Water is clear new tests from 15 mins ago
Fc 15.5
Cc .5
Ta 160
Ch 325
Cya 50.
pH 7.2
New to pools. Just got tester. Please advise
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Water is clear new tests from 15 mins ago
Fc 15.5
Cc .5
Ta 160
Ch 325
Cya 50.
pH 7.2
Pool open going to test again about 7pm. When I get my fc to correct levels What setting should my SWG be on assuming I run pump 12 hours per day ?
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(based on ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry)Pool School - Pool Equipment
Whatever setting allows it to maintain FC/5 (or FC/3 if you are willing to boost with liquid chlorine upto FC/5)
Pool School - ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry
- May 3, 2014
- 58,675
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
TA is high, can you aerate the pool? (sprinkler, sprayer, turn return eye's up so the break the surface ~ pointed away from the skimmers/etc) ~ Pool School - Lower Total Alkalinity
Can you post a picture of your pool? =))
Here is a pic. Starting to get a shade cloudy . What can I do to get clear?
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I wouldn’t worry about TA right now. PH will drift up on its own and you will lower with muriatic acid, which will also lower TA.
OP has Vinyl with SWCG, see Pool School - Recommended Levels
Based solely on personal experience with water issues @ high TA, is why I suggested OP (c)ould work on bringing the TA down with aeration, using the recommended method: Pool School - Lower Total Alkalinity
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Tonight's test before additions
Fc 6
Cc .5
Ch 125
Ta 160
pH 7.2
Cya 50
I added 49 oz of muratic acid after aerating all day. Water is somewhat clear but when underwater with goggles it's very cloudy. I'm running pump 24/7 and hope it clears. Any suggestions . Ta lowered some at least
Fc 6
Cc .5
Ch 125
Ta 160
pH 7.2
Cya 50
I added 49 oz of muratic acid after aerating all day. Water is somewhat clear but when underwater with goggles it's very cloudy. I'm running pump 24/7 and hope it clears. Any suggestions . Ta lowered some at least
You might want to do your CH again...unless you drained your pool and used Calcium free water, it's very, very difficult to go from 325 to 125 in less than a day...[typo ]
]You might want to do your CH again...unless you drained your pool and used Calcium free water, it's very, very difficult to go from 325 to 125 in less than a day...[typo
Will do this morning
- Mar 24, 2014
- 2,455
- Pool Size
- 32000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool SJ-55
If your water isn't crystal clear there is no need to concern yourself with TA or CH. Lowering pH from 7.2 to 6.8 is never advised. Can you post a picture of the water please?
At this time no I can't however it was very clear this morning . Pool math app said to lower pH to help lower TA. SHOULD I add something to raise PH or just let it drift up. I think my cya needs to come up a little as well . I'm trying to get this all dialed in. Again I'm very new so I'm doing my best. In an ideal world I would like to run my pump no more than 12 hours per day and I'm still a little confused on what setting my SWG should be at to maintain proper FC. HEADACHES LOL
Assuming you have your FC and CC under control, you can consider adding some DE to the sand filter after backwashing to help with water clarity issues. Sand filters take the longest amount of time to clear a pool.
It's not safe to target for less then PH/7.2
Can you aerate?
This is how we aerate (an elbow in the return and turned up to break the water surface)
Aerating with slide and deck jets and turned returns to face up. Recent tests from 11 am
Fc 7.5
Cc .5
Ch 125
Ta 130
pH 6.8
Cya 50
Pool math app says to raise cya to 70 and I bought stabilizer to get there. My ta is still high. How should I deal with that? All the numbers are real close at least in my mind. I just want your expert collective knowledge on how to proceed
Fc 7.5
Cc .5
Ch 125
Ta 130
pH 6.8
Cya 50
Pool math app says to raise cya to 70 and I bought stabilizer to get there. My ta is still high. How should I deal with that? All the numbers are real close at least in my mind. I just want your expert collective knowledge on how to proceed
Aerate to increase PH, then lower it to 7.2 with muriatic acid, which will also lower TA. You can repeat this process as much as needed.
Once your PH starts sticking longer, you can assume that is the TA that is right for your pool.
Once your PH starts sticking longer, you can assume that is the TA that is right for your pool.