Good Evening,
Pool maintenance has recently defaulted to me. No chemistry back at all. Water is clear and looks clean. Ran out of test strips a couple of days ago so began researching. I know now, the strips are not reliable. We've had the pool 2 years and pretty much used chlorine tablets and liquid chlorine. I know now the tablets are probably the culprit as the CYA is very high. A pool cleaning company tested the water and a Leslie's Pool test also reads CYA high. I intend to order a TF-Pro text kit but in the mean time... should I start the process to drain the pool in order to correct the CYA level? Is that the first step to take on before trying to correct anything else? Thank you for your time!
L Pools readings:
FC 15
pH 6.9
Total Alkalinity 0 (adjusted due to the effect of CyA on tested Total Alkalinity)
Calcium Hardness 313
CyA 174
Iron 0.1
Copper 0.2
Phosphates 2974 (read that this is not relevant if FC kept at correct level)
TDS 2000
12K gal, IG plaster, Hayward 2.7 variable speed pump, 425 sq ft cartridge filter, Dolphin cleaning robot, Testing kit TF-Pro (need to purchase)
Pool maintenance has recently defaulted to me. No chemistry back at all. Water is clear and looks clean. Ran out of test strips a couple of days ago so began researching. I know now, the strips are not reliable. We've had the pool 2 years and pretty much used chlorine tablets and liquid chlorine. I know now the tablets are probably the culprit as the CYA is very high. A pool cleaning company tested the water and a Leslie's Pool test also reads CYA high. I intend to order a TF-Pro text kit but in the mean time... should I start the process to drain the pool in order to correct the CYA level? Is that the first step to take on before trying to correct anything else? Thank you for your time!
L Pools readings:
FC 15
pH 6.9
Total Alkalinity 0 (adjusted due to the effect of CyA on tested Total Alkalinity)
Calcium Hardness 313
CyA 174
Iron 0.1
Copper 0.2
Phosphates 2974 (read that this is not relevant if FC kept at correct level)
TDS 2000
12K gal, IG plaster, Hayward 2.7 variable speed pump, 425 sq ft cartridge filter, Dolphin cleaning robot, Testing kit TF-Pro (need to purchase)