Hello TFP Community,
So, as the title suggests, one of my dad's friends went and added 25 lbs. of pH Up (100% sodium carbonate) to go from, what he claims, a pH of 2.9 to 7.6. (pH measured with a SafeDip meter). Later, he called my dad and said that he needed help because the pool was cloudy and has been so for over a week. My dad redirected that help to me.
I gave my dad's friend a call back and told him that sodium carbonate will cause a cloudy water due to the calcium present in the water and that it would go away with time. He asked if I'd come take a look at it and see if there was anything I could do. I offered to sample the water and tell him where his chemistry was.
I went over to his house, sampled his pool, and asked a lot of questions about his pool. Here are the details:
-3 year old above ground vinyl pool (~18,000 gals)
-Has a sand filter with a sand replacement called "Rx Clear Luster Filter Media" (Can't use clarifiers with this product)
-Pool filter reads ~22 psi
-Says he uses a chemical blend called "EZ Pool Concentrated Pool Blend" on a weekly basis (Pool Store recommendation)
-As stated earlier, he used pH Up (100% sodium carbonate)
I sampled his pool with a Taylor K-2006C. My results were:
FC: 10.5 ppm
CC: 0.0 ppm
pH: 7.5
TA: 130 ppm
CH: 200 ppm
CYA: 110-120 ppm
I informed him that the Pool Math app recommended levels were:
FC: 8.0-13.0 ppm
pH: 7.2-7.8
TA: 50-90 ppm
CH: 0-650 ppm
CYA: 30-60 ppm
He then sampled with his SafeDip meter. His results were:
Chlorine: "Good"
temp.: 83F
pH: 7.5
Salt: 600 ppm
TDS: 800 ppm
ORP: 699 mV
So, since I'm no pool professional, I'm keeping all my thoughts and recommendations to myself (I don't want to be held liable for owner's wrong doings and potentially sued). I further directed him to this website to learn about pool chemistry and the TFP way. Additionally, I informed him about the Pool Math app.
However, what can you all, the professionals, recommend to help this man?
Is there anything that he can do to clear his pool up?
Is there anything that you all recommend he does to improve his overall pool performance?
Any advise with be relayed to the owner and I'll keep you all updated.
Thanks TFP Community!
So, as the title suggests, one of my dad's friends went and added 25 lbs. of pH Up (100% sodium carbonate) to go from, what he claims, a pH of 2.9 to 7.6. (pH measured with a SafeDip meter). Later, he called my dad and said that he needed help because the pool was cloudy and has been so for over a week. My dad redirected that help to me.
I gave my dad's friend a call back and told him that sodium carbonate will cause a cloudy water due to the calcium present in the water and that it would go away with time. He asked if I'd come take a look at it and see if there was anything I could do. I offered to sample the water and tell him where his chemistry was.
I went over to his house, sampled his pool, and asked a lot of questions about his pool. Here are the details:
-3 year old above ground vinyl pool (~18,000 gals)
-Has a sand filter with a sand replacement called "Rx Clear Luster Filter Media" (Can't use clarifiers with this product)
-Pool filter reads ~22 psi
-Says he uses a chemical blend called "EZ Pool Concentrated Pool Blend" on a weekly basis (Pool Store recommendation)
-As stated earlier, he used pH Up (100% sodium carbonate)
I sampled his pool with a Taylor K-2006C. My results were:
FC: 10.5 ppm
CC: 0.0 ppm
pH: 7.5
TA: 130 ppm
CH: 200 ppm
CYA: 110-120 ppm
I informed him that the Pool Math app recommended levels were:
FC: 8.0-13.0 ppm
pH: 7.2-7.8
TA: 50-90 ppm
CH: 0-650 ppm
CYA: 30-60 ppm
He then sampled with his SafeDip meter. His results were:
Chlorine: "Good"
temp.: 83F
pH: 7.5
Salt: 600 ppm
TDS: 800 ppm
ORP: 699 mV
So, since I'm no pool professional, I'm keeping all my thoughts and recommendations to myself (I don't want to be held liable for owner's wrong doings and potentially sued). I further directed him to this website to learn about pool chemistry and the TFP way. Additionally, I informed him about the Pool Math app.
However, what can you all, the professionals, recommend to help this man?
Is there anything that he can do to clear his pool up?
Is there anything that you all recommend he does to improve his overall pool performance?
Any advise with be relayed to the owner and I'll keep you all updated.
Thanks TFP Community!