Hi all,
Thanks for all that you share! I've been reading around here for a few weeks now and while overwhelmed with all the info, I feel like I'm starting to see the light. I bought a house in this year with a pool in San Ramon, CA. The pool has been managed weekly by a service company for years and I've kept them on while I figure things out. In general, the pool looks great, but for some white "film" on the tiles, and I've been told it's the easiest pool on his route. I bought the TF-100 and have run all the tests twice in the last week or so. I figure I'll go a couple months watching what he's doing and testing, just to make sure I'm getting reasonable, repeatable data. Then I'll go it alone.
3/19/14 - 1 day after service
Temp - 60F
FC - 5
TC - 5.5
pH - 8.2 (Taylor kit)
TA - 70
CA - 125
CYA - 30
3/23/14 - 2 days before service
Temp - 60F
FC - 2
TC - 2
pH - 8.0 (Milwaukee MW102)
TA - 70
CH - 125
CYA - 30
I have way more questions than I should probably put in this post, but I'll start with the water and maybe add on to later posts. For one, we have had a lot of rain in the last month, and I have had to empty water from the pool. Not sure how much dilution has occurred as a result, but these tests were done after the rains. Our water here is incredibly low in all ions, which I'm guessing explains the relatively low alk. and hardness. The only obvious problem I see is the pH. My pool guy isn't adding enough Acid? Would this explain the white "lime" on my dark blue edge tiles?
Thoughts on a direction if I were to take over chemistry now? Start with acid. Then, should I build up TA and CH, or are they workable where they are?
Lastly, any locals care to clue me in to the best places for bleach, acid, etc.
Thanks again!
Thanks for all that you share! I've been reading around here for a few weeks now and while overwhelmed with all the info, I feel like I'm starting to see the light. I bought a house in this year with a pool in San Ramon, CA. The pool has been managed weekly by a service company for years and I've kept them on while I figure things out. In general, the pool looks great, but for some white "film" on the tiles, and I've been told it's the easiest pool on his route. I bought the TF-100 and have run all the tests twice in the last week or so. I figure I'll go a couple months watching what he's doing and testing, just to make sure I'm getting reasonable, repeatable data. Then I'll go it alone.
3/19/14 - 1 day after service
Temp - 60F
FC - 5
TC - 5.5
pH - 8.2 (Taylor kit)
TA - 70
CA - 125
CYA - 30
3/23/14 - 2 days before service
Temp - 60F
FC - 2
TC - 2
pH - 8.0 (Milwaukee MW102)
TA - 70
CH - 125
CYA - 30
I have way more questions than I should probably put in this post, but I'll start with the water and maybe add on to later posts. For one, we have had a lot of rain in the last month, and I have had to empty water from the pool. Not sure how much dilution has occurred as a result, but these tests were done after the rains. Our water here is incredibly low in all ions, which I'm guessing explains the relatively low alk. and hardness. The only obvious problem I see is the pH. My pool guy isn't adding enough Acid? Would this explain the white "lime" on my dark blue edge tiles?
Thoughts on a direction if I were to take over chemistry now? Start with acid. Then, should I build up TA and CH, or are they workable where they are?
Lastly, any locals care to clue me in to the best places for bleach, acid, etc.
Thanks again!