New guy needs help
- Thread starter Txjole
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Ok that’s what I’m doing. I give 1 or 2 more drops to confirm. Guess I’ll run to the local pool money grab, and see what they come up with.
Tap water is under pressure, and the water in your pool evaporates & off gases, concentrating and/or lowering values
I went from 250 to 200 ppm in a week or 2, I tested tap water and got 500 ppm.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,303
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
It was not possible to have that much lower CH in your pool vs your fill water unless you drained over half the pool and filled it with rain water.
There is a testing error somewhere.
There is a testing error somewhere.
How long since you last filled?
Lots of rain?
Yeah, that's not the usual case at all...
I agree but I tested it 3-4 times with the same result. 10ml, 10 drops and 3 drops. drop and wiping between till it goes, and stays blueish.
I'm wondering if i have a leak and with my auto fill i am replacing half the pool, but CYA would be effected too.
Filled mid February, normal spring rain (last night 8" but I haven't tested today)
Ok got a new bottle of R-0010 and my CH is reading 250 (could easily be 300). What is the shelf life of 0010. I was at the bottom of a bottle bought 4 months ago.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,303
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If stored in normal temperatures the reagent will last one year, if not two.
As you get towards the last regent in a bottle you tend to squeeze the bottle when doing the test. The drops should form naturally and drop off the bottle tip with the bottle held vertically. If you squeeze the bottle, the drops are smaller and your results will be skewed.
As you get towards the last regent in a bottle you tend to squeeze the bottle when doing the test. The drops should form naturally and drop off the bottle tip with the bottle held vertically. If you squeeze the bottle, the drops are smaller and your results will be skewed.
My stupid question of the day. When adding Calcium Hardner do you weigh out on the scale 7 pounds or do you use a measuring cup and just do 112 ounces.
Me? I do it all by way of my plastic measuring cup and use the OZ marked on the side.
How is pool math calculated? I mean 16oz of lead and 16 oz of baby powder in the same cup ain’t 16oz on a scale.
Pool math tells me to add 14lbs of calcium. On a scale 32 oz in a measuring cup weighs ~1lbs. So do I add 14-32oz cup full? Or 7 cups full? This is a huge variance?
I believe it has by volume OR by weight
:edit: What is your calcium level that you are wanting to add that much?
I was at 175ish, added 7lbs by scale and I’m now at 250 as of this morning. 14” of rain the last couple of weeks.
I do all of my measuring with the oz lines on a 2 cup measuring cup. Has worked great for me!
Kim
Kim