New SWG Pool start up in progress

[rmturner54]

So, I took a sample down to Leslie's and watched them perform the tests. Since the kit I got w the pool does not test CYA. It's a Pentair Rainbow and no telling how old the reagents are.
Test results with their K-2006.
FC 5
CYA 60....should I try to get closer to 80 since this is what protects the FC,
TA 80......should I raise this to more mid scale like 100 0r even 120
PH 7.4
My test for TA is 140, that's a big difference, but could possible be old reagent too.
The water looks clear other than the fact that I need to run the robotic and clean it. Still sand in bottom from construction.

 

[jblizzle]

What did the chlorine test look like? Pretty rare that they would use the K2006.

Anyway, if you want to trust their tests, yes the CYA should come up a bit. Leave the TA it is at a good level for SWG pools.

 

[rmturner54]

Fc 5

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[jblizzle]

I mean how was the test done? Matching shades of pink? Matching shades of yellow? Adding drops to pink water until it turned clear?

 

[rmturner54]

Drop test

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[rmturner54]

The k2006 was what they recommended. Thay was before I knew which one they used.
I ordered one tonight.

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[jblizzle]

Ah, good. Just do often we see them report a FC of 5 which is the max the other tests go to.

 

[rmturner54]

Any thoughts on the TA test difference from mine of 140 and Leslie's of 80.
I will say that I dont know how old my test kit chemicals are, it came with the pool.
Water looks clear, got some adjusting to do with looking into that dark blue color of the pool.

 

[JasonLion]

Don't worry about the TA until you get a good test kit. Any TA anywhere around either of those readings is good enough for the moment.

 

[timerguy]

I started with 1 lb of stabilizer.
Should I leave my SWG adjustment at 100% for now?

I'd start out with 2lbs of cya-- certainly not enough to go anywhere near 80, but close enough to give you a baseline until you get your testkit. It'll take a day or so to totally dissolve anyhow.

 

[rmturner54]

We had ton of rain yestetday.about an inch in pool. I retested wirh my kit today and all the numbers stayed about the same. Should have new kit soon

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[rmturner54]

Got my new taylor k2006 test kit this evening. Will post new test results tomorrow

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[rmturner54]

Test w new Taylor
Fc 6
TA 100..110
PH 7.6.....7.8
CYA 30
Leslies results
Fc 6
TA 80
Ph 7.8
Cya 35
So I guess its time to turn back the aquarite from 80 to 70%.
And add a little conditioner using poolmath.
Input would be great

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[jblizzle]

You got it, I am guessing you will have to turn the SWG down even more once you raise the CYA up into the recommended range.

Keep an eye on the pH as it is going to tend to rise due to your higher TA and high SWG output.

 

[rmturner54]

Maybe go to 50% to 60 then

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[rmturner54]

I will be using the sneak approach on cya

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[jblizzle]

It is all trial and error.

 

[rmturner54]

Yep I understand
I have added 1 lb dose in 2 hour increments. It's been 2 1/2 hours since last dose. Should I go ahead and check CYA or wait till later this evening and give it more time to circulate.
I am running 1500 RPM which will turn over water approx 5 times in 12 hours
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[rmturner54]

So I woke up this morning and performed a test with results as show.
FC 18
TA 120
PH 7.4
CYA 78
SALT reading on Aqua Rite panel 3900 is higher than stated in the manual as max.
I did FC test twice to confirm results. I also lowered the desired output from 60 to 30%
Should I leave FC alone and just turn off the SWG for a couple of days? My system does not have a timer on it for pump control. It runs at 1000 RPM right now, only draws 94 watts.

 

[timerguy]

Some sneak!! How much cya have you used total? FC going up that much in 24 hrs can't be explained by the 80% output of your swg.