(Posted for NYMickey, please respond directly to him) Maddie
Good Morning !
You folks seem like really friendly and knowledgeable people ... hopefully PATIENT too !!!
Also, I took the plunge and bought a Taylor K-2006 testing kit so I can avoid weekly trips to Leslie's. Here is what I got:
Free Chlorine = 2 (It took 10 drops of R-0871 to turn the sample from pink to colorless so 10 X .2 = 2ppm)
But then I added 5 drops of R-0003 to determine Combined Chlorine and it NEVER turned pink for me so I'm not sure what that means.
pH = 8 (could it even be higher because it was a dark pink)
TA = 90 (It took 9 drops of R-0009 to turn the sample from green to red so 9 X 10 = 90ppm)
Calcium Hardness = 260 (It took 26 drops of R-0012 to turn the sample from red to blue so 26 X 10 = 260ppm) NOTE: not to get anal, but it was more like a pink to blue conversion rather than a true red to blue conversion. Is that a problem?
CYA = 100 (I really only put a little of the mixture into the tube and the black dot disappeared. Could it be even more than 100? Again, not to be anal about this, but when they say the black dot is gone, does it have to be TOTALLY gone because if I looked hard enough I could see a slight indication of it but someone else would probably consider it not visible.
So ... I entered my results into the Pool Math Calculator Table and if I understand it correctly, I need to:
Add 62 oz of 6 weight % bleach
Add 140z of Muriatic Acid
Add Add 35 oz by weight of baking soda
Add Add 222 oz by weight or 177 oz by volume of calcium chloride - not sure what this means but I do have Calcium Hardness Increaser Plus on hand.
Lastly, if you are able to respond to this message (and possibly be willing to keep answering my dumb questions) then you have my promise of some fine, super-duper NY strip on the grill if you are ever in Marietta or if I am ever in Augusta, I will stop by with the NY strip steaks !!!
God Bless
P.S. I won't be offended if you add me to your ignore list so as to avoid so many questions !!!
Mickey
Good Morning !
You folks seem like really friendly and knowledgeable people ... hopefully PATIENT too !!!
Also, I took the plunge and bought a Taylor K-2006 testing kit so I can avoid weekly trips to Leslie's. Here is what I got:
Free Chlorine = 2 (It took 10 drops of R-0871 to turn the sample from pink to colorless so 10 X .2 = 2ppm)
But then I added 5 drops of R-0003 to determine Combined Chlorine and it NEVER turned pink for me so I'm not sure what that means.
pH = 8 (could it even be higher because it was a dark pink)
TA = 90 (It took 9 drops of R-0009 to turn the sample from green to red so 9 X 10 = 90ppm)
Calcium Hardness = 260 (It took 26 drops of R-0012 to turn the sample from red to blue so 26 X 10 = 260ppm) NOTE: not to get anal, but it was more like a pink to blue conversion rather than a true red to blue conversion. Is that a problem?
CYA = 100 (I really only put a little of the mixture into the tube and the black dot disappeared. Could it be even more than 100? Again, not to be anal about this, but when they say the black dot is gone, does it have to be TOTALLY gone because if I looked hard enough I could see a slight indication of it but someone else would probably consider it not visible.
So ... I entered my results into the Pool Math Calculator Table and if I understand it correctly, I need to:
Add 62 oz of 6 weight % bleach
Add 140z of Muriatic Acid
Add Add 35 oz by weight of baking soda
Add Add 222 oz by weight or 177 oz by volume of calcium chloride - not sure what this means but I do have Calcium Hardness Increaser Plus on hand.
Lastly, if you are able to respond to this message (and possibly be willing to keep answering my dumb questions) then you have my promise of some fine, super-duper NY strip on the grill if you are ever in Marietta or if I am ever in Augusta, I will stop by with the NY strip steaks !!!
God Bless
P.S. I won't be offended if you add me to your ignore list so as to avoid so many questions !!!
Mickey
15K gal / IG / Fiberglass / Installed Feb 2013 / Sand / SWCG / Filled via Public Water / Using Taylor K-2006 /