Hi - I'm a 10 year pool owner who has been quite successful using all the techniques I've learned here.
I just moved to a new house with a different pool and have some questions on things I see that are a bit different.
The new pool is ~29k gallons and currently has these specs:
Water is clear, and has no smell.
CYA 50
TA ~130
FC is around 6 (depending on when I check)
Temp is currently 59 degrees.
I use 12% liquid chlorine.
DE filter
Pool was opened exactly 1 week ago, and was pretty clear in about 2-3 days.
So, spring opening is done and with the exception of the following, I'd say it's ready to go.
However, when I do a CC test, it says I have a reading of about 1. Definitely not 0 like I always had at my old pool.
NOTE - This new pool is in a yard surrounded by trees. There is alot of pollen, and little leaves still falling in the pool, because the trees haven't quite reached full opening. Not enough to change the color of the water, but the water edge has alot of tree crud.
Questions -
Is the CC number of 1 likely related to the tree junk?
Is it the ratio of 1 CC to 6 FC that is important? Or the absolute value of 1 CC that is more important? (I read somewhere that a 1:6 ratio may not be that big of deal and is normal. In my old pool, I often had a lower CYA reading. I may have overshot a bit on the CYA this year.)
Not sure if I need to do anything with this, other than monitor it to see if it goes down when the trees stop dropping their crud.
LASTLY - A side question - When I do the FAS-DPD test, the color goes from red to clear with 1 or 2 drops, but then comes back to red VERY slowly. i.e., After the first couple drops, I'll add some drops, stir, and the water looks clear. Wait 30-60 secs and the red slowly reappears. I don't recall it taking THAT long for the color to re-appear at my old pool.
Could my powder or chemicals be old? Is that my TA that is causing a slow response? Water temp?
Thanks
I just moved to a new house with a different pool and have some questions on things I see that are a bit different.
The new pool is ~29k gallons and currently has these specs:
Water is clear, and has no smell.
CYA 50
TA ~130
FC is around 6 (depending on when I check)
Temp is currently 59 degrees.
I use 12% liquid chlorine.
DE filter
Pool was opened exactly 1 week ago, and was pretty clear in about 2-3 days.
So, spring opening is done and with the exception of the following, I'd say it's ready to go.
However, when I do a CC test, it says I have a reading of about 1. Definitely not 0 like I always had at my old pool.
NOTE - This new pool is in a yard surrounded by trees. There is alot of pollen, and little leaves still falling in the pool, because the trees haven't quite reached full opening. Not enough to change the color of the water, but the water edge has alot of tree crud.
Questions -
Is the CC number of 1 likely related to the tree junk?
Is it the ratio of 1 CC to 6 FC that is important? Or the absolute value of 1 CC that is more important? (I read somewhere that a 1:6 ratio may not be that big of deal and is normal. In my old pool, I often had a lower CYA reading. I may have overshot a bit on the CYA this year.)
Not sure if I need to do anything with this, other than monitor it to see if it goes down when the trees stop dropping their crud.
LASTLY - A side question - When I do the FAS-DPD test, the color goes from red to clear with 1 or 2 drops, but then comes back to red VERY slowly. i.e., After the first couple drops, I'll add some drops, stir, and the water looks clear. Wait 30-60 secs and the red slowly reappears. I don't recall it taking THAT long for the color to re-appear at my old pool.
Could my powder or chemicals be old? Is that my TA that is causing a slow response? Water temp?
Thanks