Newbie here and I have my first test results using Taylor k-2006

[cjkinney1981]

What should I go after first or what should be my biggest concern.

 

[cjkinney1981]

This was the results from the clorox test strips right before I used the Taylor kit.

 

[Texas Splash]

Good morning! Hard to tell if those test results are as accurate as we would like. You can ignore the test strips. The K-2000? Not sure about that one. Do you have a Taylor K-2006C or TF-100? That would be ideal. But if your Taylor kit is able to test CYA and it shows over 100 (probably due to those chlorine tabs), you'll need to exchange water. There's just no way around it. You have to do that first. Get CYA down to about 50 then balance everything else.

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[cjkinney1981]

Good morning! Hard to tell if those test results are as accurate as we would like. You can ignore the test strips. The K-2000? Not sure about that one. Do you have a Taylor K-2006C or TF-100? That would be ideal. But if your Taylor kit is able to test CYA and it shows over 100 (probably due to those chlorine tabs), you'll need to exchange water. There's just no way around it. You have to do that first. Get CYA down to about 50 then balance everything else.

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This is the test kit I purchase.

 

[cjkinney1981]

View attachment 419905This is the test kit I purchase.

Roughly how much water should I replace. 10,500 gallon pool

 

[Texas Splash]

Roughly how much water should I replace. 10,500 gallon pool

My easy math .......... "IF" your CYA is only 100, then a 50% water exchange would lower the CYA by half. However in many cases the CYA is actually higher than pool owners expected before proper testing, so you may need to exchange a bit more at once time or do a couple exchanges to reach your desired CYA goal of about 50.

 

[Flying Tivo]

You need to to the diluted test for cya.

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[Oly]

Stay the course cjkinney1981.
You own a solid test kit and are getting good advice on moving forward now.
You will be enjoying a trouble free pool in no time.

 

[cjkinney1981]

You need to to the diluted test for cya.

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Yes I did it the normal way first and realized I was going to be high so I did the diluted test. My results were 50 on the diluted test so I multiplied x2 to get 100 for CYA

 

[Flying Tivo]

I would still aim for a 70-75% drain.