Hi, Everyone!
I have just ordered my TF test kit, and it should arrive in a few days. Since I don't have that yet, I am relying on the pool stores water test results. I recently had a huge pool party, and since then the pool water was turning a slight green color and was extremely cloudy. Before I found this forum, I listened to the pool stores advice and added a bunch of overly priced chemicals (Shock, TA increaser, Calcium Phosphate remover, etc...) Since then, the pool has returned to a beautiful blue color; however, the test results are still coming back with low chlorine levels, and off the chart phosphate numbers. The pool store is telling me that because the phosphate numbers are so high, the Chlorine is not able to get to the levels they need to be. Here are the test results as of today (After the shock, super chlorination, TA increaser, phosphate remover and Calcium)
Free Chlorine: 0PPM
Total Chlorine: 0.4PPM
Combined Chlorine: 0.4PPM
PH: 7.5
Hardness: 191PPM
Alkalinity: 122PPM
Cyanuric Acid: 38PPM
Copper: 0PPM
Iron: 0PPM
Phosphate: OVR 4280ppb
Salt: 4250
They are recommending I lower PH, wait 2-3 hours, add 2 quarts of phosphate remover, run the pool for 24 hours, backwash, then super chlorinate.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
--18,000 Gallon Inground Salt Pool - Plaster - Pentair DE Filter - Pentair SuperVlow VS Pump - Built in May 2017 - Pentair test kit - Pentair IntelliChlor Electronic Chlorine Generator - No water restrictions
I have just ordered my TF test kit, and it should arrive in a few days. Since I don't have that yet, I am relying on the pool stores water test results. I recently had a huge pool party, and since then the pool water was turning a slight green color and was extremely cloudy. Before I found this forum, I listened to the pool stores advice and added a bunch of overly priced chemicals (Shock, TA increaser, Calcium Phosphate remover, etc...) Since then, the pool has returned to a beautiful blue color; however, the test results are still coming back with low chlorine levels, and off the chart phosphate numbers. The pool store is telling me that because the phosphate numbers are so high, the Chlorine is not able to get to the levels they need to be. Here are the test results as of today (After the shock, super chlorination, TA increaser, phosphate remover and Calcium)
Free Chlorine: 0PPM
Total Chlorine: 0.4PPM
Combined Chlorine: 0.4PPM
PH: 7.5
Hardness: 191PPM
Alkalinity: 122PPM
Cyanuric Acid: 38PPM
Copper: 0PPM
Iron: 0PPM
Phosphate: OVR 4280ppb
Salt: 4250
They are recommending I lower PH, wait 2-3 hours, add 2 quarts of phosphate remover, run the pool for 24 hours, backwash, then super chlorinate.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
--18,000 Gallon Inground Salt Pool - Plaster - Pentair DE Filter - Pentair SuperVlow VS Pump - Built in May 2017 - Pentair test kit - Pentair IntelliChlor Electronic Chlorine Generator - No water restrictions
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