Hello! I live in the Houston area and I'm hoping to have our IG pool installed in the next few months and have decided to maintain the pool myself. I have been busy reading your pool school articles and threads and am so excited to get started. I was wondering how often I have to test the water for each of those six sections? It will be a non-swg. Also my builder gave me this, should I ignore these numbers?
Pebble Tec recommended acceptable water chemistry parameters are given below: ACCEPTABLE ONGOING MAINTENANCE RANGE* - AFTER 28 DAYS PPM = Parts Per Million
pH
7.2 – 7.6 (during first 28 days’ pH 7.0-7.4)
Total Alkalinity
70 – 100 PPM
Calcium Hardness
150 – 300 PPM
Total Dissolved Solids
400 – 800 PPM
Chlorine
1 – 3 PPM
CYA, Cyanuric Acid (Stabilizer/Conditioner)
20 – 30 PPM
Langelier Saturation Index Range
Between -0.3 and 0.3
I'm a newbie and have never owned a pool before. TIA
Pebble Tec recommended acceptable water chemistry parameters are given below: ACCEPTABLE ONGOING MAINTENANCE RANGE* - AFTER 28 DAYS PPM = Parts Per Million
pH
7.2 – 7.6 (during first 28 days’ pH 7.0-7.4)
Total Alkalinity
70 – 100 PPM
Calcium Hardness
150 – 300 PPM
Total Dissolved Solids
400 – 800 PPM
Chlorine
1 – 3 PPM
CYA, Cyanuric Acid (Stabilizer/Conditioner)
20 – 30 PPM
Langelier Saturation Index Range
Between -0.3 and 0.3
I'm a newbie and have never owned a pool before. TIA