Moved to N/W Phoenix, fired my pool guy after he yelled at me for letting my dogs swim in MY POOL.... Then I found this site and now have already gotten my hands dirty!!
Got my TF-100 test kit and speedstir a few days ago.
First numbers:
FC 4.5
CC 1.5
CH 550 (AZ water...)
TA 90
CYA 30
PH 7.5 ish...
Temp: cold!! 55 ish
The water is clear but does have a little chlorine smell.
Water was room temp when tested.
My questions are should I slam due to 1.5 CC and should I increase my CYA to around 60-70 due to the hot summers?
Another question. Do you guys take your water sample while the water is circulating, or is it ok to take it when the pumps are all off. I currently have my pump set up to run from 9 PM till about 8 AM. And do you take the sample at the same time of day?
I would like to get the pool set up now, cause this winter is really warm and pool weather seems right around the corner.
The pool water was changed fall 2017 and the hardness is high, cause we have very hard water here. Funny, the local pool places both said my CH was around 300. I got a flash of blue around 300 with the TF-100 test kit then it went back to pinkish. I tried putting in reagent R-0012 first as was indicated in another thread, but it still read about 22-25 drops to turn blue (tested it 3 times!!)
Thanks in advance!
Got my TF-100 test kit and speedstir a few days ago.
First numbers:
FC 4.5
CC 1.5
CH 550 (AZ water...)
TA 90
CYA 30
PH 7.5 ish...
Temp: cold!! 55 ish
The water is clear but does have a little chlorine smell.
Water was room temp when tested.
My questions are should I slam due to 1.5 CC and should I increase my CYA to around 60-70 due to the hot summers?
Another question. Do you guys take your water sample while the water is circulating, or is it ok to take it when the pumps are all off. I currently have my pump set up to run from 9 PM till about 8 AM. And do you take the sample at the same time of day?
I would like to get the pool set up now, cause this winter is really warm and pool weather seems right around the corner.
The pool water was changed fall 2017 and the hardness is high, cause we have very hard water here. Funny, the local pool places both said my CH was around 300. I got a flash of blue around 300 with the TF-100 test kit then it went back to pinkish. I tried putting in reagent R-0012 first as was indicated in another thread, but it still read about 22-25 drops to turn blue (tested it 3 times!!)
Thanks in advance!