- Sep 18, 2008
- 16
Hi all. This is my third summer on a new pool. I started getting ready to open my pool a few weeks ago. So I started my heater and then ran through the full range of tests (25K gallons):
Calcium 260
FC 1
CC .5
TA 70
PH 7.5
CYA 30
I shocked the pool and everything seemed fine (BBB 6%). No problems holding my chlorine level. The TA was a little low so I added some acid and then a few hours later I added some baking soda. This clouded the pool as I expected and was still cloudy the next day. I tested the TA and it was at 90 and the PH was 7.5. I then treated with polyquat.
The next day my chlorine had gone to zero. I threw in the robot and removed any remaining debris . The pool was still so cloudy I can't see the main drains. The pool walls are clean, no visible algae growth anywhere (no mustard), no debris. Backwashed before first shock and sand was clean.
I started to shock again today. I have been doing it all day and I literally can not continue with the shock because I ran out of chlorine after having depleted both Sam's club and Lowe's. I have added 32 gallons of 6% today alone. I think I had the FC up to 23 at one point. It literally drops 10 points within 2 hours. At one point I think my FC was 15 and CC was 1! I added my last 4 gallons about an hour ago. FC was at 11. 4 gallons should have taken it to 21. Measured 2 hours later and FC is 16. There is something wrong. I even swept around and checked for dead birds, squirrels, etc. After looking back at the Polyquat bottle I think I may have treated with a 40% thinking I had the 10% so I may have added way too much.
Any ideas or help would be appreciated.
I'm waiting for the FBI to show up at my door. When I went back the second time for another 15 gallons of Chlorine to the same cashier she started giving me funny looks and then got on the phone and whispered something.
Thanks.
Calcium 260
FC 1
CC .5
TA 70
PH 7.5
CYA 30
I shocked the pool and everything seemed fine (BBB 6%). No problems holding my chlorine level. The TA was a little low so I added some acid and then a few hours later I added some baking soda. This clouded the pool as I expected and was still cloudy the next day. I tested the TA and it was at 90 and the PH was 7.5. I then treated with polyquat.
The next day my chlorine had gone to zero. I threw in the robot and removed any remaining debris . The pool was still so cloudy I can't see the main drains. The pool walls are clean, no visible algae growth anywhere (no mustard), no debris. Backwashed before first shock and sand was clean.
I started to shock again today. I have been doing it all day and I literally can not continue with the shock because I ran out of chlorine after having depleted both Sam's club and Lowe's. I have added 32 gallons of 6% today alone. I think I had the FC up to 23 at one point. It literally drops 10 points within 2 hours. At one point I think my FC was 15 and CC was 1! I added my last 4 gallons about an hour ago. FC was at 11. 4 gallons should have taken it to 21. Measured 2 hours later and FC is 16. There is something wrong. I even swept around and checked for dead birds, squirrels, etc. After looking back at the Polyquat bottle I think I may have treated with a 40% thinking I had the 10% so I may have added way too much.
Any ideas or help would be appreciated.
I'm waiting for the FBI to show up at my door. When I went back the second time for another 15 gallons of Chlorine to the same cashier she started giving me funny looks and then got on the phone and whispered something.
Thanks.