Hi everyone, thanks for this community forum, it's AWESOME! I have learned SO much over the last week reading about pool chemistry and equipment. We bought this house that had a pool and have struggled each year with various things using the pool store each time and spending $ to short term fix so I decided this year, since I'm currently home for Corona (I'm a teacher) that I would take this on myself as we had some light brownish staining on the walls and bottom for the last 2 years that I was bound and determined to get rid of. My first step was to purchase a Taylor K-2006.
Background: We were running the pump at 75% 10 hours during the day (10:30-6:30) and the SWG was set at 55%. Over the last few days I have tested each day (sometimes multiple times) and was struggling to get FC up. Here's my test results so you can try to see a pattern, I hope.
3/31 (pool store test) FC=1.87 CC=.22 PH=7.1 CH=211 TA=1? CYA=43 no copper or iron, Phosphate=281 Salt 2900
Set SWG to 40% in order to drop chlorine levels and use StainFree.
4/1 (midday store test) FC= .03 CC=0 PH=7.0 CH= 281 TA=35 CYA=45ppm no copper or iron, Phosphate = 831 Salt=2970
4/1 (evening store test) FC= .15 CC=0 PH=7.1 CH= 319 TA=37 CYA=39ppm no copper, iron= .1, Phosphate = 825 Salt=3200
Completed the StainFree process and it worked, for the most part. 75% of stains were gone.
No tests done 4/2-4/4
4/5 Received Test Kit in mail
4/5 (1st time using the test, might have been lower) FC= .5? CC=.5 PH=7.3 CH= 370 TA=40 CYA=52ppm
Read that TA needed to be higher so I took measures to raise it.
4/5 (evening test) FC= 1.0 CC=.2 PH=7.3 CH= 370 TA=90
Turned the SWC up to 70% to get more Chlorine going
4/6 2:00pm (pump turned on at 10:00am) FC=.4 CC=0 Salt = 2800
Added a bag of salt since I read the SWG needs to salt to work properly
4/6 4:00pm FC=1.8 CC=.2 Salt = 3200
4/6 6:00pm FC=1.6 CC=.2
4/7 12:00pm FC=only trace amounts (weird)
4/7 4:00pm FC=1.8 CC=.2
4/7 6:00pm FC=1.8 CC=0 PH=7.7 CH=380 TA=90 CYA=57
Decided to run pump 2 more hours a day. Now set to running 50% for 6 hours, 75% for 6 hours (daytime hrs)
4/8 10:00am FC=4.4 (wow! could this have been caused by putting 10 drops in at a time before swirling? ) CC=.2 PH=7.8 CH=370 TA=90 CYA=55
4/8 12:00pm FC=3.2 CC=.2
I've included pictures that I just took (12:00), but I have noticed it getting a little greener, it seems, by the hour.
Any ideas?? Thanks for your time to help a newbie!
Stacey
Background: We were running the pump at 75% 10 hours during the day (10:30-6:30) and the SWG was set at 55%. Over the last few days I have tested each day (sometimes multiple times) and was struggling to get FC up. Here's my test results so you can try to see a pattern, I hope.
3/31 (pool store test) FC=1.87 CC=.22 PH=7.1 CH=211 TA=1? CYA=43 no copper or iron, Phosphate=281 Salt 2900
Set SWG to 40% in order to drop chlorine levels and use StainFree.
4/1 (midday store test) FC= .03 CC=0 PH=7.0 CH= 281 TA=35 CYA=45ppm no copper or iron, Phosphate = 831 Salt=2970
4/1 (evening store test) FC= .15 CC=0 PH=7.1 CH= 319 TA=37 CYA=39ppm no copper, iron= .1, Phosphate = 825 Salt=3200
Completed the StainFree process and it worked, for the most part. 75% of stains were gone.
No tests done 4/2-4/4
4/5 Received Test Kit in mail
4/5 (1st time using the test, might have been lower) FC= .5? CC=.5 PH=7.3 CH= 370 TA=40 CYA=52ppm
Read that TA needed to be higher so I took measures to raise it.
4/5 (evening test) FC= 1.0 CC=.2 PH=7.3 CH= 370 TA=90
Turned the SWC up to 70% to get more Chlorine going
4/6 2:00pm (pump turned on at 10:00am) FC=.4 CC=0 Salt = 2800
Added a bag of salt since I read the SWG needs to salt to work properly
4/6 4:00pm FC=1.8 CC=.2 Salt = 3200
4/6 6:00pm FC=1.6 CC=.2
4/7 12:00pm FC=only trace amounts (weird)
4/7 4:00pm FC=1.8 CC=.2
4/7 6:00pm FC=1.8 CC=0 PH=7.7 CH=380 TA=90 CYA=57
Decided to run pump 2 more hours a day. Now set to running 50% for 6 hours, 75% for 6 hours (daytime hrs)
4/8 10:00am FC=4.4 (wow! could this have been caused by putting 10 drops in at a time before swirling? ) CC=.2 PH=7.8 CH=370 TA=90 CYA=55
4/8 12:00pm FC=3.2 CC=.2
I've included pictures that I just took (12:00), but I have noticed it getting a little greener, it seems, by the hour.
Any ideas?? Thanks for your time to help a newbie!
Stacey
