Hi folks!
First time posting, and a newish pool owner.
We moved into our house with a pool last August. When we first moved in, I had a local pool company managing the cleaning and maintenance. I later noticed that they weren't actually coming, when they said they did. So I cancelled the maintenance contract before the winter months.
I'm hoping to manage/maintain the pool myself, but need a lot of help/advice. In an attempt to try get the pool usable for the summer, I took a water sample into the local pool company to see what chemicals I need to add, to get the water balanced. The first sample showed the following: pH: 6.3, Total Alkalinity: 0, Total Hardness: 8, Free Chlorine: 3.8 Total Chlorine: 4.3, it also showed that I had a high Copper concentration at 3.9PPM.
They had me do the following to help address the issues:
After doing the above, I took a new water sample in. They then let me know that my readings were as follows: pH: 7.3 (the odd thing here is that their report says this is high, but later says that the ideal level is between 7.4-7.6), Total Alkalinity: 74, Total Hardness: 38, Free Chlorine: .8, Total Chlorine 1.2, it also showed that my Copper concentration went to 3.4PPM.
They asked me to do the following to help fix this issue.
I had another local pool company come out to take a look at the pool in person, and though they didn't test for copper, they said if the copper was that high, they would see some staining in the pool, which they didn't. They didn't think installing a heater bypass was necessary, and that most of my numbers didn't seem too far off, other than my Chlorine levels, since the other company told me to reduce it below 1, to address the Copper issue.
Any feedback on how I can get this thing up and running? Based on the different perspectives above, I'm not sure what to do next...
I've attached a picture of the pool that I took today, again, I haven't had Chlorine in it for 2 weeks now. I haven't shocked it at all this year either. I've also include pictures of my equipment.
Thank you for any help/guidance you can provide!
Brock
First time posting, and a newish pool owner.
We moved into our house with a pool last August. When we first moved in, I had a local pool company managing the cleaning and maintenance. I later noticed that they weren't actually coming, when they said they did. So I cancelled the maintenance contract before the winter months.
I'm hoping to manage/maintain the pool myself, but need a lot of help/advice. In an attempt to try get the pool usable for the summer, I took a water sample into the local pool company to see what chemicals I need to add, to get the water balanced. The first sample showed the following: pH: 6.3, Total Alkalinity: 0, Total Hardness: 8, Free Chlorine: 3.8 Total Chlorine: 4.3, it also showed that I had a high Copper concentration at 3.9PPM.
They had me do the following to help address the issues:
- Add 3qts of Pool Magnet Plus to help with the copper
- Add directly to pool with pump running
- Wait 15 minutes then proceed to step 2
- Use Sparkle Up
- Follow label instructions for your filter type
- Backwash 24 hours after application
- Add 21.5lbs of Balance Pack 100 for low alkalinity
- Divide product into thirds
- Add with pump running
- Apply each dose 4-6 hours apart
After doing the above, I took a new water sample in. They then let me know that my readings were as follows: pH: 7.3 (the odd thing here is that their report says this is high, but later says that the ideal level is between 7.4-7.6), Total Alkalinity: 74, Total Hardness: 38, Free Chlorine: .8, Total Chlorine 1.2, it also showed that my Copper concentration went to 3.4PPM.
They asked me to do the following to help fix this issue.
- Install a heater bypass, to try to address the high copper problem to balance the water
- Reduce chlorine level to below 1
- Add 3qts more of Pool Magnet Plus to help with the copper
- Add directly to pool with pump running
- Wait 15 minutes then proceed to step 2
- Use Sparkle Up
- Follow label instructions for your filter type
- Backwash 24 hours after application
- Then bring in a new water sample for additional trouble shooting
I had another local pool company come out to take a look at the pool in person, and though they didn't test for copper, they said if the copper was that high, they would see some staining in the pool, which they didn't. They didn't think installing a heater bypass was necessary, and that most of my numbers didn't seem too far off, other than my Chlorine levels, since the other company told me to reduce it below 1, to address the Copper issue.
Any feedback on how I can get this thing up and running? Based on the different perspectives above, I'm not sure what to do next...
I've attached a picture of the pool that I took today, again, I haven't had Chlorine in it for 2 weeks now. I haven't shocked it at all this year either. I've also include pictures of my equipment.
Thank you for any help/guidance you can provide!
Brock