couple of weeks and I think my pool was on the borderline of having problems when I started. The pool had a film on the surface and some bubbles that we have not seen before and the water is somewhat cloudy. My first test on 1/2/15 showed FC of 0.5, PH of 7.1, and CYA of 50. I added bleach, washing soda, and a small amount of stabilizer according to PoolMAth's recommendations. The SWG seemed to make the bubbles worse, so a turned it off (based on another post here). The next day the test results were about the same (FC 0.5, PH 7.2, CYA 52). I decided to just tackle the chlorine issue and added more chlorine. After adding that FC went up to 7 and the pool is looking better. Yesterday I turned the SWG back on as the bubbles were gone and the FC was 3. Here are my test results this morning:
FC - 2.0
CC 0.5
pH - 7.3
TA - 80
CH - 200
CYA - 50
So it looks like there are 4 areas of concern- low FC, low PH, low CH, and low CYA. Which issue is the most critical? Should I attack them one at a time or all at once?
Thanks in advance,
Tim
FC - 2.0
CC 0.5
pH - 7.3
TA - 80
CH - 200
CYA - 50
So it looks like there are 4 areas of concern- low FC, low PH, low CH, and low CYA. Which issue is the most critical? Should I attack them one at a time or all at once?
Thanks in advance,
Tim