My Pool just got a new Stonescape finish, acid washed/scrubed, pressure washed and drained before filling with fresh water. Ran pump 2 days, very clear water, looks GREAT.
3rd day I was about to do my own start up (using TFP site and my new Taylor kit) but others convinced me to get the PB to do it so he can "hand off" the pool to me. Well on the 4th day, he came when I wasn't home, put granular "conditioner" in and said its "done", and I should add chlorine in another day. I am just starting to understand pool chemistry the proper way after all these years so I am going to do this all myself from now on, but I believe the PB messed up my CYA so bad that I'll have to partially drain the new pool water to fix this.
Here are my levels: 3 number: 1st is hose water, 2nd is after water was in pool 2 days and CYA was added, 3rd is from this morning
FC-1.2 then .2 then .2
CC-0.8 then I've not checked since
PH-8+ then 7.6 then 7.7
TA-110 then 130 then 120
CH-100 then 100 then 130
CYA- 0 then 0 then 120
My CH is improving because I added 5lbs Calcium Chloride and another 5lbs this morning. I'll add more in the coming weeks.
PH is almost there, I've been adding Acid about 6 cups, 2 days apart. I think I'll leave it were it is for now.
TA is this an OK level?
CYA is way high.
FC is low, but now, after PB added the CYA 2 days ago, I'm adding chlorine. Just put a gallon of Hasa Sana-chlor but didn't test yet.
Is it too early to get angry or start crying about CYA? Is it possible its high because there was no chlorine in it yet? Is the pool water still somehow "too new" or fresh?
I'm still brushing twice a day and have the filter going 24/7. Pool looks beautiful, but for the last 10 years (before I drained and re-finished last week) all the pool-store people would test my water and get wide-eyed at my CYA levels and forbid using floaters/tablets (which I did, I use liquid chlorine only now unless I'm on vacation) and waited to drain water until now, when I re-finished the pool. I wanted to start out with the correct CYA use this forum site to maintain my pool. But I feel like dejavu with CYA so high that my chlorine wont work.
Is it too early to panic and change water?
Thanks, Dean
3rd day I was about to do my own start up (using TFP site and my new Taylor kit) but others convinced me to get the PB to do it so he can "hand off" the pool to me. Well on the 4th day, he came when I wasn't home, put granular "conditioner" in and said its "done", and I should add chlorine in another day. I am just starting to understand pool chemistry the proper way after all these years so I am going to do this all myself from now on, but I believe the PB messed up my CYA so bad that I'll have to partially drain the new pool water to fix this.
Here are my levels: 3 number: 1st is hose water, 2nd is after water was in pool 2 days and CYA was added, 3rd is from this morning
FC-1.2 then .2 then .2
CC-0.8 then I've not checked since
PH-8+ then 7.6 then 7.7
TA-110 then 130 then 120
CH-100 then 100 then 130
CYA- 0 then 0 then 120
My CH is improving because I added 5lbs Calcium Chloride and another 5lbs this morning. I'll add more in the coming weeks.
PH is almost there, I've been adding Acid about 6 cups, 2 days apart. I think I'll leave it were it is for now.
TA is this an OK level?
CYA is way high.
FC is low, but now, after PB added the CYA 2 days ago, I'm adding chlorine. Just put a gallon of Hasa Sana-chlor but didn't test yet.
Is it too early to get angry or start crying about CYA? Is it possible its high because there was no chlorine in it yet? Is the pool water still somehow "too new" or fresh?
I'm still brushing twice a day and have the filter going 24/7. Pool looks beautiful, but for the last 10 years (before I drained and re-finished last week) all the pool-store people would test my water and get wide-eyed at my CYA levels and forbid using floaters/tablets (which I did, I use liquid chlorine only now unless I'm on vacation) and waited to drain water until now, when I re-finished the pool. I wanted to start out with the correct CYA use this forum site to maintain my pool. But I feel like dejavu with CYA so high that my chlorine wont work.
Is it too early to panic and change water?
Thanks, Dean