Good afternoon everyone,
We moved into a house with a ~23,000 gallon chlorine inground pool that had been (we are told) properly winterized by a professional. The cover was a safety cover that looked pretty solid, although I don't know the difference between what a mesh v. non-mesh cover looks like yet.
We had a professional open it this past Friday, and everything seemed to go ok. He said he shocked it, and I saw him brush and vacuum and do all the other things I expected him to do. I was told to turn off the hose after a few hours because the water level was low, and to backwash the filter when the pressure went up, which he expected would happen in a day or two as the filter cleaned all the gunk out.
I forgot to turn the water off until the next day, so the water level is high now; just over the top of the skimmer. We also had an unfortunate mouse hop in the pool and drown overnight, before I could get our "frog logs" in.
I tried to balance the chlorine level yesterday but didn't have much luck. I bought liquid chlorine (12%) and added the amount I was told to add via the Pool Math app (158 ounces) for my CYA level (60) for a target FC of 7. I checked the FC level again about 4-5 hours later and the FC level didn't get anywhere near 7. It started at 0.6 FC, and only went up to 1.2 FC.
I tested for CC as well, and got a high reading--3.5. But I know I have MPS shock in my shed, and think my pool guy may have used it to shock the pool when it was opened. I am going to try to find the reagent for this so I can account for it with my CC testing (via a Taylor kit), but I won't be able to do that until tomorrow. My pH was 7.4 when I added the chlorine.
Additionally, it was an extremely hot day yesterday (95 degrees).
Thoughts on what I should do next? Should I try to balance the FC again tonight when I get home for work? Or should I wait until tomorrow when I can (hopefully) find the reagent to see if I have an actual CC problem or just an issue with MPS affecting my CC testing? Should I start the SLAM process from scratch tomorrow?
Is it possible the high heat, recent opening, likely reduced skimmer operability due to high water level, or dead mouse made my pool use up that much chlorine quickly but there isn't a general problem with my pool? Anything I should focus on immediately before tomorrow, when I plan to re-test with the MPS-blocking reagent, backwash my filter and lower water levels, add more chlorine, skim, and put in a robotic vacuum? I have very limited time today due to a full-time job and a really sick kiddo, but I can probably find about 20-45 minutes to take care of the pool late tonight.
We moved into a house with a ~23,000 gallon chlorine inground pool that had been (we are told) properly winterized by a professional. The cover was a safety cover that looked pretty solid, although I don't know the difference between what a mesh v. non-mesh cover looks like yet.
We had a professional open it this past Friday, and everything seemed to go ok. He said he shocked it, and I saw him brush and vacuum and do all the other things I expected him to do. I was told to turn off the hose after a few hours because the water level was low, and to backwash the filter when the pressure went up, which he expected would happen in a day or two as the filter cleaned all the gunk out.
I forgot to turn the water off until the next day, so the water level is high now; just over the top of the skimmer. We also had an unfortunate mouse hop in the pool and drown overnight, before I could get our "frog logs" in.
I tried to balance the chlorine level yesterday but didn't have much luck. I bought liquid chlorine (12%) and added the amount I was told to add via the Pool Math app (158 ounces) for my CYA level (60) for a target FC of 7. I checked the FC level again about 4-5 hours later and the FC level didn't get anywhere near 7. It started at 0.6 FC, and only went up to 1.2 FC.
I tested for CC as well, and got a high reading--3.5. But I know I have MPS shock in my shed, and think my pool guy may have used it to shock the pool when it was opened. I am going to try to find the reagent for this so I can account for it with my CC testing (via a Taylor kit), but I won't be able to do that until tomorrow. My pH was 7.4 when I added the chlorine.
Additionally, it was an extremely hot day yesterday (95 degrees).
Thoughts on what I should do next? Should I try to balance the FC again tonight when I get home for work? Or should I wait until tomorrow when I can (hopefully) find the reagent to see if I have an actual CC problem or just an issue with MPS affecting my CC testing? Should I start the SLAM process from scratch tomorrow?
Is it possible the high heat, recent opening, likely reduced skimmer operability due to high water level, or dead mouse made my pool use up that much chlorine quickly but there isn't a general problem with my pool? Anything I should focus on immediately before tomorrow, when I plan to re-test with the MPS-blocking reagent, backwash my filter and lower water levels, add more chlorine, skim, and put in a robotic vacuum? I have very limited time today due to a full-time job and a really sick kiddo, but I can probably find about 20-45 minutes to take care of the pool late tonight.
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