Hello!
I recently (2 weeks ago) purchased a home with a pool so I'm trying to quickly self educate via this site and a few other online resources. I've moved in so it's time to get serious about taking care of the pool. The pool school and getting started articles have been great to give me the basics of what to do.
All in all, the pool wasn't in too bad of shape - at least the water. It has been clear so far. I had the water tested at the pool store and bought a Taylor K2005 test kit (I know I messed up and didn't get the kit with FAS/DPD) I'll be ordering the FAS/DPD kit but here are the numbers from the pool store and what I got with the test kit. The CC number comes from subtracting FC from Total Chlorine
Pool Store My Result
FC 5 6
TC 5 6
CC 0 0
CYA 40 40
PH 7.4 7.5
TA 60 80
CH 150 150
The pool store numbers were generated about a week before my most recent numbers. I purposely raised TA after getting pool store results by adding Sodium bicarbonate so the higher TA number when I tested was expected. I have also disassembled and cleaned the DE filter grids and added new DE. Besides that I've just tried to keep the leaves out and have been chlorinating with trichlor tablets since that is what the seller left me. I'll be switching to bleach since my CYA and FC seem to be in balance. I'm going to raise TA a little more (to 90) then I believe my next priority should be to raise the CH. Please let me know if you see it differently.
I do have some issues though. Primarily, there is quite a bit of staining and discoloration to the plaster. I think some is from leaves settling and staying in the bottom too long but the worst of it looks like it may be something else. I haven't been able to check yet to see what the stains are using the vitamin C and chlorine puck methods. I'll try to post some pics and conduct the checks. I'm hoping I can clear the discoloration without having to replaster.
A couple other little things but first things first. Besides raising CH, anything else look out of balance?
Thanks in advance for the help!
I recently (2 weeks ago) purchased a home with a pool so I'm trying to quickly self educate via this site and a few other online resources. I've moved in so it's time to get serious about taking care of the pool. The pool school and getting started articles have been great to give me the basics of what to do.
All in all, the pool wasn't in too bad of shape - at least the water. It has been clear so far. I had the water tested at the pool store and bought a Taylor K2005 test kit (I know I messed up and didn't get the kit with FAS/DPD) I'll be ordering the FAS/DPD kit but here are the numbers from the pool store and what I got with the test kit. The CC number comes from subtracting FC from Total Chlorine
Pool Store My Result
FC 5 6
TC 5 6
CC 0 0
CYA 40 40
PH 7.4 7.5
TA 60 80
CH 150 150
The pool store numbers were generated about a week before my most recent numbers. I purposely raised TA after getting pool store results by adding Sodium bicarbonate so the higher TA number when I tested was expected. I have also disassembled and cleaned the DE filter grids and added new DE. Besides that I've just tried to keep the leaves out and have been chlorinating with trichlor tablets since that is what the seller left me. I'll be switching to bleach since my CYA and FC seem to be in balance. I'm going to raise TA a little more (to 90) then I believe my next priority should be to raise the CH. Please let me know if you see it differently.
I do have some issues though. Primarily, there is quite a bit of staining and discoloration to the plaster. I think some is from leaves settling and staying in the bottom too long but the worst of it looks like it may be something else. I haven't been able to check yet to see what the stains are using the vitamin C and chlorine puck methods. I'll try to post some pics and conduct the checks. I'm hoping I can clear the discoloration without having to replaster.
A couple other little things but first things first. Besides raising CH, anything else look out of balance?
Thanks in advance for the help!