Hey everyone,
I'm a newbie here. Well, we drained our pool, had it chlorine washed and the tile bead blasted. We filled the pool back up with hose water and I have been using liquid chlorine bleach as suggested here on the site. We actually have a SWG system, however we are in the midst of repairs, so chlorine it is in the mean time. My FC is currently at 3, PH is good at 7.5. TA is 70. I had the local pool supply store (Leslie's Pool Supply.... Not a fan) test it for the CYA and it is at 40, the CH is only at 60 & my Phosphates are a bit outta control at 2,500. I know y'all say not to worry about high phosphate readings but that bad boy is gonna have to come down or it will become a problem with my salt cell when we switch over. I have already ordered some "Salt Water Magic" through Amazon that my SWG company suggests, and I'm hoping that will bring the phosphates down.
What I am perplexed by is my salt level. Last week, Leslie's Pool Supply tested it, and said it was at 2,490 ppm. I thought, "Wow, that's high for never putting salt in the pool". We had the salt tested again today (by Leslie's Pool Supply), because we are looking at getting the SWG running again, and in one week it climbed to 2,900. What could be causing this??? All I have been putting in the pool is Chlorine Bleach (likely only a 4.5-6%) and Muriatic Acid. I did put in a liquid stabilizer about 3-4 weeks ago, but that is it. I need help in figuring this out. This is weird to me.
I'm a newbie here. Well, we drained our pool, had it chlorine washed and the tile bead blasted. We filled the pool back up with hose water and I have been using liquid chlorine bleach as suggested here on the site. We actually have a SWG system, however we are in the midst of repairs, so chlorine it is in the mean time. My FC is currently at 3, PH is good at 7.5. TA is 70. I had the local pool supply store (Leslie's Pool Supply.... Not a fan) test it for the CYA and it is at 40, the CH is only at 60 & my Phosphates are a bit outta control at 2,500. I know y'all say not to worry about high phosphate readings but that bad boy is gonna have to come down or it will become a problem with my salt cell when we switch over. I have already ordered some "Salt Water Magic" through Amazon that my SWG company suggests, and I'm hoping that will bring the phosphates down.
What I am perplexed by is my salt level. Last week, Leslie's Pool Supply tested it, and said it was at 2,490 ppm. I thought, "Wow, that's high for never putting salt in the pool". We had the salt tested again today (by Leslie's Pool Supply), because we are looking at getting the SWG running again, and in one week it climbed to 2,900. What could be causing this??? All I have been putting in the pool is Chlorine Bleach (likely only a 4.5-6%) and Muriatic Acid. I did put in a liquid stabilizer about 3-4 weeks ago, but that is it. I need help in figuring this out. This is weird to me.