Hi all - I just recently had the pool refinished with Hydrazzo (woo-hoo). I have a couple of questions on the metals issue and the sequest needs...
1. We put the initial startup dose of sequest agent in (Jack's Blue Stuff). The product lists a "maintenance dosage" that would result in about half a quart a week for my pool. Is this something that I need to do in perpetuity, or does the sequest sort of get the metals out of the water at some point and it's no longer necessary as an ongoing issue?
2. Is it possible or worth it to actually test for metals to see what we're dealing with? I believe this is just copper and iron that I should be concerned about, right? Sort of a continuation of question 1 - if we're gradually working the metals out, could this be used to know when that happens? I don't see a lot of products out there for metal testing, so that makes me think that it's not used very often.
3. I see that Jack's makes a sequest test kit. Has anyone had experience with this? Would it make sense to get that to test the actual sequest levels instead of using the generic dosage instructions on the product? It's about $80 for the kit, which seems a little pricey for a single test that I wouldn't think would get a lot of usage.
I anxiously await the input of the TFP chemical wizards. Thanks!
1. We put the initial startup dose of sequest agent in (Jack's Blue Stuff). The product lists a "maintenance dosage" that would result in about half a quart a week for my pool. Is this something that I need to do in perpetuity, or does the sequest sort of get the metals out of the water at some point and it's no longer necessary as an ongoing issue?
2. Is it possible or worth it to actually test for metals to see what we're dealing with? I believe this is just copper and iron that I should be concerned about, right? Sort of a continuation of question 1 - if we're gradually working the metals out, could this be used to know when that happens? I don't see a lot of products out there for metal testing, so that makes me think that it's not used very often.
3. I see that Jack's makes a sequest test kit. Has anyone had experience with this? Would it make sense to get that to test the actual sequest levels instead of using the generic dosage instructions on the product? It's about $80 for the kit, which seems a little pricey for a single test that I wouldn't think would get a lot of usage.
I anxiously await the input of the TFP chemical wizards. Thanks!
If you can isolate source of the trace metals? no reason to continue the maintenance dose after removal.. Sequest test is more for professional use.. Probably overkill for typical home user.. Matt
