Finished filling her up today

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almostakeeper

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May 20, 2020
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New Braunfels, TX.
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16800
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CircuPool RJ-30
About an hour ago I reached my water level mark and just did my first water test.

CC. 25 ml, 2 dips of R-8701, turned pink, 2 drops of 871 to turn colorless. 5 drops 0003 turned it deep pink and 6 drops of 871 to clear.
haven't a clue what this all means but it sounds good on paper.

The PH registered between 8 and 7.8 colorwise. 1 drop of .0005 to bring it to 7.6.

TA 25 ml, 2 drops 0007, 5 drops 0008, water went light green. after 20 drops of 0009 the water cleared but never turned redish.

CYA 35

Can someone interpret and steer me in the right direction.

This was done with a Taylor K-2006C
 
FC 0.4 ppm, CC 1.2 ppm (normal for tap water)
You stopped too soon on the TA test. Over 200 ppm.
CYA 40. You have added stabilizer/conditioner?
Re - do the TA test. Read Total Alkalinity - Trouble Free Pool

Add 5 ppm FC worth of liquid chlorine. About 3 quarts of 10% bleach.

Let that all circulate and re test later today or tomorrow morning.
 
I'll retest in the morning after my first vacume. Had 4 of the grandkids over having a blast in the new pool. Just read this but an hour ago I poured a whole gallon of liquid chlorine around the pool. It's the only thing I have added so far. I'll let the pump run all night.
 
25 ml, 2 dips 0870, turned pink. 1 drop 0871 to clear. Is my FC .02 ?
5 drops 0003 added, turned light pink. 1 drop 0871 to clear. s my CC also .02 ?

44 ml, 5 drops 0004, PH 7.8. 1 drop 0005 to show 7.6 PH

25 ml 2 0007, 5 0008, 22 drops 0009 to bring it from a light green to a solid pink comparable to an 8.o PH reading.
added 10 more drops, no change. Is my TA a 88 ?

CYA, after doing the test I could still see the dot after emptying the bottle

All I have added to the pool, last night was 1 gallon of 10% chlorine.

what is your recommendation. Thanks in advance
 
Great job on the tests.
FC and CC are 0.2 ppm. From now on, use a 10 ml water sample, one heaping scoop of powder, each drop of reagent to clear is 0.5ppm FC.
Your TA is 220 (22 drops at 10 ppm per drop)

Start 40 ppm CYA worth of stabilizer / conditioner dissolving using the sock method. That is 6 pounds of stabilizer
Immediately add 5 ppm FC worth of liquid chlorine. About 3 quarts.
Test FC/pH every day.
Follow Recommended Levels. When pH is tested at 8, lower to 7.6. That will lower your TA at the same time.
Go Swimming.
 
Got the CYA on average mid 40's, FC averages around 3, CC .02, and the PH was 7.7 to 7.9 with a TA close to 200. I put in a gallon of 31% Muriatic acid yesterday to lower PH and TA. The PH went to 7.2, but the TA remains at 200. I put in a waterfall to bring the PH up a tad, but what what am I missing on the TA.
 
A gallon of 31.45% MA in your pool would have effected your pH and TA pretty substantially. Are you sure the acid was that strength?
 

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This morning I poured about a 1/3 of a gallon of more M A. Just did a test.

FC 3.4 gonna add a qt now
CC .2
PH 7.1 Have my waterfall running full tilt
TA 160 coming down slowly but probably takes time
CH 170
CYA 43

I'll do another 1/3 of MA in the morning.
 
I'll pump the brakes on the MA for now. Did a lot of reading on TFP on lowering TA slowly, With the PH at 7.1 I'll let the waterfall naturally raise it back up then hit it with the MA in one or more qt doses, depending on the numbers to bring the TA down over time.

I'll test and post daily only the FC and PH and the other tests weekly.
 
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