- May 3, 2014
- 58,633
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Help! cloudy pool
- Thread starter TammyGriffin
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,633
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Something is not right. I have never used a K2006 kit. But your pH is testing incorrectly.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,633
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
- May 3, 2014
- 58,633
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Something is disrupting the tests. Not sure what -- but the pH of bottled water is not that low.
I don't want to be taking up your time. I want to learn as much as I can about all this. Thanks so much for helping
I looked up what the ph for bottled water and it says it can be as low as 6.5. Do you think that's what I got?
- May 3, 2014
- 58,633
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
No idea. I would find it amazing to have that level pH in bottled water or well water. That yellow implies far below 6.
Oh I don't know then. I've been over everything I can think of to make sure I'm testing right. I guess I will never know. Thanks for helping me though. Still really confused. Lol
Calcium carbonate scale can increase the calcium and alkalinity if it dissolves. They will increase by the same amount.
If you add enough calcium carbonate to raise the calcium hardness by 10 ppm, the TA will also increase by 10 ppm.
However, it seems unlikely that you have enough scale to raise the calcium and alkalinity by a significant amount.
The 2006 test kit has a base demand test.
Do the pH test followed by the base demand test to see how many drops of base demand it takes to raise the pH to 7.5.
Also, do the TA test and use the base demand reagent drop by drop to see how many drops it takes to change the sample from pink to green.
If you add enough calcium carbonate to raise the calcium hardness by 10 ppm, the TA will also increase by 10 ppm.
However, it seems unlikely that you have enough scale to raise the calcium and alkalinity by a significant amount.
The 2006 test kit has a base demand test.
Do the pH test followed by the base demand test to see how many drops of base demand it takes to raise the pH to 7.5.
Also, do the TA test and use the base demand reagent drop by drop to see how many drops it takes to change the sample from pink to green.
I'm not sure I follow. Are you talking about the fill water? Or pool water? According to my test results my pool water was 7.8 when I posted earlier. Added some fill water now it's at 7.6
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