Hi everyone! I am a new pool owner (well since October) and could use some help. When we opened our pool in October, I was given a Pentair test kit and told to monitor chlorine and PH weekly. Add more pucks or shock if chlorine was low, add muriatic to level PH. I have done that faithfully and our pool has looked great with clear water every since. About a month ago, I started noticing my chlorine levels were staying low and started seeing algae pop up. I started shocking the pool weekly with granule shock, and started researching which led me here! I got the Taylor test kit (almost returned it because I was so overwhelmed) and did my first test today. Here are my numbers!
FC: 2.0
PH: 7.6
TA: 120
CH: 220
CYA: 90
I am buying calcium chloride for the hardness, should be here tomorrow. I know CYA is high and I have read that draining the pool is the solution. I am not super excited to do this and honestly I don't know how. Thoughts? I also bought a 40lb tub of chlorinating pucks last month but should I no longer use those? Do I need to pull them out of the chlorinator since they are causing CYA to increase?? I have soured liquid chlorine and pool math says I need about 2.5 gallons. TIA!
FC: 2.0
PH: 7.6
TA: 120
CH: 220
CYA: 90
I am buying calcium chloride for the hardness, should be here tomorrow. I know CYA is high and I have read that draining the pool is the solution. I am not super excited to do this and honestly I don't know how. Thoughts? I also bought a 40lb tub of chlorinating pucks last month but should I no longer use those? Do I need to pull them out of the chlorinator since they are causing CYA to increase?? I have soured liquid chlorine and pool math says I need about 2.5 gallons. TIA!