- Jul 7, 2012
- 8
I just recently put up a 15' by 48" intex metal frame pool in my backyard. I went to pinchapenny today to have my water tested so they could tell me what to buy and what to do. My test read as so...
Total Chlorine 0.5 ppm
pH 8.0
Acid Demand 3
Total Alkalinity 120 ppm
Calc Hardness 200 ppm
Stabilizer 20 ppm
Ttl des solids 300 ppm
The kid told me to put 1.5 quarts muriatic acid, half a bag of shock, and 4 lbs of stabilizer in the pool.
When my husband came home I was telling him how the stabilizer really jammed up in the filter and I had a heck of a time getting it cleared out and now grains are just sitting all over the bottom of the pool. When we got to talking and looking at the paper we realized that they computed that I had a 16, 992 gallon pool. So ofcourse we instantly freak out about the amount of stuff I just put in the pool, especially the muriatic acid since it is a vinyl pool (I didn't add the full 1.5 quarts, I added 1 quart). I went to WalMart and bought a 6 way aquaquem test kit since that is the only place open this late and did four tests (didn't know how reliable these strips were) and they all read as so...
Total Chlorine 1 ppm
Free Chlorine 3 ppm
pH btw 6.0 and 6.4 but looks closer to 6.0 (don't laugh but had to use my fish tank ph since this one doesn't test below 6.8)
Acid Demand 3
Total Alkalinity 40 ppm
Calc Hardness 100ppm
Stabilizer 50 ppm
Ttl des solids 300 ppm
I have been reading through these forums and basically what I have come up with two things: that this is not good and I don't know what to do about it. Definately not sure how okay I am to wait until noon tomorrow to have them tell me what to do (not to mention I tink they owe me a HUGE apology and refund of the $20 I spent on stabilizer that I didn't need and what ever I have to send to fix it but that a different story I suppose) I have read some say borax would be good to use? I actually have a box in the garage that I use to make laundry soap so this would be a good thing if true but how much. Please help me! I don't want my pool to fall apart and flood my yard and house!
Total Chlorine 0.5 ppm
pH 8.0
Acid Demand 3
Total Alkalinity 120 ppm
Calc Hardness 200 ppm
Stabilizer 20 ppm
Ttl des solids 300 ppm
The kid told me to put 1.5 quarts muriatic acid, half a bag of shock, and 4 lbs of stabilizer in the pool.
When my husband came home I was telling him how the stabilizer really jammed up in the filter and I had a heck of a time getting it cleared out and now grains are just sitting all over the bottom of the pool. When we got to talking and looking at the paper we realized that they computed that I had a 16, 992 gallon pool. So ofcourse we instantly freak out about the amount of stuff I just put in the pool, especially the muriatic acid since it is a vinyl pool (I didn't add the full 1.5 quarts, I added 1 quart). I went to WalMart and bought a 6 way aquaquem test kit since that is the only place open this late and did four tests (didn't know how reliable these strips were) and they all read as so...
Total Chlorine 1 ppm
Free Chlorine 3 ppm
pH btw 6.0 and 6.4 but looks closer to 6.0 (don't laugh but had to use my fish tank ph since this one doesn't test below 6.8)
Acid Demand 3
Total Alkalinity 40 ppm
Calc Hardness 100ppm
Stabilizer 50 ppm
Ttl des solids 300 ppm
I have been reading through these forums and basically what I have come up with two things: that this is not good and I don't know what to do about it. Definately not sure how okay I am to wait until noon tomorrow to have them tell me what to do (not to mention I tink they owe me a HUGE apology and refund of the $20 I spent on stabilizer that I didn't need and what ever I have to send to fix it but that a different story I suppose) I have read some say borax would be good to use? I actually have a box in the garage that I use to make laundry soap so this would be a good thing if true but how much. Please help me! I don't want my pool to fall apart and flood my yard and house!