Kimkats had just said I need to put plaster as my surface just above. Will get the change made next time I log on by computer
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Yup plaster. Sorry for the confusion. How deep is the pool?
For now, add 2.5# of the DiChlor. Mix it in a bucket first (stir a lot) so it dissolves. We don't want it getting trapped in your filter where it will get back-washed out. I am basing this on a shallow pool which is conservative.
For now, add 2.5# of the DiChlor. Mix it in a bucket first (stir a lot) so it dissolves. We don't want it getting trapped in your filter where it will get back-washed out. I am basing this on a shallow pool which is conservative.
With a conservative estimate on depth, the above will raise your FC by 14 and your CYA by 13; a good start.
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Can you gauge your depth at all?
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Can you gauge your depth at all?
Not sure how deep it is at the main drain, about 1 foot off the edge it is 3.5 feet by the steps and far end and 4.5 feet in between
OK used one of my polls as a measuring stick and came up with a rough estimate of 6'3" at the main drain
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OK used one of my polls as a measuring stick and came up with a rough estimate of 6'3" at the main drain
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Just wanted to give a comparison, the first is what it was looking like just 7 days ago, the second is today.
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Fc is 18 and cc is 1. Does look like I have cya in the mix now. If I did the test right it looked like it was 38, but I had to do the test in a not well lit bathroom so it might have fudged the test a bit.
Not sure if it is a Florida thing, I was in Omaha a week and a half ago.
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Not sure if it is a Florida thing, I was in Omaha a week and a half ago.
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Okay! Slam away as though your CYA is 40. The DiChlor might have put you in a good position. Next time, check your CYA in full sunlight with your back to the sun.
Sitting on fc 19 and cc 1 this morning. Guessing the dichlor wasn't completely dissolved last night. Will check again when I get home.
Thanks for your help guys
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How long did you wait after your addition before you retested?
Also, did you use dichlor again? Be careful with that. Use bleach until you can get a good, sunny-day CYA reading.
Also, did you use dichlor again? Be careful with that. Use bleach until you can get a good, sunny-day CYA reading.
Yeah, I was figuring on all bleach for awhile. First test was a few hours after I got it in. Didn't make any adjustments at that point just wanting to see how it looked today. I know it seems like even using a small depth getting 11000 gallons in the pool math seems to move me twice as much as it was supposed to. Lucky for me I was shooting for only half my eventual target.
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Ph 6.8
Fc 14
Cc 0
Ta 70
Cya 45
If I calculated right looking at 69 oz of 8.25% chlorine (28'x14'x4' pool)
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Fc 14
Cc 0
Ta 70
Cya 45
If I calculated right looking at 69 oz of 8.25% chlorine (28'x14'x4' pool)
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Factor your CYA as 50 when using Pool Math and adding FC.
You are really getting the hang of this is seems! Nice job!
Don't bother testing anything other than FC for now. With FC over 10 it messes with the other tests.
Kim
You are really getting the hang of this is seems! Nice job!
Don't bother testing anything other than FC for now. With FC over 10 it messes with the other tests.
Kim
I am going to suggest you add a little borax to your pool.
The reason is because your pH is pretty darn low. Normally it is recommended at TFP to NOT test pH during a slam because the readings aren't reliable. However, high FC skews pH high, not low.
You can choose to do nothing to the pH, but if you do, mix the borax in a bucket and slowly add it to the skimmer.
The reason is because your pH is pretty darn low. Normally it is recommended at TFP to NOT test pH during a slam because the readings aren't reliable. However, high FC skews pH high, not low.
You can choose to do nothing to the pH, but if you do, mix the borax in a bucket and slowly add it to the skimmer.
I keep thinking about your pool...
You trusted me on using the DiChlor which most TFPer's would tell you to avoid. Please consider adding the borax (20 Mule Team brand in the laundry aisle). I am concerned that your pH may be significantly lower than 6.8.
You could also use some distilled (and only distilled) water (recipe: 1 part distilled to 1 part pool water. Do not multiply your result) and do a pH test with that and see where you are.
You trusted me on using the DiChlor which most TFPer's would tell you to avoid. Please consider adding the borax (20 Mule Team brand in the laundry aisle). I am concerned that your pH may be significantly lower than 6.8.
You could also use some distilled (and only distilled) water (recipe: 1 part distilled to 1 part pool water. Do not multiply your result) and do a pH test with that and see where you are.
This morning was at FC 17 and CC .5 (started my heavy brushing with the bigger brush last night, guessing that was a big part of the bump). Added 52 oz of 8.3% (Costco Clorox). Will see where it is this afternoon.
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A diluted/split sample pH test is invalid. I'm joining this late, so can someone please tell me what got the pH here, and where was it prior to all this? Was it the Dichlor that lowered it? As for most on TFP not suggesting Dichlor, we usually wouldn't only because what we mostly see are pools already high in stabilizer (Cya). There are times when it is just fine to use certain products, but the key is adding what you know the pool needs and can benefit from. You know this through proper testing and basic knowledge to make the right decision.