Pool Closed
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Is that yellow? That's why I get my wife to read my ph test.
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CJadamec
TFP Expert
My ph is high i'm still bleach every day because I don't have my kit. Should I lower my pH
You pH is light orange in the photo. If it were high it would be closer to hot pink in color. I think it is ok.
Hi i'm trying to keep things straight in my pool till my test kit comes I went to the pool store These are a couple of my results
total alkalinity is 60
Ph 7.3
Should I just ignored their results and wait
total alkalinity is 60
Ph 7.3
Should I just ignored their results and wait
cfherrman
TFP Guide
Im waiting on my test kit I don't know what my cya total is. I wait till the sun goes down before I add my 1 gallon of bleach
I finally got my test kit. Are there directions in more detail that I can use. I would hate to waste product because I don't understand the directions.
Thanks Jacqueline
Thanks Jacqueline
Hi can you tell me exactly what tests I need to do first? So that I can get the pool clear. Thanks
cfherrman
TFP Guide
I've read your thread but not sure I remember what's going on. Test your cya first and adjust that.
You don't need to test cya as you added enough to get yourself to 30 and you started with 0. So you already know that result. You can double check that on a bright sunny day as the test needs to be performed in full sunlight outdoors.
You've already tested ph and it's fine.
The one to be concerned with is FC. We dosed your cya to 30 so your shock level is 12ppm FC. Test your FC and then add enough bleach to bring you to 14ppm. Repeat the FC test evert 2 hours, or when you can, and redose your chlorine to 14 each time. The more frequently you do it, the quicker it will go. Don't worry about the second half of that test for CC until your pool is looking clearer, it will save you reagent.
To test, fill the cylinder to 10ml, use one heaping scoop of the powder. Water should turn pink if there's any FC, if it stays clear, FC=0. Then drop in r0871 and swirl after each drop (speedstir comes in handy!). Each drop counts as 0.5ppm FC, drop until it's completely clear.
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Side note: I see you bought the Taylor test kit with the smaller bottles then the TF... if you use a 5ml water sample each drop counts as 1ppm FC... Save even more reagent. Just make sure you're very precise that it's 5ml... If you're off be even 0.5ml, that means your testing will be off by 10%
You've already tested ph and it's fine.
The one to be concerned with is FC. We dosed your cya to 30 so your shock level is 12ppm FC. Test your FC and then add enough bleach to bring you to 14ppm. Repeat the FC test evert 2 hours, or when you can, and redose your chlorine to 14 each time. The more frequently you do it, the quicker it will go. Don't worry about the second half of that test for CC until your pool is looking clearer, it will save you reagent.
To test, fill the cylinder to 10ml, use one heaping scoop of the powder. Water should turn pink if there's any FC, if it stays clear, FC=0. Then drop in r0871 and swirl after each drop (speedstir comes in handy!). Each drop counts as 0.5ppm FC, drop until it's completely clear.
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Side note: I see you bought the Taylor test kit with the smaller bottles then the TF... if you use a 5ml water sample each drop counts as 1ppm FC... Save even more reagent. Just make sure you're very precise that it's 5ml... If you're off be even 0.5ml, that means your testing will be off by 10%
To test, fill the cylinder to 10ml with your pool water, and add one heaping scoop of the powder.
Water should turn pink if there's any FC, if it stays clear, FC=0.
Then drop in r0871 and swirl after each drop (speedstir comes in handy!).
Each drop counts as 0.5ppm FC, drop until it's completely clear.
If you did that already and it wouldn't turn clear after 100 drops, your chlorine is high enough not to worry for now.
If you used the 25ml sample size for those hundred drops, try again with a 10ml sample size.
Water should turn pink if there's any FC, if it stays clear, FC=0.
Then drop in r0871 and swirl after each drop (speedstir comes in handy!).
Each drop counts as 0.5ppm FC, drop until it's completely clear.
If you did that already and it wouldn't turn clear after 100 drops, your chlorine is high enough not to worry for now.
If you used the 25ml sample size for those hundred drops, try again with a 10ml sample size.