I am trying to get my Total Alkalinity sorted out on my 30k gal plaster pool. The card that came with my TFP test kit said that my ideal range for TA is 100-120 with an ideal value of 110 for manually chlorinated pools. However, the Pool Math App says that my ideal range is 60-80 with an ideal value if 70. Which is correct? My TA was very low so I raised to 100 based on the card recommendations, but now the app is saying the TA is too high. Which is right?
Discrepancy between TFP test kit and Pool Math App
- Thread starter gcavanaugh
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,353
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
You have a test kit from TFT which has different recommendations then TFP.
TA down to 50 is OK.
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TA down to 50 is OK.
TA - Further Reading
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Why are TFP Recommendations Different than Manufacturers? - Further Reading
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- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,157
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
That sounds like industry advice from a Taylor k2006 / k2006C. The industry assumes heavy puck use so the TA is higher to account for the PH dropping from all the acid.
Or so we like to say. When you give up pucks the advice stays the same and it hurts instead of helps. So maybe they just dont know what's what.
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,157
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
That was just an example of how to calculate TA. It is NOT a recommendation of TA.
It just meant that if you use 11 drops, multiply by 10 to get your TA value.
If you did 8 drops, multiply by 10 to get 80.
It just meant that if you use 11 drops, multiply by 10 to get your TA value.
If you did 8 drops, multiply by 10 to get 80.