Hello All,
New to the forum and new pool owner - have learned a tremendous amount of information in a short amount of time.
Hopefully quick question -
About a month ago we "closed" the pool here in North Texas. My closing steps (based on recommendation from previous owner) were to balance the chemicals and when the salt cell shows the red "cold water" light, to remove the SWG and put in a dummy pipe, and cover the pool with the cover they left behind (thick mesh with tons of anchors around pool deck). After that, add ~1/2 gal liquid chlorine once or twice a month and run pump periodically to distribute chemicals/filter water.
Long story short, the cold snap didn't last, pool warmed back up, turned green (under the cover). I shocked the pool with liquid chlorine and reinstalled the SWG to clear things up until it gets cold enough once and for all, to keep the cell turned off.
Fast forward to last week and friends decided they want to host a party at our house and use the hot tub to which I said no problem.
I do not have a test kit yet - we bought the house in August and I just left the settings as the previous owner had set up, with weekly runs to a local mom & pop pool store for a water test, and everything remained fine. Planning to buy one going into the spring. The test strips I have seem relatively accurate when compared with pool store figures, which I know can be questionable, but we're working with what we've got, and their business is based on word of mouth so I trust them a bit more than I would a big chain.
Just got back from the pool store with test results and the big question is, with my current CYA:FC ratio - is this safe to get in, and if not, is this possible to correct in ~48 hours? Water is crystal clear at this point.
FC: 6.47
TC: 8.86
CC: 2.39
pH: 7.6
TA: 114
CH: 461
CYA: 5
Mitigating steps taken since getting these results
- Dropped IC output to 35%/1%
- Added 3 lbs CYA (what I had on hand)
Added the CYA in hopes that it will tie up some of the chlorine and move my CYA:FC ratio in the right direction. I may also peel back a part of the cover tomorrow to get some sunlight on the water to hopefully burn things off.
Appreciate ya'lls input.
New to the forum and new pool owner - have learned a tremendous amount of information in a short amount of time.
Hopefully quick question -
About a month ago we "closed" the pool here in North Texas. My closing steps (based on recommendation from previous owner) were to balance the chemicals and when the salt cell shows the red "cold water" light, to remove the SWG and put in a dummy pipe, and cover the pool with the cover they left behind (thick mesh with tons of anchors around pool deck). After that, add ~1/2 gal liquid chlorine once or twice a month and run pump periodically to distribute chemicals/filter water.
Long story short, the cold snap didn't last, pool warmed back up, turned green (under the cover). I shocked the pool with liquid chlorine and reinstalled the SWG to clear things up until it gets cold enough once and for all, to keep the cell turned off.
Fast forward to last week and friends decided they want to host a party at our house and use the hot tub to which I said no problem.
I do not have a test kit yet - we bought the house in August and I just left the settings as the previous owner had set up, with weekly runs to a local mom & pop pool store for a water test, and everything remained fine. Planning to buy one going into the spring. The test strips I have seem relatively accurate when compared with pool store figures, which I know can be questionable, but we're working with what we've got, and their business is based on word of mouth so I trust them a bit more than I would a big chain.
Just got back from the pool store with test results and the big question is, with my current CYA:FC ratio - is this safe to get in, and if not, is this possible to correct in ~48 hours? Water is crystal clear at this point.
FC: 6.47
TC: 8.86
CC: 2.39
pH: 7.6
TA: 114
CH: 461
CYA: 5
Mitigating steps taken since getting these results
- Dropped IC output to 35%/1%
- Added 3 lbs CYA (what I had on hand)
Added the CYA in hopes that it will tie up some of the chlorine and move my CYA:FC ratio in the right direction. I may also peel back a part of the cover tomorrow to get some sunlight on the water to hopefully burn things off.
Appreciate ya'lls input.
