- Jul 16, 2013
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Hi all, I am a big fan of this site and have learned a lot from all the posts. I'm still learning about the care of my pool and wanted to post a problem that just came up for me. My new pool has been up and running for almost 3 months. Chemicals have been very good, all maintained with good readings. Took a trip to the local pool store for my monthly reading from them - ph at 7.5, FCC at 5ppm, ( a little high) alkalinity, calcium all at very good levels and zero copper and iron. CA extremely high so I am considering draining about half the water and refilling to bring it down. All is going well with an extremely clear pool.
Pool store recommended a shock since I have not shocked to date, so I did on Sunday evening.
Ra the pump for about 12 to 14 hours, pool cleared up nicely. I am running the pump about 10 hours a day. 10 to 3 and 5 to 10.
Today I took a sample and did a PH and Chlorine test. PH was just fine, about 7.4 but the chlorine was orange, not yellow in the test. I did the chlorine test 2 more times with the same result. I'm using a new TL100 test kit so I feel confident it is fine.
Any ideas as to the test results? Plan on taking a sample to the pool tomorrow to see how their test comes out.
Appreciate the feedback
Any ideas as to why the test gave an orange color? Going to test again tomorrow
Pool store recommended a shock since I have not shocked to date, so I did on Sunday evening.
Ra the pump for about 12 to 14 hours, pool cleared up nicely. I am running the pump about 10 hours a day. 10 to 3 and 5 to 10.
Today I took a sample and did a PH and Chlorine test. PH was just fine, about 7.4 but the chlorine was orange, not yellow in the test. I did the chlorine test 2 more times with the same result. I'm using a new TL100 test kit so I feel confident it is fine.
Any ideas as to the test results? Plan on taking a sample to the pool tomorrow to see how their test comes out.
Appreciate the feedback
Any ideas as to why the test gave an orange color? Going to test again tomorrow