Hi all,
Looking to get on the "TFP Program"
In the past, I have just brought water samples to the guys at Leslie's and somewhat did what they told me to....not always because I know they are just trying to sell me stuff.
We drained our pool and had to replace the main drain covers that had expired. We also had to re-epoxy as the previous epoxy job was starting to fade after 7 years.
I filled the pool on the 12th and 13th and started the heater. Pool temp is at 71 degrees (Will be 82 by the weekend but for now I have it set to 70). I couldn't really find a document on starting a pool from empty. I have been running this pool for several years (last year was first year on SWG after converting from Bromine).
My understanding is that first I need to get TA in an acceptable range. Pool Math says my target is 70. I am currently at 130. I had 25lb of dry acid from Leslie's on hand and added that to the pool. (The Leslie's Dry Acid container calculations show I need 40lbs). I want to do the rest the TFP way which to my understanding is Muriatic Acid. The Pool Math App doesn't tell me how much to put in. It just says:
"To lower TA you reduce pH to 7.0-7.2 with acid and then aerate to increase pH."
How do I calculate how much Acid do I need to add? If I enter a LOWER than target number into the PoolMath app, it tells me how much baking soda to put in. Why doesn't it make a reccomendation for a higher than target number?
I have several other issues going on with equipment that I will likely post in other threads, but this thing needs to be open to guests this weekend and I have to make the health dept happy. I can do all the water chemistry manually even if the SWG is not working.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Looking to get on the "TFP Program"
In the past, I have just brought water samples to the guys at Leslie's and somewhat did what they told me to....not always because I know they are just trying to sell me stuff.
We drained our pool and had to replace the main drain covers that had expired. We also had to re-epoxy as the previous epoxy job was starting to fade after 7 years.
I filled the pool on the 12th and 13th and started the heater. Pool temp is at 71 degrees (Will be 82 by the weekend but for now I have it set to 70). I couldn't really find a document on starting a pool from empty. I have been running this pool for several years (last year was first year on SWG after converting from Bromine).
My understanding is that first I need to get TA in an acceptable range. Pool Math says my target is 70. I am currently at 130. I had 25lb of dry acid from Leslie's on hand and added that to the pool. (The Leslie's Dry Acid container calculations show I need 40lbs). I want to do the rest the TFP way which to my understanding is Muriatic Acid. The Pool Math App doesn't tell me how much to put in. It just says:
"To lower TA you reduce pH to 7.0-7.2 with acid and then aerate to increase pH."
How do I calculate how much Acid do I need to add? If I enter a LOWER than target number into the PoolMath app, it tells me how much baking soda to put in. Why doesn't it make a reccomendation for a higher than target number?
I have several other issues going on with equipment that I will likely post in other threads, but this thing needs to be open to guests this weekend and I have to make the health dept happy. I can do all the water chemistry manually even if the SWG is not working.
Thanks in advance for the help.
