My K-2006 test kit finally arrived today so I ran a test on my water. Here are the results:
FC - 0.8
pH - 7.5
TA - 70
CH - 425
CYA - 35
I've had a floating puck dispenser in the pool for the last couple weeks until I could test the water, since I had no test kit before today. Obviously FC was way low, so I just brought it up to 14 with bleach to start a SLAM procedure. My main concern is the calcium hardness at 425. I measured the tap water at 190, so the calcium didn't come from there. We just moved into the house 3 weeks ago, so I'm guessing the previous owner's pool service was chlorinating the pool with hypo-cal. Anyways, should I go ahead and replace some of the water to get the calcium down below 350? There's no evidence of scaling that I can see, but I feel like the water could be slightly more clear. Will calcium slowly fall with summer evaporation, or is replacing water the only way to lower it?
FC - 0.8
pH - 7.5
TA - 70
CH - 425
CYA - 35
I've had a floating puck dispenser in the pool for the last couple weeks until I could test the water, since I had no test kit before today. Obviously FC was way low, so I just brought it up to 14 with bleach to start a SLAM procedure. My main concern is the calcium hardness at 425. I measured the tap water at 190, so the calcium didn't come from there. We just moved into the house 3 weeks ago, so I'm guessing the previous owner's pool service was chlorinating the pool with hypo-cal. Anyways, should I go ahead and replace some of the water to get the calcium down below 350? There's no evidence of scaling that I can see, but I feel like the water could be slightly more clear. Will calcium slowly fall with summer evaporation, or is replacing water the only way to lower it?