Hello everyone,
Interesting story. I currently find myself struggling with keeping my pool from building algae. Clearly I am doing something wrong. So I start research on how to take care of my pool and am recommended to this website. I decide to create an account only to find out I created one 2 years ago. So here we are! I have learned a lot in the last couple of hours and look forward to learning more. First, I will buy the recommended test kit, test my water and post my results and ask for guidance. In the meantime, what do y'all recommend I do to prevent my pool from getting worst? I currently have a HTH 1273 6-way test kit and from those results, my PH is at the max 8.2, chlorine is non existent. I currently have no way to test CYA. I've gone to Leslies to get my water tested and followed all their advice and I still cannot get my pool to stay clear. It is currently a bit cloudy with algae build up. I currently use Leslies Tabs and Pool Shock, which I've learned might be contributing to my issues.
I believe my current issue is lowering my PH, but I cannot seem to get it down. I purchased muriatic acid from Leslies with a concentration of about 30%. That does not seem to do the trick. My goal as of this post is to keep my pool from getting worst while I get a new test kit.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Interesting story. I currently find myself struggling with keeping my pool from building algae. Clearly I am doing something wrong. So I start research on how to take care of my pool and am recommended to this website. I decide to create an account only to find out I created one 2 years ago. So here we are! I have learned a lot in the last couple of hours and look forward to learning more. First, I will buy the recommended test kit, test my water and post my results and ask for guidance. In the meantime, what do y'all recommend I do to prevent my pool from getting worst? I currently have a HTH 1273 6-way test kit and from those results, my PH is at the max 8.2, chlorine is non existent. I currently have no way to test CYA. I've gone to Leslies to get my water tested and followed all their advice and I still cannot get my pool to stay clear. It is currently a bit cloudy with algae build up. I currently use Leslies Tabs and Pool Shock, which I've learned might be contributing to my issues.
I believe my current issue is lowering my PH, but I cannot seem to get it down. I purchased muriatic acid from Leslies with a concentration of about 30%. That does not seem to do the trick. My goal as of this post is to keep my pool from getting worst while I get a new test kit.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.