Pretty much a new guy to the inground pool world. Renovation starts this week.
- Thread starter Mical718
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Hi Mical,
Target Stabilizer about 25 for now. You dont want to over do it with your new plaster.
the Stabilizer is gonna help tremendously with your FC burn. But keep testing FC and add as needed to keep algae away.
CYA takes a while to dissolve. Giving it a squeeze every now and then will help it along.
No need to try and test for it until 5 days from now. It is extremely slow in registering and show up on the test.
I usually tie my sock, or pillowcase if I need a lot of stabilier, to my pool pole and hang it in front of the return
Man your pool looks great!
Target Stabilizer about 25 for now. You dont want to over do it with your new plaster.
the Stabilizer is gonna help tremendously with your FC burn. But keep testing FC and add as needed to keep algae away.
CYA takes a while to dissolve. Giving it a squeeze every now and then will help it along.
No need to try and test for it until 5 days from now. It is extremely slow in registering and show up on the test.
I usually tie my sock, or pillowcase if I need a lot of stabilier, to my pool pole and hang it in front of the return
Man your pool looks great!
Thanks alot guys. Yeah divin dave it came out great.
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Iphone6 shot from today.
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Iphone6 shot from today.
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Ya gotta love the leslies store workers/kids... Sells me an 8lb bucket and says just use the whole thing it will probably just put you at around 40
Ok from reading this post i think i have been doing it wrong. I have just been using pool math to take me to 2ppm with the lc and i just keep checking it and going back to adding enough to get to 2ppm. So let me see if I understand better now since i just added cya, i looked at the cya chart and say for 30, it says minimum 2 and target of 4. So when i check my chlorine and say it has 1ppm tomorrow morning, do i use pool math to take my level up to the 4ppm? And then everytime its at a minimum of 2ppm i keep adding to go back to 4ppm?
Yes, you are pretty close.
Don't let FC drop below minimum ever or algae can start to grow. Keeping FC at target or slightly over is good for most of the time. If you are swimming a lot or there are lots of people swimming it is a good idea to target a little higher than target, like halfway between target and shock. It is safe to swim in your pool when FC is below shock level.
Here are some of my fave Pool School articles in case you missed any of them.
TFPC for Beginners
ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry
Here are the Recommended Levels for your pool.
Here is the Water Balance for a saltwater pool.
Here are the Recommended Pool Chemicals and how to add them.
Use PoolMath to figure out how much to add.
Don't let FC drop below minimum ever or algae can start to grow. Keeping FC at target or slightly over is good for most of the time. If you are swimming a lot or there are lots of people swimming it is a good idea to target a little higher than target, like halfway between target and shock. It is safe to swim in your pool when FC is below shock level.
Here are some of my fave Pool School articles in case you missed any of them.
TFPC for Beginners
ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry
Here are the Recommended Levels for your pool.
Here is the Water Balance for a saltwater pool.
Here are the Recommended Pool Chemicals and how to add them.
Use PoolMath to figure out how much to add.
Ok decided ill do my weekly tests on sunday mornings. Heres my test results from today. They look good to me as for what the pb wants for tge first 14 days.
5-24-15
Ph 7.2
Fc 2.5
Cc 0
Calcium h 200
Ta 70
5-24-15
Ph 7.2
Fc 2.5
Cc 0
Calcium h 200
Ta 70
Added conditioner/cya last night and boy did it help big time with the chlorine burn. Only had to add chlorine two times today instead of ten. 9am and 6pm
Anything else i should be doing? I test everyday and add lc and Muriatic acid to keep ph where it needs to be. Then the weekly testing i will continue to do on sunday mornings.
Gonna test my cya today since it has been a week now since adding it. Does this cya pretty much stay around or do you have to keep adding it? Like I understand that using other chlorine raises it which you dont want, but does it get low after you have had to add it like i did?
And i have been buying clorox at $4 a jug 121oz. Did i see you guys say to use this walmart great value brand? This concentrate stuff fine? 
Todays results... Look to me im right where i need to be according to my pb's first 14 day list
5-30-15
Ph 7.2
Fc 3
Cc 0
Calcium h 175
Ta 60
Cya 20
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Should i put a little more cya in to get to 30?
5-30-15
Ph 7.2
Fc 3
Cc 0
Calcium h 175
Ta 60
Cya 20
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Should i put a little more cya in to get to 30?
CYA sticks around. The only way to get rid of it is drain water out. Now we have had some pools that went green that turned the CYA into ammonia but that is very different than you.
Yes get your CYA up to 30.
Yes you can use that wonderful bleach from Walmart! Just make sure it is NOT splashless or perfumed. Just plain bleach.
Do you have a pool store that has liquid chlorine? There % is 11%. The only thing is you have to use their jugs that they will "rent" to you for a one time fee.
I get my chlorine from ACE Hardward. I use their jugs. I get my my chlorine for $1.91 a gallon!
Kim
Yes get your CYA up to 30.
Yes you can use that wonderful bleach from Walmart! Just make sure it is NOT splashless or perfumed. Just plain bleach.
Do you have a pool store that has liquid chlorine? There % is 11%. The only thing is you have to use their jugs that they will "rent" to you for a one time fee.
I get my chlorine from ACE Hardward. I use their jugs. I get my my chlorine for $1.91 a gallon!
Kim