CHEMICALS ROUND 1: "But They Gave Me The Super Blues"
Just around midnight last evening the water level in the pool hit the mid point on the skimmers!
:sunny: WE HAVE A FILLED POOL! :sunny:
First thing this morning I tested the water - with NOTHING it.
These were my numbers:
CH - 275
PH - 7.5
TA - 260
CYA - n/a
CHLORINE - n/a
This is not much different than the water that I tested coming out of the hose yesterday - but of course the CH is up from 250.
So the PB said he would have a guy come out to start up the pump and add the starting chemicals.
That happened around 12:45 p.m. - I was chomping at the bit to get started but I knew I could do little
until the pump was running.
So when he arrived he brought 3 cases or muriatic acid (with 4 one-gallon jugs in each case).
Well I guess that he figured my TA was going to be high and he came prepared!
He added two gallons and I had to go inside to turn on the break power to the pump,
When I came back out, he was pouring something called SUPER BLUE WATER CLARIFIER into the pool (32 ounces - gulp!)
The I saw that he had also added something called SCALE AWAY (67 ounces - double gulp!!)
So I wanted to do the pool totally according to BBB - um just how screwed up is my water now?
Ironic that the water was crystal clear BEFORE anything was added and now it is somewhat cloudy.
(I know that is probably normal but geez!!!)
Oh, I have been trying really hard to figure out how many gallons my pool holds and I think
that it holds about 23,750 gallons - more or less, plus or minus, maybe, close - but no guaranteed cigar.
Five hours after the chemicals went in - and after two full and complete brushings of the plaster - this is where the tests land:
CH - 275
PH - 7.2
TA - 270
CYA - n/a
CHLORINE - n/a
Comments from water chemistry whiz kids are more than welcome.