I’m a new first time pool owner of a 33,000 gallon in ground plaster pool/spa combo (shared water). I have a Pentair pump, propane heater, and Pentair DE filter. I opened my pool in early April with the help of my local pool store, heard some things that didn’t make sense, happily found this forum, some liquid chlorine, a Taylor K-2006C test kit and the Pool Math app and am on the road to enlightenment.
To simplify maintenance I just ordered a CircuPool RJ-60+ and I’d like some help and a sanity check on my water chemistry before I convert.
Here are my latest test results:
FC: 3.5
CC: 0-0.5
pH: 7
TA: 150
CH: 225
CYA: 90
Salt: 800
Temp: 65
My water is clear. I used two rounds of pool store chlorine tabs before switching to LC and used CalHypo to shock a couple times based on pool store advice. No more tabs will be used. I put my solar cover on last weekend and this week found it was taking a lot of chlorine and my CC rose yesterday to 2, so I put a lot of LC in yesterday, took the cover off today and found lots of tree debris that I’m hoping was the cause of the CC. Now clean and CC is back down.
My CYA level is high but seemingly not outrageous for a SWCG. Water is expensive where I live so I’d rather not, but should I drain some water first to lower it before converting?
My pH is low and TA is high so I’m running a fountain to aerate to raise pH and lower TA. Otherwise I have baking soda or borax to adjust pH.
I have 40 lb of calcium chloride to raise the CH to help my plaster. My pool is about 15 years old and already has some etching of the plaster.
I’m planning to add about 750 lb of salt.
Any recommendations on what I should do differently would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
To simplify maintenance I just ordered a CircuPool RJ-60+ and I’d like some help and a sanity check on my water chemistry before I convert.
Here are my latest test results:
FC: 3.5
CC: 0-0.5
pH: 7
TA: 150
CH: 225
CYA: 90
Salt: 800
Temp: 65
My water is clear. I used two rounds of pool store chlorine tabs before switching to LC and used CalHypo to shock a couple times based on pool store advice. No more tabs will be used. I put my solar cover on last weekend and this week found it was taking a lot of chlorine and my CC rose yesterday to 2, so I put a lot of LC in yesterday, took the cover off today and found lots of tree debris that I’m hoping was the cause of the CC. Now clean and CC is back down.
My CYA level is high but seemingly not outrageous for a SWCG. Water is expensive where I live so I’d rather not, but should I drain some water first to lower it before converting?
My pH is low and TA is high so I’m running a fountain to aerate to raise pH and lower TA. Otherwise I have baking soda or borax to adjust pH.
I have 40 lb of calcium chloride to raise the CH to help my plaster. My pool is about 15 years old and already has some etching of the plaster.
I’m planning to add about 750 lb of salt.
Any recommendations on what I should do differently would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!