Hi All,
First, thank you for all the time that so many of you obviously put into this site and helping others. It is very much appreciated. I have a new pool that's been up and running now for about 1 week. See signature for details. I'm in southern NH so it's going to be winterized and closed in the next 7-10 days. We are just running it to make sure all systems are ok. Since being on this site, I've learned about the right water test kit to buy, and I will, but I figure I will buy it in the spring so the reagents are fresh. For now, I thought, better than nothing, I'd rely on the testing kit I was given by the pool company. I know these are not ideal from reading here, and miss some key tests, but I figure it's a start.
Overall, the pool water LOOKS great. Crystal clear. At night, when the light is on, maybe a touch of haze to it, but it looks great. Here's my readings that I have from the kit I was given:
FC: 1.0
Alk: 80
pH: 6.6 (this is the issue)
CyA: about 20, hard to be sure
Salt: 3100ppm (as averaged by automation system)
So I see I certainly need to get that pH up. But I'm also closing the pool soon. I figure I should definitely get the pH up, but what about the CyA? Doesn't this all get out of whack when the pool is covered and sitting idle all winter anyway? I figure pH is important because the water can get corrosive when too low.
What would you recommend? Should I add soda ash? I've read that it can bring up alkalinity, which measures ok right now. Would Borax be better?
Thank you again for your help.
First, thank you for all the time that so many of you obviously put into this site and helping others. It is very much appreciated. I have a new pool that's been up and running now for about 1 week. See signature for details. I'm in southern NH so it's going to be winterized and closed in the next 7-10 days. We are just running it to make sure all systems are ok. Since being on this site, I've learned about the right water test kit to buy, and I will, but I figure I will buy it in the spring so the reagents are fresh. For now, I thought, better than nothing, I'd rely on the testing kit I was given by the pool company. I know these are not ideal from reading here, and miss some key tests, but I figure it's a start.
Overall, the pool water LOOKS great. Crystal clear. At night, when the light is on, maybe a touch of haze to it, but it looks great. Here's my readings that I have from the kit I was given:
FC: 1.0
Alk: 80
pH: 6.6 (this is the issue)
CyA: about 20, hard to be sure
Salt: 3100ppm (as averaged by automation system)
So I see I certainly need to get that pH up. But I'm also closing the pool soon. I figure I should definitely get the pH up, but what about the CyA? Doesn't this all get out of whack when the pool is covered and sitting idle all winter anyway? I figure pH is important because the water can get corrosive when too low.
What would you recommend? Should I add soda ash? I've read that it can bring up alkalinity, which measures ok right now. Would Borax be better?
Thank you again for your help.