I just got my test kit and feel like I might have done something wrong. here are the results.
FC=7.5PPM
water stayed clear for the CC
pH=7.5
TA=200
CH=850 or 580 (I'll explain below)
CYA=60
So a couple things. I've been going to leslies since I got my new house with the pool. I have about 10 tests from the past month. Every leslies test has shown TA in the 120-130 range so idk how I got 200 on my test. I re did the test and got the same results. I redid it a 3rd time but filled 25mL with the magnetic stir bar in the cylinder already so it would have been less than 25mL. that result gave me 140 which is pretty close to what leslies was showing.
Now, CH... The card says to add 10mL of pool water then multiply by 25. the video says to have a 25mL sample and multiply by 10. the reagent amount doubled for the video instructions. The card instructions got 34 drops for color change, multiply by 25=850. The video used 58 drops multiply by 10=580. Either way, leslies always gave me results slightly below 300. both of my test numbers seem outrageous. I don't have calcium stains on my pool
CYA from leslies has constantly been in the 120 range. my pool was in really bad shape when I got the house (only 1 month ago) so I know 60 is good, but I feel like my pool has been out of whack so the 120 number seems to make more sense.
here are my last leslies test results from tuesday. I added 16mL muratic acid that night and again the next night. then 1/4 gallon liquid chlorine yesterday (3rd night). Please help explain what's going on here. I plan on going to leslies again tomorrow to get a test and immediately follow up with a test of my own to see the difference
FC=7.5PPM
water stayed clear for the CC
pH=7.5
TA=200
CH=850 or 580 (I'll explain below)
CYA=60
So a couple things. I've been going to leslies since I got my new house with the pool. I have about 10 tests from the past month. Every leslies test has shown TA in the 120-130 range so idk how I got 200 on my test. I re did the test and got the same results. I redid it a 3rd time but filled 25mL with the magnetic stir bar in the cylinder already so it would have been less than 25mL. that result gave me 140 which is pretty close to what leslies was showing.
Now, CH... The card says to add 10mL of pool water then multiply by 25. the video says to have a 25mL sample and multiply by 10. the reagent amount doubled for the video instructions. The card instructions got 34 drops for color change, multiply by 25=850. The video used 58 drops multiply by 10=580. Either way, leslies always gave me results slightly below 300. both of my test numbers seem outrageous. I don't have calcium stains on my pool
CYA from leslies has constantly been in the 120 range. my pool was in really bad shape when I got the house (only 1 month ago) so I know 60 is good, but I feel like my pool has been out of whack so the 120 number seems to make more sense.
here are my last leslies test results from tuesday. I added 16mL muratic acid that night and again the next night. then 1/4 gallon liquid chlorine yesterday (3rd night). Please help explain what's going on here. I plan on going to leslies again tomorrow to get a test and immediately follow up with a test of my own to see the difference