Do nothing till Test Kit arrives...

[jck]

Im glad I found this place. I went to 2 pool stores in the last 2 days to have a test done. Im waiting on my test kit TF100 to arrive before I do anything.. One day diff in test.. But diff place.

1st place.
Fc 5.0
PH 7.8
TA 100
CH 155
CYA 65

2ed place
FC 5.8
PH 7.9
TA 107
CYA 10

 

[PaulR]

pH a little on the high side, CYA is anybody's guess, other stuff is okay.
Waiting on the test kit should be fine.
--paulr

 

[whoozer]

I concur.

 

[dmanb2b]

same here...how does your water look?

 

[Butterfly]

Good for you, jck

Have you seen this from Taylor showing the CYA test procedure? Pics near the bottom:

http://www.taylortechnologies.com/Chemi ... ntentID=36

 

[jck]

Good for you, jck

Have you seen this from Taylor showing the CYA test procedure? Pics near the bottom:

http://www.taylortechnologies.com/Chemi ... ntentID=36

I just book marked it.. Thanks..

Other question above.. Pool looks very good.

I been chasing a demon the last month. Yellow mess on bottom. A pool guy said it was dirt. But another guy said it was mustard algae. I treated the pool with yellow out a week ago an all the stuff on the bottom vanished. There is still a very small amount. BUt can hardly see any. I just vacuum it to waste. Once my kit gets here this week I hope to get it all under control.


I have one more deal going on. I thought there was a leak. I have sand that is washing out in one spot in the pool but we put dye there an nothing.

My pool was put together by a Crud builder that went out of business. My plan is if I can make it through the summer is pull it down an level the bottom an put down a better bottom.


Okay enough rant Ill have question as I get my kit. Im excited to have found yall an get a real grip on this pool deal..

 

[jck]

Hope this is right?

well Im doing my fist over night test. Its 6 now. I guess I check it before the sun gets to it in the morning.

FC 8.5
CC .5
TC 9
PH 7.5
TA 140
CH 200
CYA 38

Well now we will see what happens over night..

 

[jck]

another dumb question.. What chlorine test do you do everyday. Looking in the glass deal they all look the same..

 

[dmanb2b]

There are no dumb questions...I agree the yellow OTO is good for presence of chlorine only. I personally use the fas dpd test daily, but you could start with fas/dpd every day for the first week until you get a handle on your daily chlorine demand. Then switch to fas/dpd every other day and do the yellow OTO in between. To me the extra cost of the fas/dpd refills is worth knowing exactly how much chlorine I have every day...but the again I have a confirmed case of sparklypoolitis and 4 kids that are in the pool every day.

 

[jck]

Last evening 6 pm

FC 8.5
CC .5

This am 6 am

FC 7
CC .5

lost 1.5

well what do yall think shock are not?

 

[jck]

would like to know if doing a over night test for 12 hours is to long. and is 1.5 drop okay?

 

[duraleigh]

would like to know if doing a over night test for 12 hours is to long. and is 1.5 drop okay?

No and No. You can apply the same criteria that is used to determine if the shock process is complete....

1. Your pool water is sparkling
2. Your CC's are .5ppm or less
3. You can hold your FC overnight without losing more than 1ppm.

Seems like 1 and 2 have been met but your overnight loss is still a little too high. A boost in FC back up to 15ppm or so will kill whatever else remains and get your FC overnight loss to 1ppm or less.....you're very close.

 

[jck]

would like to know if doing a over night test for 12 hours is to long. and is 1.5 drop okay?

No and No. You can apply the same criteria that is used to determine if the shock process is complete....

1. Your pool water is sparkling
2. Your CC's are .5ppm or less
3. You can hold your FC overnight without losing more than 1ppm.

Seems like 1 and 2 have been met but your overnight loss is still a little too high. A boost in FC back up to 15ppm or so will kill whatever else remains and get your FC overnight loss to 1ppm or less.....you're very close.

1. It is sparking....

I will get the shock deal going now till I have no drop...

 

[jck]

after I add to shock how long do I need to wait to test to make sure I have it at shock level? Sorry for all the question. By next year I should have it figured out.

 

[frustratedpoolmom]

Jck - this overnight demand can also be caused by the Yellow out product you used. Just hang in there it will be gone shortly.

Wait about 30-60 min to test it.

 

[jck]

Jck - this overnight demand can also be caused by the Yellow out product you used. Just hang in there it will be gone shortly.

Wait about 30-60 min to test it.

Thanks Just retested its at 17.5 added what the pool cal said. Give are take a few cups..

Looks like them nasty Backswimmers are back from last year. I hate them! Saw 2 are 3 this morn..

 

[duraleigh]

When I first open the pool and have not properly sanitized it, I seem to always have a few backswimmers. Once the water is clear and I have maintained the FC levels for a few days, they disappear.

 

[jck]

3 hr check.. dropped from 17.5 to 13.5 add more juice to get it back up.. Whats normal to lose in a day with full sun?

 

[duraleigh]

2-3ppm seems to be a good average but there are a lot of variables. I would think you still have organics based on that loss you report.

 

[jck]

bumped it back to 15.5.....keeping the pump running 24-7 till I figure this all out. Just keeping a update here so yall can help me. Hope thats okay.