Well I have this brand spanking beautiful new pool that we just finished filling on Monday. PB tossed some CYA in and a puck in each skimmer and poured a little bit of acid in the first day. For better or worse it looks like he's leaving it to me to balance and manage which I'm perfectly ok with because I'm going to need to know how to do this. When he saw my TF100 test kit, he said I was the first customer he had ever seen go out and purchase a kit that comprehensive. Well, here I am looking for advice because I can't tell I'm making much head way with this thing and want to make sure I get it started out on the right foot. Here are my latest test results:
FC - 0
CC - 0
PH - 8.4 (maybe higher?)
TA - 70
CH - 175
CYA - 20
Temp - 68
So, obviously the chlorine and PH are issues that must be corrected. I already knew from reading on here that PH will be an issue with the new plaster. We've added a total of 2 gallons of muriatic acid since Monday, and I can't tell it has dented the PH issue. My color block goes up to 8.2 and the color is even more purple than that, so I'm guessing it is higher. How long can this go on before it starts causing issues?
I can't tell the trichlor pucks are doing anything for my FC, so last night I added a gallon of bleach. Last night I was showing some chlorine, but it must have burned off today. I'm guessing that must mean that I need to raise the CYA. I did buy some of that and have it on hand, so I can add it, but wanted to make sure I'm doing this in the right order.
So, pour on the recommendations! Thank you!
FC - 0
CC - 0
PH - 8.4 (maybe higher?)
TA - 70
CH - 175
CYA - 20
Temp - 68
So, obviously the chlorine and PH are issues that must be corrected. I already knew from reading on here that PH will be an issue with the new plaster. We've added a total of 2 gallons of muriatic acid since Monday, and I can't tell it has dented the PH issue. My color block goes up to 8.2 and the color is even more purple than that, so I'm guessing it is higher. How long can this go on before it starts causing issues?
I can't tell the trichlor pucks are doing anything for my FC, so last night I added a gallon of bleach. Last night I was showing some chlorine, but it must have burned off today. I'm guessing that must mean that I need to raise the CYA. I did buy some of that and have it on hand, so I can add it, but wanted to make sure I'm doing this in the right order.
So, pour on the recommendations! Thank you!