Hi All and Happy Summer!
I have new IG pool and part of our contract had that the pool company would "manage" it for the first month. That part hasn't been great - but we are about finished with that timeframe. Yesterday (7/1) I made sure I was home and outside when they came so I could see EXACTLY what they did and added. They carry the TFT test kit but they used it differently than the directions on the lid. They tested for pH using the green TA chemicals to tell me how much acid they were needing to add. That confused me. They also added 3 "scoops" of chlorine and 6 tablets total in the skimmers because I had no FC showing up. (I already knew that but were waiting for them to "manage". I do have a Pentair Rainbow Chlorinator that I thought was supposed to keep up with the chlorine.
***We ARE going to SWG System. Still waiting on them to install that and add the salt. ***
So for now - these test results seem off to me:
pH - 7.4 (added 2 gallons yesterday of muriatic acid)
FC 13 (tested twice)
CC 0
CYA 100
TA 160
CH 200+ (ran out of drops)
Thoughts? Are they managing this correctly for a new pool, new fill? Do I need to do something differently?
Thanks as always,
Melissa
I have new IG pool and part of our contract had that the pool company would "manage" it for the first month. That part hasn't been great - but we are about finished with that timeframe. Yesterday (7/1) I made sure I was home and outside when they came so I could see EXACTLY what they did and added. They carry the TFT test kit but they used it differently than the directions on the lid. They tested for pH using the green TA chemicals to tell me how much acid they were needing to add. That confused me. They also added 3 "scoops" of chlorine and 6 tablets total in the skimmers because I had no FC showing up. (I already knew that but were waiting for them to "manage". I do have a Pentair Rainbow Chlorinator that I thought was supposed to keep up with the chlorine.
***We ARE going to SWG System. Still waiting on them to install that and add the salt. ***
So for now - these test results seem off to me:
pH - 7.4 (added 2 gallons yesterday of muriatic acid)
FC 13 (tested twice)
CC 0
CYA 100
TA 160
CH 200+ (ran out of drops)
Thoughts? Are they managing this correctly for a new pool, new fill? Do I need to do something differently?
Thanks as always,
Melissa