That's almost two gallons. Don't add that much all at once.
My PH is at 8.2 right now. I already added the 231 oz, as that is what the pool math app said to do. So......we will see what the result is tomorrow! It has been very stubborn this year, so hopefully it will have the right impact!
I did both chlorine tests, the powder and the OTO, which is the number 3 I mentioned. The powder gives me the FC number, I think? It is at 2 so I added 2 gallons of liquid chlorine. I did the low and slow application of the MA. I guess I should not have added the entire amount at once, but too late now....it's in there! I need to check the TA of my fill water, but ran out of time today. When I get back to pool care tomorrow I will check that from both faucets. One is direct from the well and the other one runs through our softener system.
I'm not exactly sure how the replies work here. I feel like I'm repeating myself, so I apologize if I am. I looked at Home Depot for liquid chlorine since I was there for the HDX muriatic acid. They didn't have anything so I looked at the liquid bleach and they only had "concentrated" Clorox, so I did a quick check on the forums here and decided against that because of some additives that are in the brand name. I ended up going to Leslie's pool supply and bought a case of their brand of liquid sanitizer. It was expensive! But I needed to get it into the pool so sucked it up and bought it anyway.
Interestingly, after I used the little pods that remove copper my copper level which was very high came down to normal. I did used the pool store to test for that and purchase those little pod things!
The little pods were likely a Sequesterant - they are just “hiding” the copper (sequestering it) when they wear off - which they will, it will be back. To actually remove it you must replace the copper laden water.Interestingly, after I used the little pods that remove copper my copper level which was very high came down to normal. I did used the pool store to test for that and purchase those little pod things!
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Sorry, not looking to be confusing! I tend to use Walmart brand bleach vs name brands because I have heard Clorox did/does add things to their bleach and it's less expensive. I think a non pool store can be hit or miss for pool stuff at certain times of the year. HD by me did have a pool area in the beginning of the summer and I did order my winter cover from them online but when I went for MA there was only about a dozen "pool" MA and their pool area consisted of pool salt that wasn't sold. I went to an ACE hardware store to get some oring lube because it was "in stock" and I got the last one. LOL! Sometimes we need to go to the correct store to get what we need.
After adding 231 oz of MA, it won't be. Check again. Keep your pH in the 7s. If your pH is below 7, you can aerate to speed up pH rise.
PoolMath is just a calculator. You need to think about the effects of adding chemicals and your desired outcomes, then use PoolMath to perform the calculations. Don't blindly follow what the app tells you.
Use the FAS-DPD powder test. The OTO test isn't useful. It will tell you whether or not there's chlorine in the water, but that's about it.
Don't add MA and LC at the same time. Wait about 30 minutes between adding them.
Do you have access to a Menards?
Oh I should add that the 231oz of muriatic acid was added, hence the drop in the TA and PH. Will that continue to drop more? I was told I should not have added it all at once, but since I already did, how long will the impact last in lowering it?Okay, Now I am totally confused. I just tested the pool water again. NO chlorine! I added 2 gallons of fresh, brand new sanitizer from Leslie's Pool Supplies last night. HOW can there be zero today? PH did come down to 7.2 and TA down now to 100. CYA is 70. I also tested my faucets for TA and ph. On the faucet that is direct from the well TA is 360 and PH is 8.2. From the faucet that is in our garage and runs through the water softener TA is 390 and PH is 7.2. I'm just glad I'm not a chemist.....or maybe I'd understand it all better if I was! I'm assuming I should add 2+ gallons of liquid chlorine? I guess slamming is in my future, but we are going out of town this weekend. My son will be here to continue to add chlorine daily while we are gone. HELP!
What’s done is done- 7.2 is ok but u never want to lower ph to less than 7. You have a large pool with 50ppm borates & high ta so it does require more acid for each dose. Generally you just don’t want to lower ph more than .4 or .5 at a time incase it’s too much & risk going too low, better to do .4 or .5 then wait 30 minutes, test & add more if necessary.
So math is definitely not my strong suit! I just burned a couple of brain cells trying to figure out 5ppm! Even googled for a conversion and can't understand what calculations gives me a number in ounces to add! Can you explain or just tell me how much? 1 gallon, 2 gallons?
Thanks! I had to look for that effects of adding in the menu on the left. I had not seen that before! Such a great app! I especially like that my results/logs transfer here for the experts to see too!
One more question. Would 5ppm be the regular daily maintenance amount? That would really add up in cost if it is! 1.5-1.75 gallons a day x avg season of 104 days (June through second week of September here in MI) would be 156 gallons per season. At approx $8-10 per gallon = $1248.00??!! I must be misunderstanding this.
