Amonia tested at fish store using drops is 5ppm.
Amonia tested at pool store using test strips is 3 - 6ppm
Amonia tested at pool store using test strips is 3 - 6ppm
How to lower combined clorine level?
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Water is and has been very clear for days now.
Yesterday we added 8 lbs of Borax (to raise PH) and 8 lbs of baking soda (to raise TA). We also added another 4 gallons of 12.5% liquid chlorine.
This morning the numbers on our TF-100 kit are reading:
2.5 FC
7.5 CC
120 TA
6.9 PH
We added another 2 gallons of 12.5% liquid chlorine this morning, and tested 15 minutes after adding, numbers are:
2.0 FC
10.0 CC
6.9 PH
Should we add more Borax to raise the PH more? It seems like our TA went up quite a bit by adding the baking soda and Borax yesterday.
Yesterday we added 8 lbs of Borax (to raise PH) and 8 lbs of baking soda (to raise TA). We also added another 4 gallons of 12.5% liquid chlorine.
This morning the numbers on our TF-100 kit are reading:
2.5 FC
7.5 CC
120 TA
6.9 PH
We added another 2 gallons of 12.5% liquid chlorine this morning, and tested 15 minutes after adding, numbers are:
2.0 FC
10.0 CC
6.9 PH
Should we add more Borax to raise the PH more? It seems like our TA went up quite a bit by adding the baking soda and Borax yesterday.
- Mar 24, 2014
- 2,455
- Pool Size
- 32000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool SJ-55
If you have a way to aerate that would be preferable. With that TA it shouldn't take long to get into the 7s.
You could do more Borax. But, it's probably not urgent. Either way. Hopefully, we're nearing the end.
TA is now about 105
btw, we have 5x Trichlor pucks currently in the in-line chlorine feeder turned about half-way up.
btw, we have 5x Trichlor pucks currently in the in-line chlorine feeder turned about half-way up.
appreciate all the help, thank you!
will report back water test levels after adding more liquid chlorine, will keep adding 2x gallons of 12.5% every hour or two, is this okay for a vinyl liner?
we will also add another 2 boxes (8 lbs) of Borax (20 Mule). any issue with adding Borax and liquid chlorine right after each other?
will report back water test levels after adding more liquid chlorine, will keep adding 2x gallons of 12.5% every hour or two, is this okay for a vinyl liner?
we will also add another 2 boxes (8 lbs) of Borax (20 Mule). any issue with adding Borax and liquid chlorine right after each other?
You always want to give some separation between chemical additions. Maybe do the liquid chlorine first, brush well, wait about 30 minutes and then add the Borax.
out of curiosity, how much liquid chlorine do some folks add during the course of one-day when dealing with high ammonia levels? assuming a vinyl liner.
We finally got our CC number down to 0.5mm, had to add a total of about 25lbs of Borax to keep PH above 7.
Now there is a mild yellowish color on our blue vinyl liner, we thought it might be alge but it is not slimy and will not brush off with pool brush.
This appeared after a lot of heavy rain but we were still putting liquid chlorine in after the rain and our FC was holding in the 2 to 3ppm range.
Any idea what the mild yellowish on liner may be? Hope we didn't bleach the liner.
Now there is a mild yellowish color on our blue vinyl liner, we thought it might be alge but it is not slimy and will not brush off with pool brush.
This appeared after a lot of heavy rain but we were still putting liquid chlorine in after the rain and our FC was holding in the 2 to 3ppm range.
Any idea what the mild yellowish on liner may be? Hope we didn't bleach the liner.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,728
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If you are fighting ammonia you do not want to be putting CYA into the water! Remove the pucks!
A bleached liner would be faded blue or white, not yellow.
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Borrowing ideas from another thread, have the Pool Store test your well water for iron
We didn't put any well water in, infact we had to remove some water due to all the rain.
Amonia should be gone. Amonia measured 5ppm at fish store, we used about 15 gallons of 12.5% liquid chlorine, added 2 gallons every hour or two until the CC level dropped and FC started rising.
This yellowish tint on liner is by the bottom edges where pool floor meets pool walls, it goes about 1 foot up the walls mainly in the deep end. Pool brush and Polaris don't remove it.
FC is around 1.5 to 3ppm, CC is 0.5, PH is 7.2 and TA is around 110.
Amonia should be gone. Amonia measured 5ppm at fish store, we used about 15 gallons of 12.5% liquid chlorine, added 2 gallons every hour or two until the CC level dropped and FC started rising.
This yellowish tint on liner is by the bottom edges where pool floor meets pool walls, it goes about 1 foot up the walls mainly in the deep end. Pool brush and Polaris don't remove it.
FC is around 1.5 to 3ppm, CC is 0.5, PH is 7.2 and TA is around 110.
It's the chewable tablet, rub it on the area (if you can reach it)
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Your signature says you use well water =)
The Vit C is to check for something else =)