Don't get me wrong. I'm so happy that I found this website. I believe I spent more than $1000 at Lesile's last year which is my first year owning an in-ground 16,000-gallon plaster pool. I recently found this website, did some researches and printed some notes. I also bought my Taylor K-2006C Test Kit and did my first water test today. Below is my test results:
FC: 1.2 ppm (I did the test twice, and it's that LOW. I has been having problem raising my Chlorine even with Leslie's last year)
CC: 0.2 ppm
PH: 7.6
TA: 100 ppm
CH: 650 ppm
CYA: way >100 ppm (The black dot disappeared way before the water line reaches 100)
I also downloaded Pool Math app on my phone. The result shows that my FC, TA, and CYA are outside the recommended range, and my CH is outside the ideal range. If someone can help and answer my questions below, I would really appreciate it.
1. The recommendation to lower my CYA and CH is to drain 33% of my pool water. Is this really my only option? I really hesitate to do this because we are talking roughly 5000 gallon of water.
2. I'm living in an area where our tap water is hard water (coming from well). Will replacing pool water with hard water effectively improve my CH?
3. If I can avoid draining the pool water, should I start adding 392 oz (or 3 gallons) of Bleach (as recommended) to the pool first? I still have 3 gallons of Chlorinating Liquid from last year, can I use it instead? How quickly (or slowly) should I add them to the pool?
4. To bring TA back to the idea range, it's recommended to lower my pH to 7.0 - 7.2 with acid first and increase pH again. Among my other issues with FC and CYA, what should be my first action and subsequent steps to improve all my water parameters? If you have other recommendation, please let me know!
Thank so much in advance and I hope everyone stay safe during this time!
Mike
FC: 1.2 ppm (I did the test twice, and it's that LOW. I has been having problem raising my Chlorine even with Leslie's last year)
CC: 0.2 ppm
PH: 7.6
TA: 100 ppm
CH: 650 ppm
CYA: way >100 ppm (The black dot disappeared way before the water line reaches 100)
I also downloaded Pool Math app on my phone. The result shows that my FC, TA, and CYA are outside the recommended range, and my CH is outside the ideal range. If someone can help and answer my questions below, I would really appreciate it.
1. The recommendation to lower my CYA and CH is to drain 33% of my pool water. Is this really my only option? I really hesitate to do this because we are talking roughly 5000 gallon of water.
2. I'm living in an area where our tap water is hard water (coming from well). Will replacing pool water with hard water effectively improve my CH?
3. If I can avoid draining the pool water, should I start adding 392 oz (or 3 gallons) of Bleach (as recommended) to the pool first? I still have 3 gallons of Chlorinating Liquid from last year, can I use it instead? How quickly (or slowly) should I add them to the pool?
4. To bring TA back to the idea range, it's recommended to lower my pH to 7.0 - 7.2 with acid first and increase pH again. Among my other issues with FC and CYA, what should be my first action and subsequent steps to improve all my water parameters? If you have other recommendation, please let me know!
Thank so much in advance and I hope everyone stay safe during this time!
Mike