Hi all,
Up to today: I have added 10% liquid chlorine every day after testing at the end of the day and calculating to hit 5.
TODAY: My Taylor Test kit just arrived and I have done the tests to my best ability.
Free Chlorine - 2
Total Chlorine - 2
Combined Chlorine - 0
Bromine - 4
PH - 7.5
Total Alkalinity - 180
Calcium Hardness - 130
Cyanuric Acid - I didn't understand this test. I filled the bottle till 7ml line with water, added R0013 to 14ml mark, mixed it but the solution was not cloudy, the black dot didn't disappear. How do I read this?
Sodium Chloride - There is not R-0630 in the test kit even tho it is in the instructions but I guess this is for salt water filter pools.
Please tell me what is the next step? Also I would really appreciate if you can tell me a schedule as such:
1- Do I check Chlorine after each use at the end of the day and add the Liquid Chlorine after kids are out of the pool everyday?
2- How frequently I need to do the whole test kit?
3- Would you recommend me backwash the sand filter and vacuum the pool every week? (Say every Sunday)
4- And do I need to shock anytime (I've read some says every week) and for shock, do I use the Pool Meter and use the liquid chlorine again?
5- What I have in hand: Borax, 10% liquid chlorine from Lowes, HTH Ultimate Shock 7 in 1 and Leslie's Chlor Brite
Up to today: I have added 10% liquid chlorine every day after testing at the end of the day and calculating to hit 5.
TODAY: My Taylor Test kit just arrived and I have done the tests to my best ability.
Free Chlorine - 2
Total Chlorine - 2
Combined Chlorine - 0
Bromine - 4
PH - 7.5
Total Alkalinity - 180
Calcium Hardness - 130
Cyanuric Acid - I didn't understand this test. I filled the bottle till 7ml line with water, added R0013 to 14ml mark, mixed it but the solution was not cloudy, the black dot didn't disappear. How do I read this?
Sodium Chloride - There is not R-0630 in the test kit even tho it is in the instructions but I guess this is for salt water filter pools.
Please tell me what is the next step? Also I would really appreciate if you can tell me a schedule as such:
1- Do I check Chlorine after each use at the end of the day and add the Liquid Chlorine after kids are out of the pool everyday?
2- How frequently I need to do the whole test kit?
3- Would you recommend me backwash the sand filter and vacuum the pool every week? (Say every Sunday)
4- And do I need to shock anytime (I've read some says every week) and for shock, do I use the Pool Meter and use the liquid chlorine again?
5- What I have in hand: Borax, 10% liquid chlorine from Lowes, HTH Ultimate Shock 7 in 1 and Leslie's Chlor Brite