Hi All,
We are first time homeowners this year w/ a pool, so I am trying to learn and absorb as much as possible. We have a 15K gallon gunite w/ plaster pool w/ connected hot tub. There was a reagent kit in the garage left for us but it looked quite old so I purchased a K2006C.
Measurements are as follows.
PH: 7.4
TA: 60
CH: 170
CYA: <30
FC: 5.0 (I just added chlorine last night).
LSI: -0.39
A few questions I had.
1) To bring the CYA up, would it be easier to add pucks or just add CYA? I've been using liquid chlorine once the pucks left in the garage for us ran out, and it seems like the CYA has been coming down compared to prev. measurement.
2) Our PH tends to drift higher (I'm adding muriatic acid 2-3x per week). Is there a way to slow this drift?
3) We have some scaling in the pool which I believe is a result of my lack of knowledge (the first month or two we moved in I wasn't testing PH, shocked the pool once with Xtra Blue, in over my head I guess, etc.). I've tried muriatic acid and it doesn't seem to have much luck scrubbing with pool brush. Should I just get some pumice stone and start working on it? Picture attached.
4) System is run by a ComPool 3400 and I was wondering if there is an optimal schedule to run each day? Right now I do the following beginning over night. I'm trying to understand how best to manage water quality between the two (hot tub spills into pool).
1) Pool Filter - 8 Hr.
2) Polaris Cleaner / Blower - 2 Hr.
3) Hot Tub Agitator/Cleaner - 10 Min.
4) Hot Tub - 1.5 Hr.
Very much looking forward to learning more and contributing to TFP community - thanks in advance.
Best,
Josh
We are first time homeowners this year w/ a pool, so I am trying to learn and absorb as much as possible. We have a 15K gallon gunite w/ plaster pool w/ connected hot tub. There was a reagent kit in the garage left for us but it looked quite old so I purchased a K2006C.
Measurements are as follows.
PH: 7.4
TA: 60
CH: 170
CYA: <30
FC: 5.0 (I just added chlorine last night).
LSI: -0.39
A few questions I had.
1) To bring the CYA up, would it be easier to add pucks or just add CYA? I've been using liquid chlorine once the pucks left in the garage for us ran out, and it seems like the CYA has been coming down compared to prev. measurement.
2) Our PH tends to drift higher (I'm adding muriatic acid 2-3x per week). Is there a way to slow this drift?
3) We have some scaling in the pool which I believe is a result of my lack of knowledge (the first month or two we moved in I wasn't testing PH, shocked the pool once with Xtra Blue, in over my head I guess, etc.). I've tried muriatic acid and it doesn't seem to have much luck scrubbing with pool brush. Should I just get some pumice stone and start working on it? Picture attached.
4) System is run by a ComPool 3400 and I was wondering if there is an optimal schedule to run each day? Right now I do the following beginning over night. I'm trying to understand how best to manage water quality between the two (hot tub spills into pool).
1) Pool Filter - 8 Hr.
2) Polaris Cleaner / Blower - 2 Hr.
3) Hot Tub Agitator/Cleaner - 10 Min.
4) Hot Tub - 1.5 Hr.
Very much looking forward to learning more and contributing to TFP community - thanks in advance.
Best,
Josh