Asking for a friend and I'm trying to help him run the pool the trouble-free style.
Current tests came back at
PH 7.2
Alkalinity 140
CC less than 1ppm
CYA - (I didn't try diluting it but lost the black dot about 1/2 or 3/4 of the way to the 100 mark)
It's a 20x40 - approx 17000 gallons.
It used to be maintained by a pool service that seems to run with a high CYA and they told him to add 2 bags of shock every weekend and just keep the alkalinity in check with muratic acid. They have a chlorine dispenser with tabs.
So..... moving forward, I know the way to lower CYA is to drain and refill but my question is, can we do anything to hold him over.
My concern is that even if it got cleared up by keeping the alkalinity in check and adding the shock, the CC levels would have to be so high to keep in clean.
Thoughts?
Dave
Current tests came back at
PH 7.2
Alkalinity 140
CC less than 1ppm
CYA - (I didn't try diluting it but lost the black dot about 1/2 or 3/4 of the way to the 100 mark)
It's a 20x40 - approx 17000 gallons.
It used to be maintained by a pool service that seems to run with a high CYA and they told him to add 2 bags of shock every weekend and just keep the alkalinity in check with muratic acid. They have a chlorine dispenser with tabs.
So..... moving forward, I know the way to lower CYA is to drain and refill but my question is, can we do anything to hold him over.
My concern is that even if it got cleared up by keeping the alkalinity in check and adding the shock, the CC levels would have to be so high to keep in clean.
Thoughts?
Dave