Good morning,
Our pool was finished up last September here in Fort Worth, TX. We have been trying to get everything ready for the summer and have been having a problem with our alkalinity being low. Plus differences in readings have left us feeling very perplexed.
04/03/17
FAC - 5
TAC - 5
CH - 140
CYA - 100
TA - 60
pH - 7.4
Acid demand - 1
TDS - 70
Pho - 300
Pool store told us we needed to drain the pool and start over because of the CYA. Pool builder told us we did not need to drain the pool - with the evaporation and the rain we just needed to raise the alkalinity so add 10lb of sodium Bicarb wait 4 hours and add 10lb of calcium. Which we did and then had retested. Based on what we added I would have expected the alkalinity to have raised yet it dropped to zero?
04/06/17
FAC - 5
TAC - 5
CH - 150
CYA - 125
TA - 0
pH - 6.8
base demand - 4
TDS - 850
Pho - 2500
Added another 10lbs of sodium bicarb (I believe) and retested:
04/07/17
FAC - 5
TAC - 5
CH - 250
CYA - 100
TA - 60
pH - 7.2
Acid demand - 2
TDS - 60
Pho - 500
Plus at this testing the guy at the pool store said oh by the way your algae reading is high at 1,000. When we explained that the pool was crystal clear and beautiful he said "oh, that's strange" rested the algae and then said the test showed we were at 500. All within a couple of minutes.
History - the pool builder told us to just keep the chlorine dispenser full of the tablets. Fusion2 dispenser/sanitizer and we would have no problems. So we have definitely probably over chlorinated. Who do we listen to now? Pool store - drain water? Pool builder - add bicarb - which obviously hasn't been working.
In the midst of this I have been trying to get the testing kit that was given to us by the builder but it doesn't seem to work. I can't get any of my readings to match any of the colors on the tube.
Frustrated beyond belief.
Our pool was finished up last September here in Fort Worth, TX. We have been trying to get everything ready for the summer and have been having a problem with our alkalinity being low. Plus differences in readings have left us feeling very perplexed.
04/03/17
FAC - 5
TAC - 5
CH - 140
CYA - 100
TA - 60
pH - 7.4
Acid demand - 1
TDS - 70
Pho - 300
Pool store told us we needed to drain the pool and start over because of the CYA. Pool builder told us we did not need to drain the pool - with the evaporation and the rain we just needed to raise the alkalinity so add 10lb of sodium Bicarb wait 4 hours and add 10lb of calcium. Which we did and then had retested. Based on what we added I would have expected the alkalinity to have raised yet it dropped to zero?
04/06/17
FAC - 5
TAC - 5
CH - 150
CYA - 125
TA - 0
pH - 6.8
base demand - 4
TDS - 850
Pho - 2500
Added another 10lbs of sodium bicarb (I believe) and retested:
04/07/17
FAC - 5
TAC - 5
CH - 250
CYA - 100
TA - 60
pH - 7.2
Acid demand - 2
TDS - 60
Pho - 500
Plus at this testing the guy at the pool store said oh by the way your algae reading is high at 1,000. When we explained that the pool was crystal clear and beautiful he said "oh, that's strange" rested the algae and then said the test showed we were at 500. All within a couple of minutes.
History - the pool builder told us to just keep the chlorine dispenser full of the tablets. Fusion2 dispenser/sanitizer and we would have no problems. So we have definitely probably over chlorinated. Who do we listen to now? Pool store - drain water? Pool builder - add bicarb - which obviously hasn't been working.
In the midst of this I have been trying to get the testing kit that was given to us by the builder but it doesn't seem to work. I can't get any of my readings to match any of the colors on the tube.
Frustrated beyond belief.