Good news is my tf100 tests came back pretty exactly to what the pool store came back with. But I was told I needed $250 worth of chemicals before I could safely enter the pool - thought I would run my numbers by the pros here.
4 days of SLAM after an algae-ridden opening. Water is now crystal clear and chlorine drop has leveled off. My numbers as of today:
18k gallon vinyl salt w/sand filter
FC: 6
CC: 1.5
TC: 7.5
pH: 7.1
TA: 40
CYA: 20
Pool store also gave me these #s:
Calcium Hardness: 49
Iron: .1
Copper: .2
Phosphates: 155
Advice at the pool store was to:
Add Alkalinity Up (15 lbs)
Hardness Plus (46 lbs)
Chlor Neutralizer: (1 lb)
Fresh 'n clear: (2 lbs)
Cya: (5 lbs)
NoPHOS: (1 lb)
I did buy an 8lb bucket of CYA because I know that's low, but:
Should I care about Hardness in my vinyl pool?
Should I be neutralizing chlorine when it's only at 6? Won't it naturally come down after some sun?
I was told my Phosphates are much too high and I need to act asap. Is that true?
I've never had a low pH before, I held off buying anything else that I wasn't sure about.
Thanks for any advice - 3 kids wanting to jump into the pool that's finally crystal clear but pool guy convinced me they will dissolve on contact!
4 days of SLAM after an algae-ridden opening. Water is now crystal clear and chlorine drop has leveled off. My numbers as of today:
18k gallon vinyl salt w/sand filter
FC: 6
CC: 1.5
TC: 7.5
pH: 7.1
TA: 40
CYA: 20
Pool store also gave me these #s:
Calcium Hardness: 49
Iron: .1
Copper: .2
Phosphates: 155
Advice at the pool store was to:
Add Alkalinity Up (15 lbs)
Hardness Plus (46 lbs)
Chlor Neutralizer: (1 lb)
Fresh 'n clear: (2 lbs)
Cya: (5 lbs)
NoPHOS: (1 lb)
I did buy an 8lb bucket of CYA because I know that's low, but:
Should I care about Hardness in my vinyl pool?
Should I be neutralizing chlorine when it's only at 6? Won't it naturally come down after some sun?
I was told my Phosphates are much too high and I need to act asap. Is that true?
I've never had a low pH before, I held off buying anything else that I wasn't sure about.
Thanks for any advice - 3 kids wanting to jump into the pool that's finally crystal clear but pool guy convinced me they will dissolve on contact!