Until yesterday, I relied on my local pool store to test my water, and tell me what to do.
Last week, before my K-2006 kit arrived, they told me my chlorine was perfect (whatever that meant to them), my CYA was at 40, and all other metrics were in range.
Yesterday, doing the testing myself for the first time, I showed no FC (I would have run-through the whole DPD powder to get any pink); my CYA was > 100; and my CH was 425.
Two side-notes, we have very-hard town water, and I now use bleach as my sanitizer (I used 3" tablets in a floater until about a month ago).
I was fat, dumb, and happy until yesterday, because my water has been crystal clear for the past six months.
Understanding that the only way to address high levels of CYA and CH is to replace water, I did. Two questions (okay three):
1. How long after partial-drain/replace should I wait to get reliable test results?
2. Should I continue to drain/replace until I get a CYA of around 40 before trying to get everything else in line?
3. Any other insights that may help?
Thanks so much!
Last week, before my K-2006 kit arrived, they told me my chlorine was perfect (whatever that meant to them), my CYA was at 40, and all other metrics were in range.
Yesterday, doing the testing myself for the first time, I showed no FC (I would have run-through the whole DPD powder to get any pink); my CYA was > 100; and my CH was 425.
Two side-notes, we have very-hard town water, and I now use bleach as my sanitizer (I used 3" tablets in a floater until about a month ago).
I was fat, dumb, and happy until yesterday, because my water has been crystal clear for the past six months.
Understanding that the only way to address high levels of CYA and CH is to replace water, I did. Two questions (okay three):
1. How long after partial-drain/replace should I wait to get reliable test results?
2. Should I continue to drain/replace until I get a CYA of around 40 before trying to get everything else in line?
3. Any other insights that may help?
Thanks so much!