First off... my pool is still someone new: Filled with water on Nov 1, 2007. I am also heating my water with solar.
Now to the meat of the topic... It seems that I am in an endless cycle of adding Muriatic Acid and Baking Soda... If I let the pool alone and there is no rain, the PH will rise above 8 in a few days. (Normal?) So I add the amount of acid by using the Pool Calc. Likewise, if I did do nothing to the water, the Alk will drop. I am trying to keep the Alk between 80-100ppm. Adding one drops the other, endless! Being new to pool ownership and what I have read here, this seems to be part of pool ownership.
Any comments on what I might be doing wrong/right? I am wanting to continue to learn and keep my water crystal clear and without smell. BBB has been a champ so far.
Below is my testing data for the month of April:
Date-Water Temp-TC-FC-CC-PH-Alkalinity-CYA
4/1/2008 78 2.07 1.92 0.15 8.2 103 40
4/4/2008 74 0.88 0.82 0.06 8.4 98
4/6/2008 82 8.27 8.27 0 7.8 89
4/7/2008 85 7.89 7.89 0 7.9 70
4/8/2008 84 5.09 5.06 0.03 8.3 88
4/9/2008 80 4.02 4.02 0 7.7 83
4/10/2008 81 2.59 2.51 0.08 7.6 67
4/11/2008 82 9.85 9.58 0.27 7.9 92
4/12/2008 82 6.77 6.73 0.04 7.5 73 38
4/13/2008 75 5.59 5.41 0.18 7.5 73
4/13/2008 81 3.5 3.35 0.15 7.5 79
4/14/2008 79 3.65 3.55 0.1 7.9 82
Below is my chemical usage data for the month of April:
Date-Liquidator-Bleach6%-Baking Soda-Muriatic Acid
4/1/2008 0 0 0 60
4/4/2008 0 0 0 60
4/5/2008 0 182 0 20
4/8/2008 0 0 0 65
4/9/2008 0 0 0 32
4/10/2008 0 0 128 32
4/11/2008 0 0 0 50
4/12/2008 0 0 64 32
4/13/2008 3 0 64 32
4/14/2008 3 0 64 32
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182oz 320oz 415oz
(I turned off my Liquidator to trouble shoot an issue, turning it back on April 14. )
Now to the meat of the topic... It seems that I am in an endless cycle of adding Muriatic Acid and Baking Soda... If I let the pool alone and there is no rain, the PH will rise above 8 in a few days. (Normal?) So I add the amount of acid by using the Pool Calc. Likewise, if I did do nothing to the water, the Alk will drop. I am trying to keep the Alk between 80-100ppm. Adding one drops the other, endless! Being new to pool ownership and what I have read here, this seems to be part of pool ownership.
Any comments on what I might be doing wrong/right? I am wanting to continue to learn and keep my water crystal clear and without smell. BBB has been a champ so far.
Below is my testing data for the month of April:
Date-Water Temp-TC-FC-CC-PH-Alkalinity-CYA
4/1/2008 78 2.07 1.92 0.15 8.2 103 40
4/4/2008 74 0.88 0.82 0.06 8.4 98
4/6/2008 82 8.27 8.27 0 7.8 89
4/7/2008 85 7.89 7.89 0 7.9 70
4/8/2008 84 5.09 5.06 0.03 8.3 88
4/9/2008 80 4.02 4.02 0 7.7 83
4/10/2008 81 2.59 2.51 0.08 7.6 67
4/11/2008 82 9.85 9.58 0.27 7.9 92
4/12/2008 82 6.77 6.73 0.04 7.5 73 38
4/13/2008 75 5.59 5.41 0.18 7.5 73
4/13/2008 81 3.5 3.35 0.15 7.5 79
4/14/2008 79 3.65 3.55 0.1 7.9 82
Below is my chemical usage data for the month of April:
Date-Liquidator-Bleach6%-Baking Soda-Muriatic Acid
4/1/2008 0 0 0 60
4/4/2008 0 0 0 60
4/5/2008 0 182 0 20
4/8/2008 0 0 0 65
4/9/2008 0 0 0 32
4/10/2008 0 0 128 32
4/11/2008 0 0 0 50
4/12/2008 0 0 64 32
4/13/2008 3 0 64 32
4/14/2008 3 0 64 32
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182oz 320oz 415oz
(I turned off my Liquidator to trouble shoot an issue, turning it back on April 14. )