Greetings all, I closed on a house in north Texas today with a 35k gallon in-ground pool with a SWG. After browsing the forums and reading through pool school I purchased a tf test kit TF-Pro Salt. The water looks clean to my untrained eye. It's certainly not something I would think twice about jumping into. I got access to the pool today and did my first series of tests with the new test kit.
My readings are as follows:
FC: 2.0
PH: 7.8 (? I'm not 100% sure I matched the colors correctly)
TA: 60
CH: 0 (Was surprised by this but the water stayed clear after the addition of 3 drops of R-0011L)
CYA: 40
SALT: 3600
In addition the SWG, which I believe is an Astral e35, is reading low salt.
From what I have learned so far I believe that I need to elevate both the CYA and the FC based on the FC/CYA chart. Is that correct? Should I shoot for the middle so something like 70-80 CYA and the associated FC of 6-10?
I'm also a bit concerned with the CH of 0. I will retest that tomorrow, but assuming that is actually 0 that needs to be addressed as well, correct?
I'm also a bit perplexed by the Salt. 3600ppm seems close to what I would expect to be good based on what I've read, but the E35 reads low salt. A look at the manual indicates its salt level range is 4000-8000 with a recommended value of 4000ppm. Is that not high? Should I be adding salt?
I plan to retest again tomorrow, but assuming consistent test values I believe I need to take some corrective actions. Does it matter what order I try to address things in? Should I deal with the salt first and then try to address CYA and CH? Should I try to address everything at once?
Thanks for all the help and great content,
SoonerSwimmer
My readings are as follows:
FC: 2.0
PH: 7.8 (? I'm not 100% sure I matched the colors correctly)
TA: 60
CH: 0 (Was surprised by this but the water stayed clear after the addition of 3 drops of R-0011L)
CYA: 40
SALT: 3600
In addition the SWG, which I believe is an Astral e35, is reading low salt.
From what I have learned so far I believe that I need to elevate both the CYA and the FC based on the FC/CYA chart. Is that correct? Should I shoot for the middle so something like 70-80 CYA and the associated FC of 6-10?
I'm also a bit concerned with the CH of 0. I will retest that tomorrow, but assuming that is actually 0 that needs to be addressed as well, correct?
I'm also a bit perplexed by the Salt. 3600ppm seems close to what I would expect to be good based on what I've read, but the E35 reads low salt. A look at the manual indicates its salt level range is 4000-8000 with a recommended value of 4000ppm. Is that not high? Should I be adding salt?
I plan to retest again tomorrow, but assuming consistent test values I believe I need to take some corrective actions. Does it matter what order I try to address things in? Should I deal with the salt first and then try to address CYA and CH? Should I try to address everything at once?
Thanks for all the help and great content,
SoonerSwimmer