Bought a home and over my head
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I like when members acknowledge something good as in your kit arriving in a timely manner. Let it be known.....
- Oct 25, 2015
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- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
That's great! Your first step to a Trouble Free Pool! Please post the results asap. Also use the FAS DPD method for FC not the oto test.
Chris
mguzzy
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Which kit did you get.. can you tell us the model number?
So you have a tablet feeder to put chlorine in you pool. But you don't want to use it for now.. lets just get liquid chlorine in the water. Have you read up on the ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry so we can start walking you down the path of pool ownership?
You have some wonderful help already so I am just going to jump in and say HI and what a pretty pool and yard you have!!!!
Thanks everyone that has helped so far. You are doing a great job!
Kim
Thanks everyone that has helped so far. You are doing a great job!
Kim
I got the Taylor K 2006C
FC well I tried to test for this. The water never turned pink. And I dumped enough powder in there that the water couldn’t dissolve anymore
pH. 7.3
T.A. 120
C.A 1575
CYA 100
Im worried about what y’all will tell me
FC well I tried to test for this. The water never turned pink. And I dumped enough powder in there that the water couldn’t dissolve anymore
pH. 7.3
T.A. 120
C.A 1575
CYA 100
Im worried about what y’all will tell me
You need chlorine yesterday! How close is a Walmart to you? THey should have some liquid chlorine in the pool area. It will be in a white jug with the words pool shock on it. Do NOT get any tablets or powdered stuff as it has CYA in it and your CYA is too high already.
Congrats on the new pool! You’re going to love it. There are people on here that will make you an expert in no time. The first step is going to be to locate a huge stash of liquid chlorine. With your CYA level and algae already starting to bloom you’re going to need many gallons to get to a steady state. Walmart, Home Depot, Menards, Farm supply stores, Lowe’s, etc. Look for products labeled “liquid pool shock” or similar. They’ll have a higher concentration than plain bleach.
Good luck. It gets easier and easier, I promise.
Good luck. It gets easier and easier, I promise.
mguzzy
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On the Cl test you only need to dump one scoop of powder. If there is any chlorine it will turn pink. if not it never will. Get some Chlorine in there ASAP.. You can use regular laundry chlorine with no additives.. it has a lower concentration of CL but it will work.
And you need to do a diluted CYA test. 100 is where this test tops out at, so your true value is likely higher that 100ppm. So you need to dilute your pool water with tap water and try it again. Here are the instructions for that.
Water Testing Instructions - Further Reading
www.troublefreepool.com
Thank you for the link! Second time I did that I got 110On the Cl test you only need to dump one scoop of powder. If there is any chlorine it will turn pink. if not it never will. Get some Chlorine in there ASAP.. You can use regular laundry chlorine with no additives.. it has a lower concentration of CL but it will work.
And you need to do a diluted CYA test. 100 is where this test tops out at, so your true value is likely higher that 100ppm. So you need to dilute your pool water with tap water and try it again. Here are the instructions for that.
Water Testing Instructions - Further Reading
mguzzy
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Nice job. With a CYA of 110 you are going to have a hard time getting the chlorine to be effective. You need some CYA in your water to help protect it from the sun, but at higher levels it buffers the FC too much and it become ineffective. We need to get you down to closer to 40 a more manageable level by the FC/CYA Levels and the only way to do that is to drain around 60% of your water. Read up here on water exchanges.
www.troublefreepool.com
You might want to do the No Drain Exchange if you have a high water table in your area. To be honest there is no point dumping a lot of chlorine in there until you get your CYA down in my opinion... but you are going to have to get some in there anyway.
Draining - Further Reading
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I'm so impressed with TatianaP! Diving right into the thick of it. Just want to send encouragement, we have had our pool (first one owned) for a few years now and love this method. I went into a pool store last week to buy a few things and there was a line of people waiting to get their water tested and a very unhappy person trying to figure out how to fix the algae in their pool after dumping 4!!! bags of shock in and it not working, and the person at the counter patiently trying to help her. I'm so glad that isn't me. Thankful. Hang in there! There are so many helpful people on this forum, and so patient.
Get your CYA level down and find chlorine. Pool stores sell it in big blue returnable containers (liquid chlorine shock, ask them the % concentration when you buy it), it isn't always the cheapest but you might want to bite the bullet and just do it to get your algae bloom under control. They will ask if you want your water tested, just politely say no thank you.
Get your CYA level down and find chlorine. Pool stores sell it in big blue returnable containers (liquid chlorine shock, ask them the % concentration when you buy it), it isn't always the cheapest but you might want to bite the bullet and just do it to get your algae bloom under control. They will ask if you want your water tested, just politely say no thank you.
Well I rented a drain pump sooooo I’m ready to get this ball rolling thank youNice job. With a CYA of 110 you are going to have a hard time getting the chlorine to be effective. You need some CYA in your water to help protect it from the sun, but at higher levels it buffers the FC too much and it become ineffective. We need to get you down to closer to 40 a more manageable level by the FC/CYA Levels and the only way to do that is to drain around 60% of your water. Read up here on water exchanges.
You might want to do the No Drain Exchange if you have a high water table in your area. To be honest there is no point dumping a lot of chlorine in there until you get your CYA down in my opinion... we you are going to have to get some in thereDraining - Further Reading
- Oct 25, 2015
- 5,191
- Pool Size
- 25000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Great job Tatiana! You're gonna have that pool in your control soon. Just keep it up and ask any questions you may have. Once you get the CYA level in order you'll need a SLAM then you're on TFP easy street! Only thing to be careful with is make sure you do it until you pass all 3 tests. You can make SLAM shorter by testing and re-adjusting FC several times per day.
I hope this helps!
Chris
I hope this helps!
Chris
One of the scariest things I see in your equipment room is the Romex (yellow "wire") that is being used to wire your pump. Romex is designed and approved to be used inside walls in residential wiring. To begin with, as it enters the motor there is nothing to stop the vibrating motor from wearing the insulation to the point that it shorts the wiring to the pump housing. At the very least the wire will be burned and the motor physically damaged if that occurs. Code requires that individual conductors (wires) be run in proper conduit that is attached to the motor with appropriate conduit ends. It also appears that the bond wire has become unattached from the motor, though it is hard to tell from the picture. You need to get a pool professional to assess and repair these issues before putting your pool into service. Pools are a lot of fun, but they can quickly become very dangerous, especially regarding electricity, when you put people into the mix.
Also in regards to the algae I was reading the SLAM article should I just dump a ton of chlorine at once as my pool is filling up?
I’d get that junk out before filling. Then fill it up, then add chlorine, etc.
mguzzy
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Get the leaves and stuff out.. try and brush the green algae on the walls, it will disrupt the cell membranes and make it easier to kill. The more gunk you get out the less chlorine will be used on the decomposing vegetation .
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- Jan 24, 2017
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You also need to open your Cartridge filter and clean the cartridges so you start with new. Make sure you have a Psi gauge working.