Thank you all very much for your assistance and pool school last year when we set-up our above-ground 'starter' pool last summer.
This summer we are moving into a rental place (to renovate our house and hoping to add an in-ground pool!) at a neighbors home and his house is the 'party and pool house'. SO, I want my pool here to be as bright and clean as last year's at my home.
My test results from yesterday are:
FC=2 (CC was 4 which was odd to me), so Total Chlorine was 6.
PH=6 (turned yellow immediately, so I used some Kombucha Ph strips to help)
TA so low I couldn't record it using the tools I have (turned pink immediately, never could get it to turn green)
CH=125
CYA=80.
I thought I would start with draining some water to lower the CYA before tackling anything else. Yesterday I drained what appeared to be about 2 feet (25%-ish of total volume?) and refilled this morning. The CYA is *still* 80, which is disappointing.
Should I try drain and fill again?
Also, I checked out the pump system and it appears that they have an auto-chlorine in-line feeder, and they also appear to use trichlor pucks in a floater, and the owner reported to put a cup or two of bleach in every week. I don't know if the in-line feeder has anything in it, the owner didn't mention it, although I can feel the water move through it when the pump is on.
The pool filter itself appears to be a large cylinder about 3 feet high, called Hayward Cartridge Filter
What do y'all think I should do first? Re-drain and fill? Then tackle the PH, then the Chlorine?
Thanks so much!
-Aaron
Update to clarify: The pool water was clear with no indication of algae, currently draining and will engage in refill later today.
This summer we are moving into a rental place (to renovate our house and hoping to add an in-ground pool!) at a neighbors home and his house is the 'party and pool house'. SO, I want my pool here to be as bright and clean as last year's at my home.
My test results from yesterday are:
FC=2 (CC was 4 which was odd to me), so Total Chlorine was 6.
PH=6 (turned yellow immediately, so I used some Kombucha Ph strips to help)
TA so low I couldn't record it using the tools I have (turned pink immediately, never could get it to turn green)
CH=125
CYA=80.
I thought I would start with draining some water to lower the CYA before tackling anything else. Yesterday I drained what appeared to be about 2 feet (25%-ish of total volume?) and refilled this morning. The CYA is *still* 80, which is disappointing.
Should I try drain and fill again?
Also, I checked out the pump system and it appears that they have an auto-chlorine in-line feeder, and they also appear to use trichlor pucks in a floater, and the owner reported to put a cup or two of bleach in every week. I don't know if the in-line feeder has anything in it, the owner didn't mention it, although I can feel the water move through it when the pump is on.
The pool filter itself appears to be a large cylinder about 3 feet high, called Hayward Cartridge Filter
What do y'all think I should do first? Re-drain and fill? Then tackle the PH, then the Chlorine?
Thanks so much!
-Aaron
Update to clarify: The pool water was clear with no indication of algae, currently draining and will engage in refill later today.
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