Hi folks,
First post here, thanks for having me
I have been reading the Guide for Seasonal/Temporary Pools post and had a question about Step 5.
I set up my Intex 14' x 48" AG pool and filled it with tap water.
I currently only have the HTH 3 test kit (Walmart was out of the 6 test kit but will buy the moment it is in stock).
Day 1
Chlorine: 0
PH: 7.6ish
Added 8oz of HTH super shock n swim
I added HTH super shock n swim thinking that this shock was an adequate substitute for dichlor (mostly due to the term shock). I'm guessing that this was a mistake because when I looked up the differences it sounds like calcium hypochloride doesn't raise CYA but dichlor does.
Day 2
Chlorine: WAY OFF THE CHARTS (was bright orange and the test kit only goes to yellow)
PH: 7.8
Didn't add anything
Day 3
Chlorine: 0 (Wow, back to 0??? It was an overcast day)
PH: 7.6
Added 8oz of HTH super shock n swim
Question: Should I buy actual dichlor and start over? Or is there a path to success with calcium hypochloride?
Cheers,
Aaron
First post here, thanks for having me
I have been reading the Guide for Seasonal/Temporary Pools post and had a question about Step 5.
I set up my Intex 14' x 48" AG pool and filled it with tap water.
I currently only have the HTH 3 test kit (Walmart was out of the 6 test kit but will buy the moment it is in stock).
Day 1
Chlorine: 0
PH: 7.6ish
Added 8oz of HTH super shock n swim
I added HTH super shock n swim thinking that this shock was an adequate substitute for dichlor (mostly due to the term shock). I'm guessing that this was a mistake because when I looked up the differences it sounds like calcium hypochloride doesn't raise CYA but dichlor does.
Day 2
Chlorine: WAY OFF THE CHARTS (was bright orange and the test kit only goes to yellow)
PH: 7.8
Didn't add anything
Day 3
Chlorine: 0 (Wow, back to 0??? It was an overcast day)
PH: 7.6
Added 8oz of HTH super shock n swim
Question: Should I buy actual dichlor and start over? Or is there a path to success with calcium hypochloride?
Cheers,
Aaron