Thank you for a nice site. I could certainly use your help, thanks.
I am in Central Texas and just took over a small (10,000 gallons) fiberglass pool for my 86 year old neighbor. The Professional pool company was fired due to allowing swimming in the pool with FC level at 22 and having numerous algea blooms a year. Not knowing anything about a pool the pool supply store saw me coming and sold me $400 worth of pool supplies; 40 lbs of Borates, PoolRX, Chlorine pucks and (10) 1lb bags of shock so I could shock the pool weekly. Although the pool had never looked better, after installing all the products as told, something did not feel right. I had the water tested and the Copper level was 1.5. The copper was at .5 when I was told to install the PoolRX. The CYA was at 130. The copper was alarming to me. The guy at the pool store said I HAD to maintain low PH and I should backwash numerous times in attempt to lower the copper to prevent staining, however I should not remove the PoolRX. Looking ways to remove the copper, I found CuLator. They recomended I get the CYA down under 50 or nothing would work. We made a plan to drain the pool 2 times a day for 3 days on top of the 3 times I had already backwashed to lower the CYA, then install a metal sequesterer (I am going to use Bio Dex Protect all Supreme) then slowly raise Chlorine lever to 2-3ppm with liquid chlorine. I removed PoolRX and the Chlorine Pucks from the pool. Installed 4.0 Culator packet in the pump basket along with (2) 1.0 Culator packets inthe skimmer basket. I have over the course of 3 days drained the pool down 6-7" eight times. The Copper is down under 1 and the CYA is under 50. Will install the Bio-Dex protect all then wait 2 hours and start raising chlorine.
It would help to know how many GPM the pump is pumping.
10,000 gal Fiberglass Pool
Tagelus Deluxe Sand Filter 250 Lb
Centurion Switchless Motor
Sta-Rite Industries Pump
Equipment Pictures Attached
Thank you, Janice
I am in Central Texas and just took over a small (10,000 gallons) fiberglass pool for my 86 year old neighbor. The Professional pool company was fired due to allowing swimming in the pool with FC level at 22 and having numerous algea blooms a year. Not knowing anything about a pool the pool supply store saw me coming and sold me $400 worth of pool supplies; 40 lbs of Borates, PoolRX, Chlorine pucks and (10) 1lb bags of shock so I could shock the pool weekly. Although the pool had never looked better, after installing all the products as told, something did not feel right. I had the water tested and the Copper level was 1.5. The copper was at .5 when I was told to install the PoolRX. The CYA was at 130. The copper was alarming to me. The guy at the pool store said I HAD to maintain low PH and I should backwash numerous times in attempt to lower the copper to prevent staining, however I should not remove the PoolRX. Looking ways to remove the copper, I found CuLator. They recomended I get the CYA down under 50 or nothing would work. We made a plan to drain the pool 2 times a day for 3 days on top of the 3 times I had already backwashed to lower the CYA, then install a metal sequesterer (I am going to use Bio Dex Protect all Supreme) then slowly raise Chlorine lever to 2-3ppm with liquid chlorine. I removed PoolRX and the Chlorine Pucks from the pool. Installed 4.0 Culator packet in the pump basket along with (2) 1.0 Culator packets inthe skimmer basket. I have over the course of 3 days drained the pool down 6-7" eight times. The Copper is down under 1 and the CYA is under 50. Will install the Bio-Dex protect all then wait 2 hours and start raising chlorine.
It would help to know how many GPM the pump is pumping.
10,000 gal Fiberglass Pool
Tagelus Deluxe Sand Filter 250 Lb
Centurion Switchless Motor
Sta-Rite Industries Pump
Equipment Pictures Attached
Thank you, Janice
