New Pool in Florida (Well Water)

[PoolStored]

Thank you! Should I be concerned about TA being so high? I plan on picking up Muriatic Acid today to lower PH, which if I understand correctly, will help lower TA (with aeration).

Manage your pH and ignore TA (test for it, but don't "treat" it). Follow this:

1. When TA > 80: When pH gets to 8.0, lower your pH to 7.6. pH will rise. When pH gets to 8.0, lower to 7.6 again.
2. When TA is between 60 and 80. DON'T lower pH to 7.6. It will be fairly stable between 7.8 and 8.0

If your muriatic additions are too frequent, then this is the thread for you.

Lowering Total Alkalinity (TA) Quickly with the Acid Aeration Method

Thought I'd make a post that might help others. We've had quite a few members this year with high TA, and I've been typing the same information over and over. I'm going to post this so I can link it to help others. High TA can cause rapid pH rise. High TA is typically caused by high TA fill...

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[PoolStored]

Thanks. Should be shooting for a 8 to 10 every day to make it up?

10-12. I have CYA of 90 and I keep it 10-12FC...and I live in Ohio...lol.

Don't you have a SWCG? Can it not keep up?

 

[Gambit80]

10-12. I have CYA of 90 and I keep it 10-12FC...and I live in Ohio...lol.

Don't you have a SWCG? Can it not keep up?

I do, only had the pool a week. Still learning the percentages and pump time. I will get the numbers up to 10 to 12.

 

[PoolStored]

Generally, use this tool for target ranges for your CYA. Link-->The Free Chlorine and Cyanuric Acid Relationship

For your CYA of 80/90, range is 6-12. I'm telling you to stay at the top of the range with your demand, while you are learning the pool. As I said, I keep mine 10-12.

GTG

 

[Gambit80]

Generally, use this tool for target ranges for your CYA. Link-->The Free Chlorine and Cyanuric Acid Relationship

For your CYA of 80/90, range is 6-12. I'm telling you to stay at the top of the range with your demand, while you are learning the pool. As I said, I keep mine 10-12.

GTG

Will do. I appreciate it!

 

[Gambit80]

Generally, use this tool for target ranges for your CYA. Link-->The Free Chlorine and Cyanuric Acid Relationship

For your CYA of 80/90, range is 6-12. I'm telling you to stay at the top of the range with your demand, while you are learning the pool. As I said, I keep mine 10-12.

GTG

When maintaining 10-12 FC, how to accurately gauge PH as it reports as high when maintaining that high of FC?

 

[PoolStored]

Let it drift down to9-10 once a week and test.

 

[Gambit80]

LOL...Well...that makes perfect sense.