I am recently widowed and am attempting to take over the maintenance of our pool. I am realizing that my husband was probably just eye balling things and had let the chemistry get way out of wack. So now I am left to rectify the problem. I purchased the TF-100 Kit and have read thru the pool school and articles. I knew before taking this on that the CYA was off the charts. But below are the readings as a jumping off place:
Free Chlorine - 6 ppm
PH - Very High - color is top of the vial red/pink
Total Alkalinity - 200 ppm
Calcium Hardness - 1250 ppm
Cyanuric Acid - 160 ppm (as close as I can tell)
I did a straight pool water and a 1/2 pool water + 1/2 tap water CYA test that gave the same results. Not sure why. Since we are on aqua tap water, I plan to get either distilled or purified water and preform the test again and see if I can get a more accurate reading. Either way I know it is high. Pool store tested it at 134ppm back in August.
Is it pointless to do anything until I get the CYA under control? I assume that the only way to do this is to drain and replace water? I am in Central Texas, is there a more preferred time of year to do this? Like I said, we are on aqua water so that is going to cost me some $$$. I don't have an algae problem as I have been keeping the chlorine maintained.
Would love to hear suggestions on where to start and how to proceed.
Thank you in advance!
Free Chlorine - 6 ppm
PH - Very High - color is top of the vial red/pink
Total Alkalinity - 200 ppm
Calcium Hardness - 1250 ppm
Cyanuric Acid - 160 ppm (as close as I can tell)
I did a straight pool water and a 1/2 pool water + 1/2 tap water CYA test that gave the same results. Not sure why. Since we are on aqua tap water, I plan to get either distilled or purified water and preform the test again and see if I can get a more accurate reading. Either way I know it is high. Pool store tested it at 134ppm back in August.
Is it pointless to do anything until I get the CYA under control? I assume that the only way to do this is to drain and replace water? I am in Central Texas, is there a more preferred time of year to do this? Like I said, we are on aqua water so that is going to cost me some $$$. I don't have an algae problem as I have been keeping the chlorine maintained.
Would love to hear suggestions on where to start and how to proceed.
Thank you in advance!