So my pool builder gave me a "pool school" but it was so light I'm struggling here. His advice was to test regularly and change the inline chlorinator as needed to manage my chlorine. I took the water to Leslie's and got the results below. The pool itself is beautiful and clear and looks like it's ready to be swam in. I'd really like to use the SLAM method to manage my pool, so my plan was to basically run out the tabs in the chlorinator, and then just ignore the inline chlorinator from here on out and use the normal SLAM method. I was hoping to get reasonable numbers from Leslie's, but these seem pretty bonkers to me. Any help is greatly appreciated on how to get this right. 1 final question from the above (which I'm sure is super obvious) is how do I translate the test results into how much chemical I need to add? I'm using pool math, but 29lbs of calcium chloride seems like a LOT, but maybe I'm just on a different end of the spectrum from my PB. Thank you for the help in advance!
Leslie's Test Results:
Free Chlorine: 10
Total Chlorine: 10
ph: 7.6
total alkalinity: 87
Calcium Hardness: 170
Cyanuric Acid: 100
Iron: 0
Copper: 0
Phosphates: 200
TDS: 800
That CYA numbers seems ABSURDLY high for a brand new pool. Is it possible they screwed up the test or something? I'm in Houston, TX and very overwhelmed!
Leslie's Test Results:
Free Chlorine: 10
Total Chlorine: 10
ph: 7.6
total alkalinity: 87
Calcium Hardness: 170
Cyanuric Acid: 100
Iron: 0
Copper: 0
Phosphates: 200
TDS: 800
That CYA numbers seems ABSURDLY high for a brand new pool. Is it possible they screwed up the test or something? I'm in Houston, TX and very overwhelmed!