Before I left for the weekend on Friday, I noticed the pool was loosing water again so in my frusteration I decided to shut the pump down and deal with it when I got home. :grrrr:
Yesterday, I found another leak (makes me question the strength of my liner after being exposed to the sun all last summer without any water in it), patched the hole, and filled her back up. When I got home from work this morning, the level hadn't changed so I turned on the pump, swept the bottom, and then ran some numbers. Here is where I am:
pH: 7.5
FC: 0 (obviously)
TA: 200ppm as calcium carbonate per my k-2006 kit (not sure what this means)
CH: 150ppm as calcium carbonate
CYA: did not test as I have not added any since I started my conversion
From what I have read in Pool School, it looks like both my TA and CH are elevated, but I don't know to what extent? Could this be causing my cloudiness? I had to refill about a foot yesterday and it has been raining everyday for the last week, so I am surprised they are as high as they are...
I must say the water clarity is better. I still cannot see the bottom, but at least I can see my fingertips when I have my arm submerged under water (probably 2ft or so)
What should be my next move? Do I need to do anything about any of these other numbers or just start hitting it again with bleach? The last overnight test I did, which was on last thursday, I lost 2ppm of FC (15 to 13) and my CC was 0.5
I am going to be out of town over the weekend again, which makes it difficult to fully commit for 2 days when I know I am going to be gone for 3 without anyone to give the pool the attention it needs. I have already went through around 50 gallons of bleach so I hate to waste money, time, and effort if adding bleach for the next 48 hours will be in vain. But if you guys think it will be beneficial to get after it again for a couple days, I will start adding, scrubbing, and testing.
I appreciate any and all advice,
Matt