Metals in my pool

[Lykebu]

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[wireform]

I think you have to start by doing your own testing trusting your own results and staying ot of the pool stores. Here are some links to get you started. Order the test kit today so not to lose more time .
Pool Care Basics
Test Kits Compared
FC/CYA Levels
PoolMath
Overnight Chlorine Loss Test
SLAM Process
How Clear is TFP Clear?
Become a TFP Supporter

 

[Bperry]

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The only good advice they gave you was that you have copper in the water. The other stuff is a waste of money and not necessary.

The only way to get rid of copper is to drain the bad water out and replace with good water, then don’t use any more products that contain copper. Don’t use Clorox tablets with “xtra blue” etc.

And you’ll be way ahead of the game if you don’t ever trust a pool store water test and change to do your own testing with either a TF-100 or a Taylor K2006C kit. The pool stores area really bad at testing accurately.

 

[JJ_Tex]

+1 on figuring out the source of the copper.

The majority of the time copper comes from algaecides, "mineral systems", and blue products added to the water. In rare cases, it can come from your heater if your water is really acidic. Do you have any of these?

Once you have identified the source you can stop new copper from getting into your water. Getting rid of the existing copper is typically a full or partial drain of the water.

 

[Lykebu]

I have spent so far over $1000 on the 3 months I have owned a pool to keep everything balanced. Help me stop throwing money. Last thing I did was use poolRx but my pool store said to never use it again and of course got me to buy more chemicals. My chlorine level has never been higher than 0.22 no matter how much I shock it, but water is always clear. They keep telling me to continue shocking it. Help please

 

[Lykebu]

The only good advice they gave you was that you have copper in the water. The other stuff is a waste of money and not necessary.

The only way to get rid of copper is to drain the bad water out and replace with good water, then don’t use any more products that contain copper. Don’t use Clorox tablets with “xtra blue” etc.

And you’ll be way ahead of the game if you don’t ever trust a pool store water test and change to do your own testing with either a TF-100 or a Taylor K2006C kit. The pool stores area really bad at testing accurately.

so drain the whole 17k gallons of water?

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

You've got a few different threads going on. In one of them you mentioned Pool RX. This is where the copper came from. If it's still in the pool, remove it.

 

[Lykebu]

This site talks about SLAM, how much liquid cl do I put in my pool? All it says is do cl to bring it up to 3, CYA LEVEL IS 43, Anyone know amount?

 

[Mdragger88]

It seems they have combined your threads- here’s my original reply
Never fear! Help has arrived
1st: Breathe we got u!
2nd: you need your own proper test kit.
It must include the fas/dpd test (taylor k1515a) & cya turbidity test
You can buy these separately on Amazon or tftestkits.net to add to what you have.

When they come post up all your results here like this

Fc
Cc
Ph
Ta
Ch
Cya

Until then just add 5ppm worth of liquid chlorine to the pool each day to keep things from getting worse. (Which is pretty much a gallon of 10%)
NOTHING ELSE
PoolMath
Pour it slowly in front of a running return and brush the area.
Read up on Pool Care Basics especially the SLAM Process.
The poolrx is a no no because it adds copper to your water- this can cause stains, green hair etc.
How have you been chlorinating the pool?

 

[Lykebu]

It seems they have combined your threads- here’s my original reply
Never fear! Help has arrived
1st: Breathe we got u!
2nd: you need your own proper test kit.
It must include the fas/dpd test (taylor k1515a) & cya turbidity test
You can buy these separately on Amazon or tftestkits.net to add to what you have.

When they come post up all your results here like this

Fc
Cc
Ph
Ta
Ch
Cya

Until then just add 5ppm worth of liquid chlorine to the pool each day to keep things from getting worse. (Which is pretty much a gallon of 10%)
NOTHING ELSE
PoolMath
Pour it slowly in front of a running return and brush the area.
Read up on Pool Care Basics especially the SLAM Process.
The poolrx is a no no because it adds copper to your water- this can cause stains, green hair etc.
How have you been chlorinating the pool?

Thank you! You have just made me take a nice breath of relief. I have been using cl tablets and been shocking with 73% cal hyp shock. I keep buying the shock, adding but no levels going up, havent had any algae or cloudy water thankfully. Store results fc 0.19, cc1.62, pH 7.8, Ta 104, ch 338, cya 43

 

[Lykebu]

It seems they have combined your threads- here’s my original reply
Never fear! Help has arrived
1st: Breathe we got u!
2nd: you need your own proper test kit.
It must include the fas/dpd test (taylor k1515a) & cya turbidity test
You can buy these separately on Amazon or tftestkits.net to add to what you have.

When they come post up all your results here like this

Fc
Cc
Ph
Ta
Ch
Cya

Until then just add 5ppm worth of liquid chlorine to the pool each day to keep things from getting worse. (Which is pretty much a gallon of 10%)
NOTHING ELSE
PoolMath
Pour it slowly in front of a running return and brush the area.
Read up on Pool Care Basics especially the SLAM Process.
The poolrx is a no no because it adds copper to your water- this can cause stains, green hair etc.
How have you been chlorinating the pool?

Also what's the best liquid cl to use and where to find one? Did you say use 1 gal cl? My pool is 17k gal

 

[Brian PacNW]

Also what's the best liquid cl to use and where to find one? Did you say use 1 gal cl? My pool is 17k gal

Use PoolMath to find out how much to add. Enter your pool type, size, etc. Then you can press the FC (free chlorine) tile on the homepage and it will tell you how much liquid chlorine to add. You can double check your amount here.

(If you can’t use the app, the old website can work.)

I use 10% liquid chlorine (AKA bleach or sodium hypochlorite) from Walmart.com, very cheap. Just make sure it has no additives line colorMax or low splash.

 

[Lykebu]

This was amazing, it gave me the exact results and amounts, it says two choices, either liquid cl or the 1.5 lbs of cal hypo 73% which is what I have, do you think the liquid cl would work better than the shock, bec i have used this shock for a while and nothing.

 

[mknauss]

The ‘shock’ is adding calcium. Until you post a complete set of test results from your own test kit, I would suggest not using that product.

 

[Lykebu]

The ‘shock’ is adding calcium. Until you post a complete set of test results from your own test kit, I would suggest not using that product.

So for now just 10% liquid chlorine? I ordered the kit. Pool Math suggested 126oz of 10% bleach jug size 96oz. Does this make sense?

 

[Lykebu]

Use PoolMath to find out how much to add. Enter your pool type, size, etc. Then you can press the FC (free chlorine) tile on the homepage and it will tell you how much liquid chlorine to add. You can double check your amount here.

(If you can’t use the app, the old website can work.)

I use 10% liquid chlorine (AKA bleach or sodium hypochlorite) from Walmart.com, very cheap. Just make sure it has no additives line colorMax or low splash.

So for now just 10% liquid chlorine? I ordered the kit. Pool Math suggested 126oz of 10% bleach jug size 96oz. Does this make sense?

 

[mknauss]

Most liquid chlorine comes in one gallon containers. Check that.

 

[Lykebu]

Most liquid chlorine comes in one gallon containers. Check that.

128 oz is 1 gallon, I will just get a gallon container, pool math does not say how often, do I apply this then test cl in couple of hours then keep adding until I get to level 6?

 

[Bperry]

so drain the whole 17k gallons of water?

Could probably drain just a portion of it to get the levels down and then see if you can get rid of the rest when closing and splash out. If you don’t add any more, you might be able to just write it out and let the levels drop overtime.

 

[mknauss]

Until you have a proper test kit, add 5 ppm FC worth of liquid chlorine each day. Pump running.