Whats your fill water test results?

[easttn]

I am curious to see what others have for fill water and whether its city or well water.

 

[JVTrain]

My water last winter. Wonder if it has changed... I doubt much.

FC: 0
CC: 0.5 ppm
CH: 325
TA: 280
pH: 7.2

 

[easttn]

If you have city water then you must be the guy furthest away from the treatment plant since you dont have any FC. Here is mine on city water.
FC: 1
pH: 7.4
TA: 200
CH: 200
CYA: 0
We are at the end of the water line, at least on this side of the treatment plant.

 

[Charlie_R]

City water here.

Last results were:

FC 0
CC 1.5 (They use a monochloramine for sanitation here)
pH 8.0+
TA 280
CH 50

 

[JVTrain]

If you have city water then you must be the guy furthest away from the treatment plant since you dont have any FC. Here is mine on city water.
FC: 1
pH: 7.4
TA: 200
CH: 200
CYA: 0
We are at the end of the water line, at least on this side of the treatment plant.

We are on city water and we are pretty far down the line. I'll probably test it again soon just for giggles and grins.

 

[EVChargeGuy]

We have city water:

FC: 1
pH: 6.8
TA: 10
CH: 25-
CYA: 0

 

[SunnyOptimism]

Best to take a water sample from a spigot outside the house and closest to the main line running into your home. That eliminates sources of contamination from the house piping. I'll grab a sample later today from the spigot that my auto fill line is hooked up to as that will be the most accurate sample of what goes into the pool.

 

[mikech]

Here's mine in sunny Seminole, FL today, city water.

FC <1 very very slight pink tinge after dpd powder
CC 0
pH 7.9
TA 170
CH 200

 

[SunnyOptimism]

Best to take a water sample from a spigot outside the house and closest to the main line running into your home. That eliminates sources of contamination from the house piping. I'll grab a sample later today from the spigot that my auto fill line is hooked up to as that will be the most accurate sample of what goes into the pool.

Eastside Tucson, Water District #7

Let 10 gallons run from spigot that auto fill is attached to, then tested a water sample -

FC 1
CC 1
TA 120
CH 250
pH 8.0+

Obviously no CYA. Would have to check with Tucson water website to see what TDS, nitrates, phosphates and metals are but I know they always test below EPA regs for those.


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[JVTrain]

Tested again today.

pH - 7.3
FC - 0.5
CC - 0.5
TA - 250
CH - 350

 

[easttn]

You guys that have low CH levels, do you have water softeners?

 

[SunnyOptimism]

You guys that have low CH levels, do you have water softeners?

Water samples should be taken from an external spigot near the water inlet to the home, not from a tap. That would avoid confounding results caused by softeners. External spigots are usually plumbed separate from the other water lines in the house to avoid watering landscape with softened water.


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[JVTrain]

I do have a softener but like Sunny said, took my sample from outdoor spigot where I normally fill pool. Without the hose, ran for a minute before sampling.

 

[mynewpool]

Fill Water Results

pH FC CC TC CH TA CYA

8.2+
0.5
1.5
2.0
25
400
0

 

[SunnyOptimism]

Fill Water Results

pHFCCCTCCHTACYA

8.2+
0.5
1.5
2.0
25
400
0

HOLY TOTAL ALKALINITY, BATMAN!!!


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[easttn]

Better a TA of 400 than a CH of 400.

 

[Shirker]

City water (Comer GA)

FC 1
CC 0
CH 75
TA 60
PH 7


Hope you guys don't mind, but I put this in a spread sheet. I added all of the posts above this one already (If for any reason you don't want your results included, let me know and I will be happy to delete). If I get enough records, I might plot them on a map or something.

Anyone is welcome to add more entries with this URL:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rvUmqdCIuIJ43T0s56MEqbsnw42CROV-HwPLdPAc7UA/viewform

And you can view all of the raw data here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...d_91RnS3X1eLSM6VzWRY/edit?pli=1#gid=375112876

 

[easttn]

Hope you guys don't mind, but I put this in a spread sheet. I added all of the posts above this one already (If for any reason you don't want your results included, let me know and I will be happy to delete). If I get enough records, I might plot them on a map or something.

As long as you dont give my name to google. Ha.

 

[eqbob]

Better a TA of 400 than a CH of 400.

Why is that? For pool water, isn't it more problematic to have that high of a TA then it is that high of a CH? Or are you saying that because it is easier to reduce TA then to reduce CH?

 

[pooladdict]

Eastern Canada is where I reside, here is our fill water

CYA 0
FC .5
Ph 7.0
CH 20
Alk 20

And will test high in iron and copper, a lot of staining occurs in my area. Dearly looking for the best metal remover.

What are opinions on expensive pre filters?