britishexpat said:
Bama Rambler said:
Ultimately you want to be close to 70 ppm cya but there's no rush getting there. Lets let things settle down a day or so and make sure you have things balanced and then bump the CYA up a little.
The wife has gone out to buy some stabilizer. I also have muratic acid here to.
PH is 8.2
TA is 325
CH is 125
with you saying leave things a day or so, will I not lose most if not all the FC as I lost 26 yesterday which I thought was crazy indeed and already loss of 6 so far today, there is cloud cover today from which I am guessing why I am not losing as much as yesterdays scorching sun rays/heat.
how often should I go re-check the level today? and what do you suggest I do with the high PH,TA and low CH? Please?
Relax.
Step 1. Keep the FC above 3ppm based on this chart:
pool-school/chlorine_cya_chart_shock. To do this I would target around 7ppm since you are losing FC faster than most. Higher FC like when you are shocking however is counterproductive once you have no algae - it burns off more quickly in the sun than lower FC. (EDIT: TO clarify if you put 20ppm in you lose more as a percentage of FC and overall ppm than you do if you put in 7ppm in the same conditions without algae.)
Step 2. If your FC is < 10ppm and your PH is high - treat it with acid to bring back down to 7.2-7.4 or so. See reply from another user on the amounts to use etc. Pool Calculator is your friend.
Step 3. IGNORE TA and CH for now.
Step 4. Get used to your daily chlorine useage. Then get the SWGC going. If you haven't already added salt you'll need to do so if you have the proper testing strips or kit to ensure you have the right amount.
Step 5. Raise the CYA and continue dialing in the SWGC.
Step 6. Send lots of pictures of the fun you are having in the clean trouble free pool!
Step 7. Read the article on lowering TA in Pool School - don't obsess about it... it will happen slowly over time as your PH rises.
Step 8. Unless Pool Calculator says you have a CSI (scaling index) of > 0.6 or < -0.6 ignore CH. With a vinyl AGP you can ignore the negative result also probably.