I think I'm almost there!
Easy Set 12' x 30", 1485 gallons. I put the water in two days ago. I added 8.9 oz CYA last night via the sock method and it is mostly dissolved (with lots of sock squeezing).
This morning, pH read as 7.6, so I did nothing for that. Next up, chlorine. Pool Math app defaults to suggesting 6 ppm and for me said to add 9.1 oz of 12.5% bleach. Wanting to start slowly, I added 4 oz, and got a reading on my K-1000 test kit of about 1 ppm. Then I noticed that Guide for Seasonal/Temporary Pools - Trouble Free Pool says to target 4 ppm, not 6 ppm , which the Pool Math app says means I should add 6.1 oz starting from zero. I decided to split the difference and since I'd already added 4 oz, I added 4 oz more. Now, the K-1000 test kit still gives a Chlorine reading of 1 ppm. Do I add more chlorine?
Also, I noticed that the plastic measuring box in the K-1000 test kit only reads up to 5 on the chlorine scale. Do other test kits have higher readings? I wouldn't be able to target 6 ppm with this kit that only goes up to 4 ppm.
Thanks!
Easy Set 12' x 30", 1485 gallons. I put the water in two days ago. I added 8.9 oz CYA last night via the sock method and it is mostly dissolved (with lots of sock squeezing).
This morning, pH read as 7.6, so I did nothing for that. Next up, chlorine. Pool Math app defaults to suggesting 6 ppm and for me said to add 9.1 oz of 12.5% bleach. Wanting to start slowly, I added 4 oz, and got a reading on my K-1000 test kit of about 1 ppm. Then I noticed that Guide for Seasonal/Temporary Pools - Trouble Free Pool says to target 4 ppm, not 6 ppm , which the Pool Math app says means I should add 6.1 oz starting from zero. I decided to split the difference and since I'd already added 4 oz, I added 4 oz more. Now, the K-1000 test kit still gives a Chlorine reading of 1 ppm. Do I add more chlorine?
Also, I noticed that the plastic measuring box in the K-1000 test kit only reads up to 5 on the chlorine scale. Do other test kits have higher readings? I wouldn't be able to target 6 ppm with this kit that only goes up to 4 ppm.
Thanks!