Water balance frustration

[TeachO]

Struggling to figure out why my free chlorine is high and my total chlorine is low. My water is slightly green and cloudy-can’t see the bottom. Been open for a week. I have put in a ton of liquid shock. Running the filter nonstop. Need advice please!

 

[TeachO]

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Struggling to figure out why my free chlorine is high and my total chlorine is low. My water is slightly green and cloudy-can’t see the bottom. Been open for a week. I have put in a ton of liquid shock. Running the filter nonstop. Need advice please!

Use Taylor test kit and record it in Pooli app.

 

[mknauss]

The data you have entered is not from a Taylor drop test kit. What did you use?

 

[proavia]

Which Taylor test kit?
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Use the PoolMath app instead of Pooli.

Are you sure you aren't recording CC as TC in that app.
We don't use TC - only FC and CC as FC+CC=TC.

 

[TeachO]

Which Taylor test kit?
Test Kits Compared

Use the PoolMath app instead of Pooli.

Are you sure you aren't recording CC as TC in that app.
We don't use TC - only FC and CC as FC+CC=TC.

I’m using Complete FAS-DPD Chlorine kit from Leslie’s

 

[TeachO]

The data you have entered is not from a Taylor drop test kit. What did you use?

I just entered it from my test with Taylor supplies.

 

[TeachO]

The data you have entered is not from a Taylor drop test kit. What did you use?

 

[TeachO]

Which Taylor test kit?
Test Kits Compared

Use the PoolMath app instead of Pooli.

Are you sure you aren't recording CC as TC in that app.
We don't use TC - only FC and CC as FC+CC=TC.

Maybe it is free chlorine and

Which Taylor test kit?
Test Kits Compared

Use the PoolMath app instead of Pooli.

Are you sure you aren't recording CC as TC in that app.
We don't use TC - only FC and CC as FC+CC=TC.

 

[TeachO]

Maybe it is free chlorine and

That’s helpful…. So the FC is high and the CC is low.

 

[proavia]

How did you get a TA with a decimal in it?
Did you use the booklet or wheel thing to calculated "adjusted" TA? Just report the TA result, not adjusted.

Kit appears to be a rebranded K-2006.

Again - use PoolMath not the other app.

Yeah - the TC you reported is likely CC - but your app doesn't accept CC.

 

[TeachO]

The data you have entered is not from a Taylor drop test kit. What did you use?

 

[TeachO]

How did you get a TA with a decimal in it?
Did you use the booklet or wheel thing to calculated "adjusted" TA? Just report the TA result, not adjusted.

Kit appears to be a rebranded K-2006.

Again - use PoolMath not the other app.

Yeah - the TC you reported is likely CC - but your app doesn't accept CC.

It was calculated in the Pooli app I guess. I didn’t put in the decimal.

 

[TeachO]

It was calculated in the Pooli app I guess. I didn’t put in the decimal.

Total TA is 125

 

[TeachO]

Total TA is 125

 

[proavia]

Please use the PoolMath app.

The app you are using is difficult to read and follow - and it doesn't show CC, which is an important parameter to monitor.
Since you are using a rebranded K-2006 test kit, the app you use isn't even tracking the data from the K-2006 correctly.

 

[mknauss]

Total TA is 125

You cannot measure that with a Taylor kit.

 

[PoolStored]

You cannot measure that with a Taylor kit.

Maybe he did a 10ml test sample...

 

[mknauss]

Maybe he did a 10ml test sample...

You are likely correct - my apologies. But TA should not be tested like that as it is much to inaccurate.

 

[PoolStored]

But TA should not be tested like that as it is much to inaccurate.

I agree. I've had it off my 30+, comparing 10ml to 25. Best to use 25ml sample.

 

[Mdragger88]

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Struggling to figure out why my free chlorine is high and my total chlorine is low. My water is slightly green and cloudy-can’t see the bottom. Been open for a week. I have put in a ton of liquid shock. Running the filter nonstop. Need advice please!

Okay - to clear the green/cloudy pool you need to do the
SLAM Process.
Your fc is currently not high - Slam fc level for your cya of 60 is 24ppm
(there’s no inbetweens on the cya test - always round up if the dot disappears between two values)
Your ta (which is only measured in increments of 10 - no extrapolations) has been increasing (are you adding something to increase it? If so stop
As mentioned, please use
PoolMath as it uses tfp recommended levels, & suggestions, doesn’t “adjust” ta & also lists fc & cc separately which is very important.
It is free to use & will help you calculate all additions accurately. If you wish to retain more than 1 log for your records there is a yearly subscription fee of $7.99.
Its very important for you to have a fairly accurate volume estimate of your pool so you dose accurately.
At the bottom of this Page there’s a calculator for that