Buying house with my first pool

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kimkats said:
Can you tell me what the pool water looks like? Cloudy? green? almost clear?
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Water was looking cloudy, but it has cleared up since I added chlorine, got rid of the debris and ran the filter. It's been nonstop rain here for a while, so there was quite a bit of debris and dirt in there.

Looking at the recommended levels, it seems that my CYA is way low. Even with the tube filled to the top, I can still make out the dot on the bottom. Should I try to get it up to 30 or more?
 
CC of 1 and cloudy water is worse than lowish CYA at this point. I would do a proper slam to get cleared up then I would bring CYA up in time for full Summer sun.

edit: This is the sort of clear you are looking for Please explain
 
Mr Bruce said:
CC of 1 and cloudy water is worse than lowish CYA at this point. I would do a proper slam to get cleared up then I would bring CYA up in time for full Summer sun.
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I thought I was doing well, but then brushed the sides today. Green clouds came off. I'm still slamming. I'm using a shock FC level (10) that corresponds to 20 CYA even though I don't think I have even 20 CYA. Should I use less FC?
 
I would stick with what you are using. Make sure to put the strength of your bleach/chlorine so you know you are adding enough. I forgot to change to 8.25 % (store bleach) from the 11% (pool store chlorine) so I was not adding enough :(

Kim:kim:
 
Welcome! Your pool looks beautiful!
If you have passed SLAM criteria, I would get your CYA level up to recommended levels. You can get granular CYA, put it in a sock in front of a return to dissolve.
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CYA in a sock. Hopefully I can get everything balanced soon.


needsajet said:
I would be running my solar way too early in the year, just to see what it can do :)
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I want to try it out, too, but the guy that did the pool inspection said there is no valve to drain the water out of the solar system except up on the roof. I'm not sure that's correct, but assuming it is, we can't have water in the solar system yet because we're still getting freezing nights. Soon though!
 
Things are looking good. Might need a cup of muriatic acid thrown in there. Test the CYA in a week. Meanwhile, bring your Calcium Hardness up. It is probably going to take one of the 25 lb cartons to get it where you need it. I would add in it in stages though. Pool looks good, now you just need to make sure the CSI is within range to avoid corrosion. Once your CH is balanced, things should be right on.

You should post the pool temperature with the numbers as well if you can. That can make a difference. But really, things look good so it won't matter right now.
 
Through the summer, you'll be topping the pool up, which often brings new hardness with it. You can test your fill water CH and TA to get a sense of how it will affect your pool water. Except for CYA per nini's comment above, and assuming the water is around 60 degrees, your water is perfect right now. Personally, I wouldn't add anything but the CYA just now.
 
needsajet said:
Through the summer, you'll be topping the pool up, which often brings new hardness with it. You can test your fill water CH and TA to get a sense of how it will affect your pool water. Except for CYA per nini's comment above, and assuming the water is around 60 degrees, your water is perfect right now. Personally, I wouldn't add anything but the CYA just now.
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I agree with Jet. My CH has climbed thanks to my fill water being around 200. Test your fill water and see what it is.
 
Nursenini said:
I agree with Jet. My CH has climbed thanks to my fill water being around 200. Test your fill water and see what it is.
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Will do. Probably at least a few more weeks before I need to fill it, though, as more rain is headed our way.

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Mavrk said:
You should post the pool temperature with the numbers as well if you can.
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Sorry: Water temp is 57 degrees.
 
Based on where you live, I don't think you have really hard water. It might not be soft, but one level above that. Certainly test your fill water, but personally I would bring it up to minimum levels at least (250). Remember that hardness is not just calcium, so if you test hardness, you can expect a much higher number. Worth testing the calcium though.
 
New results:

FC: 3.5
CC: 0
pH: 7.5
CH: 200
TA: 80
CYA: 25

Water temp: 58

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Mavrk said:
Based on where you live, I don't think you have really hard water. It might not be soft, but one level above that. Certainly test your fill water, but personally I would bring it up to minimum levels at least (250). Remember that hardness is not just calcium, so if you test hardness, you can expect a much higher number. Worth testing the calcium though.
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Tested our water supply: CH 50
 
Here are a couple links that should help you with your pool:

Pool School - Recommended Levels

Pool School - Recommended Pool Chemicals

This will tell you the range your pool should be in. Each pool is different so your pool will need it's happy place. I found keeping a log of my test results helped me learn what my needed.

The other link will help you know what to use to adjust each part of the water with things from your local store like Target or Walmart or Lowes.

Kim:kim:
 

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