We opened the pool last weekend. Hooked up the plumbing, tested for leaks, started to add water. We're on a well so the adding will take some days. The drenching rains over the past couple of days have been much appreciated!
Today I tested the water for the first time this season. The water temp is 53° F. I closed with FC=15.5 after applying a shock(ing) amount of LC. Today's reading is FC=1. Our AGP is not covered over winter and freezes solid for about 3 months. We closed on 10/23, almost exactly 5 months ago. pH is 7.2, to be expected at this temperature. TA is 60, fine for a vinyl pool though I'll probably nurse it up to 80 eventually.
When testing for CYA I discovered that I've lost the mixing bottle! More than likely I dumped it during a manic cruise through my pool house which serves as the lab during the season and storage in winter. I used the alkalinity/hardness graduated cylinder for the CYA test today. It came out at <30, also an expected value since I tend to lose CYA during the freezing/thawing cycle. I closed with CYA=40 last October.
My question is this: if you use a TF Testkit, what are the amounts of water:reagent used in the mixing bottle? For my purposes today I went with 15 ml each but I think that's too much. It felt like too much, anyway. If I remember correctly the lines on the mixing bottle were for an equal amount of water and reagent. Could I just go with 10 ml water and 10 ml reagent in the alkalinity tube?
Today I tested the water for the first time this season. The water temp is 53° F. I closed with FC=15.5 after applying a shock(ing) amount of LC. Today's reading is FC=1. Our AGP is not covered over winter and freezes solid for about 3 months. We closed on 10/23, almost exactly 5 months ago. pH is 7.2, to be expected at this temperature. TA is 60, fine for a vinyl pool though I'll probably nurse it up to 80 eventually.
When testing for CYA I discovered that I've lost the mixing bottle! More than likely I dumped it during a manic cruise through my pool house which serves as the lab during the season and storage in winter. I used the alkalinity/hardness graduated cylinder for the CYA test today. It came out at <30, also an expected value since I tend to lose CYA during the freezing/thawing cycle. I closed with CYA=40 last October.
My question is this: if you use a TF Testkit, what are the amounts of water:reagent used in the mixing bottle? For my purposes today I went with 15 ml each but I think that's too much. It felt like too much, anyway. If I remember correctly the lines on the mixing bottle were for an equal amount of water and reagent. Could I just go with 10 ml water and 10 ml reagent in the alkalinity tube?