First test on new swimming pool

[TamithaSue50]

So I just put up my brand new pool a week ago and added a gallon of bleach this morning (which I knew would make the chlorine really high but nobody will be in it for at least a week so figured that would be okay) and turned on the pump so I could test everything later today. Well I just tested everything for the first time and wanted to share my tests....and get opinions.

My test kit is the Taylor K-2006C

FC - 7
CC - 1.5
PH - 8
TA - 110
CH - 140
CYA - 20

I'm guessing on the CYA because I went all the way to the top and could still see the dot. Heck might not be any lol

Thanks for reading and responding.

Tamitha

 

[mknauss]

As you learned last year, unless you add CYA to your water, you will not have any.

Add 30 ppm CYA to the water.

 

[CarolineM]

After adding stabilizer, then lower PH to 7.2 with muriatic acid, then SLAM your pool to get rid of the CC’s.

 

[TamithaSue50]

As you learned last year, unless you add CYA to your water, you will not have any.

Add 30 ppm CYA to the water.

What do you use to add stabilizer. Do you buy it from the pool store or what? And last year my CYA was the opposite that it is now. It was like 100 or something like that lol

 

[Divin Dave]

Tamitha,
you can get CYA anywhere that sells pool supplies. CYA is also called Stabilizer.
Pool store, Wal Mart, Home Depot, Lowes all sell it.

your CCs are high because you waited a week to put chlorine in it. You should always balance your water as soon as its filled. When you wait, thats when algae gets hold of it.

 

[TamithaSue50]

Tamitha,
you can get CYA anywhere that sells pool supplies. CYA is also called Stabilizer.
Pool store, Wal Mart, Home Depot, Lowes all sell it.

your CCs are high because you waited a week to put chlorine in it. You should always balance your water as soon as its filled. When you wait, thats when algae gets hold of it.

Okay that's what I thought it was. And I didn't worry about it because I thought someone had told me since it was a new pool I didn't need to test it right away.

Thanks

 

[TamithaSue50]

Okay that's what I thought it was. And I didn't worry about it because I thought someone had told me since it was a new pool I didn't need to test it right away.

Thanks

The only stabilizer I can find his chlorine stabilizer is that the right stuff to use to raise CYA???

 

[IceShadow]

The only stabilizer I can find his chlorine stabilizer is that the right stuff to use to raise CYA???

Look for ingredients list. Should list Cyarunic Acid 100%.

 

[TamithaSue50]

Look for ingredients list. Should list Cyarunic Acid 100%.

It does. Thank you

 

[IceShadow]

Cyarunic Acid = CYA.

 

[TamithaSue50]

Cyarunic Acid = CYA.

I know what it is. It just said chlorine stabilizer and I didn't know looking at the ingredients would tell me it was CYA