I'm new to this "forum"...but I don't have a lot of money to spend going to a pool place. I had a smaller above ground pool last year 10foot round by 30inches deep & had no problem maintaining the chemicals. We've upgraded to a 15foot round by 48inches deep above ground. I am having major issues getting the chemicals to balance & I am getting different results with the test strips & a Vue Block Test Kit. So which one is correct?? Here are the specifications....
Above ground pool 15'round by 48" deep
5310 Gallons
I've added so far: 16oz HTH Stabilizer, 5oz Superchlorination Shock, 1 cup Muratic Acid
Test strips results show:
TH - 200
FC - 0
PH - 8.4
TA - shows blue, only green shades on box to compare to
CYA - 30-50
Vue Block Test Kit
CL - 1.5/3.0
PH - 7.8
That is all this test kit tests for
So which one is correct? And how do I get everything in balance? The chemicals I currently have are
HTH Chlorinating Granules
HTH Shock & Swim
Muratic Acid
HTH Stabilizer & Conditioner
At this point I am just confused..........
Above ground pool 15'round by 48" deep
5310 Gallons
I've added so far: 16oz HTH Stabilizer, 5oz Superchlorination Shock, 1 cup Muratic Acid
Test strips results show:
TH - 200
FC - 0
PH - 8.4
TA - shows blue, only green shades on box to compare to
CYA - 30-50
Vue Block Test Kit
CL - 1.5/3.0
PH - 7.8
That is all this test kit tests for
So which one is correct? And how do I get everything in balance? The chemicals I currently have are
HTH Chlorinating Granules
HTH Shock & Swim
Muratic Acid
HTH Stabilizer & Conditioner
At this point I am just confused..........