Hello all! First time pool owner and trying to get a grip on pool chemistry. So much conflicting advice between pool stores, weekly maintenance people who just stop showing up and well making neighbors friends and family. Hard to determine who to believe. Hoping to learn here and get this under control. Pool is almost 2 years old and battling calcium line at water level. Pool store says hardness is at 900. Went from 398 to 900 in 1 month. I am figuring it is high because as I work on the calcium line with pumice and rinse with the pool water I am getting a white residue on all tile rinsed with the water. Considering reverse osmosis truck to get this in check. Just ordered the T100 test kit as well. I was using the Poolmaster 5-way but it doesn't test calcium hardness and the other readings are very different from the pool store and weekly maintenence people. Any advice greatly appreciated, I am going to beat this and learn to maintain my pool myself!!!
Getting a grip
- Thread starter 1pucanada
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 59,321
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Welcome to the forum!
When you get your TF100, run a full suite of tests and start a thread in Testing and Balancing.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
When you get your TF100, run a full suite of tests and start a thread in Testing and Balancing.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.
Will do! And already read the ABC of pool chemistry, but will definitely reread when the kit arrives
Oh boy! Totally out of whack. And I have had a pool maintenance guy for 3 months. Uggggh!
FC 7.5
PH 7.6
TA 170
CH 1050. Yikes already scheduled reverse osmosis in 2 weeks
CYA 100
I am going the filtration will get me back down on CH and CYA. Then balance out from there.
FC 7.5
PH 7.6
TA 170
CH 1050. Yikes already scheduled reverse osmosis in 2 weeks
CYA 100
I am going the filtration will get me back down on CH and CYA. Then balance out from there.