Hello,
This W-Otter Woman is all new, to pool.
We set up over July 4th , 2016 weekend and the w-otter life has been wonderful. I’ve been using the flippin frogger, which was super-fast and easy and got me in the water a.s.a.p. As the frogger depletes, I will switch to TFP method.
I’ve added salt and baking soda.
Levels:
Bees have found my pool and now we fight for pool time. It’s a bit scary in the water, when they’re at all four corners. My thought is to add Borate (borax and M. acid), in hopes that the buggers will find the water distasteful. I don’t have the test strips for this.
I am hesitant to start all of the additions. I should probably get the bleach in the pool, before FC drops any further.
Is adding bleach OK, even though I don’t have CYA?
Is the order/timing of additions critical? Here is what I’m thinking…
Thank you for any guidance.
Annette
This W-Otter Woman is all new, to pool.
We set up over July 4th , 2016 weekend and the w-otter life has been wonderful. I’ve been using the flippin frogger, which was super-fast and easy and got me in the water a.s.a.p. As the frogger depletes, I will switch to TFP method.
I’ve added salt and baking soda.
Levels:
- FC = 1.5
- TC = 1.5
- Salt is around 1600
- TA is now at 90
- Ph has risen and is probably 7.8
- Temp around 72
Bees have found my pool and now we fight for pool time. It’s a bit scary in the water, when they’re at all four corners. My thought is to add Borate (borax and M. acid), in hopes that the buggers will find the water distasteful. I don’t have the test strips for this.
I am hesitant to start all of the additions. I should probably get the bleach in the pool, before FC drops any further.
Is adding bleach OK, even though I don’t have CYA?
Is the order/timing of additions critical? Here is what I’m thinking…
- Bleach
- M. Acid (to get Ph down) I believe I need to add this, and let the acid circulate and retest? Wait overnight? Y/N?
- Add Borax & M. Acid – amounts prescribed in Pool Math - I do not have test strips
Thank you for any guidance.
Annette