Hi.
Just opened our pool in ME and could use a little help interpreting my water test results.
Pool was opened on THURS 5-26.
Tested water yesterday 5-28... got these results:
Chloine 1.0
ph 7.2
FC 1.0
CC 5.0 = TC 6.0
Ca 150
TA 70
CYA was still clear at 20
Pool Math recommended the addition of bleach and borax for the FC and ph.
I retested the water this AM to see what changes/reactions may have occurred before adding the recommended baking soda, ca chloride and stabilizer.
The results this AM were:
Chlorine 1.0
ph 7.5
FC 3.0
CC 6.0 = TC 9.0
Ca 175
TA 80
CYA was still clear at 20
Do I attack the CYA first with the recommended 208 oz of stabilizer?
Also- I left the side-by-side Chlorine-ph test kit sitting while I conducted the rest of the tests. When I went to rinse it out, the Chlorine had risen to 3.0 and was a much darker yellow. Is this MORE accurate than the original reading done after adding the drops and shaking?
Any help would be appreciated.
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ALSO.... it is not clear to me when all of the recommended chemicals should be added. Do you wait an hour between each one? Do they all go in at once? Do you address the chemicals in the order on the chart ( FC, ph, TA, Ca CYA)? Perhaps I'm missing the finer details at this moment - but thought it worth mentioning.
Just opened our pool in ME and could use a little help interpreting my water test results.
Pool was opened on THURS 5-26.
Tested water yesterday 5-28... got these results:
Chloine 1.0
ph 7.2
FC 1.0
CC 5.0 = TC 6.0
Ca 150
TA 70
CYA was still clear at 20
Pool Math recommended the addition of bleach and borax for the FC and ph.
I retested the water this AM to see what changes/reactions may have occurred before adding the recommended baking soda, ca chloride and stabilizer.
The results this AM were:
Chlorine 1.0
ph 7.5
FC 3.0
CC 6.0 = TC 9.0
Ca 175
TA 80
CYA was still clear at 20
Do I attack the CYA first with the recommended 208 oz of stabilizer?
Also- I left the side-by-side Chlorine-ph test kit sitting while I conducted the rest of the tests. When I went to rinse it out, the Chlorine had risen to 3.0 and was a much darker yellow. Is this MORE accurate than the original reading done after adding the drops and shaking?
Any help would be appreciated.
- - - Updated - - -
ALSO.... it is not clear to me when all of the recommended chemicals should be added. Do you wait an hour between each one? Do they all go in at once? Do you address the chemicals in the order on the chart ( FC, ph, TA, Ca CYA)? Perhaps I'm missing the finer details at this moment - but thought it worth mentioning.