Hi everyone, first time posting here and really want to be self sufficient when it comes to pool maintenance. We bought a house that has a chlorine sport pool and this will be the first time that we have a pool and along with that the maintenance of one. The dimensions are 15' by 32', 6' deep in the middle and 3.5' deep on the shallow ends. My math came out to about 17,000 gallons, does that sound right? We took a water sample to Leslie's and they gave us the following results.
Free Chlorine, 2.43
Total Chlorine, 2.56
pH, 8
Total Alkalinity, 112
Calcium Hardness, 463
Cyanuric Acid, 205
Phosphates, 836
The previous home owner had a TF100 test kit so I tried using that to verify some of the results. The kit seems a bit old and some of the tests I couldn't get a conclusive result.
Free Chlorine, 2.5
1.5 CC
Total Alkalinity, 130
Cyanuric Acid, 200
The guy at Leslie's said that I should just drain the pool completely and start over due to the phosphates and cyanuric acid. Is the water recoverable or should I go ahead and follow through with that and drain the pool for a fresh start? I intend to use the TF100 in the future to keep the chemistry balanced myself, but would like some reassurance for my first go around. Thanks!
Free Chlorine, 2.43
Total Chlorine, 2.56
pH, 8
Total Alkalinity, 112
Calcium Hardness, 463
Cyanuric Acid, 205
Phosphates, 836
The previous home owner had a TF100 test kit so I tried using that to verify some of the results. The kit seems a bit old and some of the tests I couldn't get a conclusive result.
Free Chlorine, 2.5
1.5 CC
Total Alkalinity, 130
Cyanuric Acid, 200
The guy at Leslie's said that I should just drain the pool completely and start over due to the phosphates and cyanuric acid. Is the water recoverable or should I go ahead and follow through with that and drain the pool for a fresh start? I intend to use the TF100 in the future to keep the chemistry balanced myself, but would like some reassurance for my first go around. Thanks!