New pool owner trying to understand test strip reading

[PoolStored]

Start now. HP are not great at raising temps, they are great at maintaining temps. I turned my gas on now for tomorrow and Friday.

 

[Pas_pool]

Start now. HP are not great at raising temps, they are great at maintaining temps. I turned my gas on now for tomorrow and Friday.

Thanks. I’ll turn it on in the morning.

 

[PoolStored]

Start now

I’ll turn it on in the morning.

Huh?

 

[Pas_pool]

Huh?

Sorry. Meant if I can’t get out there tonight.

 

[Pas_pool]

Start now. HP are not great at raising temps, they are great at maintaining temps. I turned my gas on now for tomorrow and Friday.

Heat pump raised the water temp from 68 degrees to 76 degrees from 6pm yesterday to 6pm today. I think that is pretty quick. Was expecting slower. Especially because the temps were only in the low 70s today and temps last night were in the 50s

 

[Pas_pool]

Thoughts on this week’s reading?
- I’m definitely raising my SWG % back up a little
- do I add calcium or is that fine?
- leave pH alone now and TA will slowly come down?

 

[PoolStored]

Calcium is fine. pH is fine.
Get your FC up to the top of the range for your CYA. Link-->FC/CYA Levels

Here's why... High FC demand and #TeamRunHot.

 

[sande005]

Near perfect, but move the Cl up. See what the 10% bump for the SWCG does after a day. With vinyl, CH doesn't matter - unless your heat pump requires something else AND you are still in warranty. Your pH may rise, due to the highish TA. When it gets to 8 or above, add acid. With future acid adds, it will slowly come down, and your pool will need less and less adds.
Note that above Cl of 10, the pH reading will not be correct.

 

[Pas_pool]

Calcium is fine. pH is fine.
Get your FC up to the top of the range for your CYA. Link-->FC/CYA Levels

Here's why... High FC demand and #TeamRunHot.

Yeah I raised the SWG from 6% to 10%. I’ll check tomorrow morning again and adjust to 20% if needed or do you think I start with that and adjust down?

 

[Pas_pool]

Near perfect, but move the Cl up. See what the 10% bump for the SWCG does after a day. With vinyl, CH doesn't matter - unless your heat pump requires something else AND you are still in warranty. Your pH may rise, due to the highish TA. When it gets to 8 or above, add acid. With future acid adds, it will slowly come down, and your pool will need less and less adds.
Note that above Cl of 10, the pH reading will not be correct.

Good to know of the chlorine reassign if pH is at 10

 

[sande005]

I'd go 20% now, and dial down later. Better to have a little too much, than not enough.

 

[Pas_pool]

I'd go 20% now, and dial down later. Better to have a little too much, than not enough.

So just checked chlorine levels again.

And I got:
5.5 FC (down from 6 yesterday even though I raised the SWG from 6% to 20%)
6 TC

Should I raise the SWG to 40%? We are having some people over to swim today

 

[Newdude]

Should I raise the SWG to 40%? We are having some people over to swim today

20% is only 1.5 FC and it got pretty sunny.

Go to 40% and add a gallon of bleach before the guests arrive. (Doesn't matter how long before, could be now)