Good afternoon all! Ive been stalking this forum for a week or so now, doing research to learn a bit about maintaining a pool (i'm a first time pool owner). I have caught myself up on the ABC's to an extent and I'm attempting to balance my pools chemistry without the help of the robber barons known as Pool companies. Although I used a pool company to open my pool since I am new to the game, I have pretty much been maintaining the pool on my own (to a certain extent). I have taken my water for the past 3 weeks for testing at my local pool supply store but I am getting the feeling either they don't know what they are talking about or they are taking advantage of me (seems the most plausible). They keep trying to get my to purchase Potassium Monopersulfate to free up the Chlorine but I cannot find any good information on this product. I have a 23,000 Gallon pool with a DE filter and a vinyl liner (I suspect the vinyl liner will have to be replaced next season). I am currently having issues with getting my FC to stay within a reasonable range. From reading a few posts on this forum I am narrowing down the issue to being too much organic material getting into the pool and eating up the chlorine? We have had very little sun the past week or so here and judging by my TC levels, that is not the issue. I appreciate any advice I can get from you great folks on here! I have learned a lot lurking the past few weeks and hope to continue my learning experience as the summer goes on!
My current numbers are as follows according to the pool guys... (I do have a 5 way test kit at home and the numbers do seem to be inline with what they provided me)
FC-.19 (Cannot get this to move,even after shocking and cleaning the pool weekly)
TC-2.13
CC-1.93
PH-7.6
HARDNESS-26
Alkalinity-121
CYA-86 (Pool clowns told me the general range of this should be 80-150 ppm but from what ive read on this forum 40-60 if the best range)
Phosphates-4900 (Not sure if this number is good or bad)
For sanitizer I am using 3 inch Trichlor Tabs in a floater. Anywho, thank you all for the great information you guys and gals share on here and look forward to listening to suggestions.
My current numbers are as follows according to the pool guys... (I do have a 5 way test kit at home and the numbers do seem to be inline with what they provided me)
FC-.19 (Cannot get this to move,even after shocking and cleaning the pool weekly)
TC-2.13
CC-1.93
PH-7.6
HARDNESS-26
Alkalinity-121
CYA-86 (Pool clowns told me the general range of this should be 80-150 ppm but from what ive read on this forum 40-60 if the best range)
Phosphates-4900 (Not sure if this number is good or bad)
For sanitizer I am using 3 inch Trichlor Tabs in a floater. Anywho, thank you all for the great information you guys and gals share on here and look forward to listening to suggestions.