This is my reading from last night.Am i ok?
FC 1.0
CC 1.5
TC 2.5
PH 7.6
TA160
TH 300
CYA 100 HOW CAN I GET THIS DOWN? fRESH WATER?
FC 1.0
CC 1.5
TC 2.5
PH 7.6
TA160
TH 300
CYA 100 HOW CAN I GET THIS DOWN? fRESH WATER?
Test my water with
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Your numbers are all high! Your cya is too high so you need to replace some water I would say 30-40% but others might say different.
Your ph is high you need to bring it down then your TA should come down some with it.
Also your FC is on the low side too it needs to come up. Use the pool calculator to tell you how much of what to use.
Your ph is high you need to bring it down then your TA should come down some with it.
Also your FC is on the low side too it needs to come up. Use the pool calculator to tell you how much of what to use.
I agree w/Whoozer that your CYA is way high.
You must be careful how you do the drain/refill dance with your FIBERGLASS pool!
You must be careful how you do the drain/refill dance with your FIBERGLASS pool!
My last pool was fiberglass. I dumped and refilled at the same time. That might be a wise choice in this case too.
Can't i fill shallow in with water hose & drain at deep end?
I am worried about draining below the returns or very low it might start to lift. But i have cement all around it.
Thank so much.
I am worried about draining below the returns or very low it might start to lift. But i have cement all around it.
Thank so much.
The safest and most effective way to reduce the CYA level in a fiberglass pool is to do a series of partial drains and refills. You can safely drain the pool to about a foot below the skimmer, refill, filter for a few hours to mix the fresh water, and repeat this about 4-5 times then retest your CYA to see how low you got it. You want to aim for CYA between 30-50 ppm. You should also stop using chlorine tablets and switch to an unstabilized chlorine like bleach so your pool does not become overstabilized again
When you run a test for bromine, but have chlorine, it will test positive. Also, when you run a test for chlorine, but have bromine, it will test positive. Generally, the levels you get will be about twice as high for the bromine (about 2.25 actually).
If you are using chlorine, you don't have bromine in your pool, unless you specifically added it, which would be weird. You don't need to run tests for bromine if you have a chlorine pool and vice versa. The number you get will just be wrong, as the two tests cross-react.
If you have bromine in the pool at all, and you add chlorine, the chlorine will produce bromine anyways, so you (generally) can't have both.
If you are using chlorine, you don't have bromine in your pool, unless you specifically added it, which would be weird. You don't need to run tests for bromine if you have a chlorine pool and vice versa. The number you get will just be wrong, as the two tests cross-react.
If you have bromine in the pool at all, and you add chlorine, the chlorine will produce bromine anyways, so you (generally) can't have both.
Ok i got a new test kit the Taylor K-2005
My numbers
FC-1.5
TC-3
PH 8.0
TA 190
CH-250
CYA I could see the black dot untill i fill all the way to the top.
I am at the point that i don't know what to do.
I am getting brown stains again.
I clean vac. and clean my filter and add bleach and tablets.
My numbers
FC-1.5
TC-3
PH 8.0
TA 190
CH-250
CYA I could see the black dot untill i fill all the way to the top.
I am at the point that i don't know what to do.
I am getting brown stains again.
I clean vac. and clean my filter and add bleach and tablets.
New test kit
I just got the Taylor K-2005 and my test numbers is
FC 1.5
TC 3
pH 8.0
TA 190
CH 250
CYA It took filling all the way to the top to not be able to see the black dot.
I am at my witze end.Please help? Thanks
I just got the Taylor K-2005 and my test numbers is
FC 1.5
TC 3
pH 8.0
TA 190
CH 250
CYA It took filling all the way to the top to not be able to see the black dot.
I am at my witze end.Please help? Thanks
Re: New test kit
Sounds like you need to add more bleach and CYA.
Your pH is too high and so is the TA.
You should use muratic acid to lower pH and then aerate to help bring TA down. The pH will want to rise during the process so you'll have to bring it down again and repeat as necesary till you get proper range, 80-120 on TA. Keep checking your numbers.
Your pH will then be easier to manage.
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I see it's a fiberglass so don't know if any of the advice I gave matters much for fiberglass... Someone else should be around shortly to add more or correct me if I'm wrong.
Sounds like you need to add more bleach and CYA.
Your pH is too high and so is the TA.
You should use muratic acid to lower pH and then aerate to help bring TA down. The pH will want to rise during the process so you'll have to bring it down again and repeat as necesary till you get proper range, 80-120 on TA. Keep checking your numbers.
Your pH will then be easier to manage.
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I see it's a fiberglass so don't know if any of the advice I gave matters much for fiberglass... Someone else should be around shortly to add more or correct me if I'm wrong.
Re: New test kit
Also, you stared a new thread instead of continuing your original one so I merged the new thread into the old one so there is continuity. Otherwise we really don't have the history of your pool all in one place!
No reason to be at wits end. You have made a lot of progress and your pool is not really that 'off'' right now. It just needs a bit of tweaking!hairco said:
Also, you stared a new thread instead of continuing your original one so I merged the new thread into the old one so there is continuity. Otherwise we really don't have the history of your pool all in one place!
I was in my pool today still cleaning & i saw something around the suction outlet & the pressure outlet
that look like black algae.How can i get it off. I tried but wount come off.
that look like black algae.How can i get it off. I tried but wount come off.
were they round black spots or more like black pinpoints that might be slightly raised? The two of these are different with different causes and treatments.hairco said:
It is smooth and all around the jets It look like where the jets are attach to the wall there is a white cholking or a seal that is around the jet on the wall .It is not on the jets just that little seal or what ever you call it.
Don't know who told you that but it is TOTALLY UNTRUE!!!!!! (Not only am I in the industry but I own a fiberglass pool!)hairco said:
Also,, to avoid possible confusion it would be better to write out the whole word muriatic instead of just putting M. In some of your early posts it was hard to know what you were talking about since you just said you had too much acid in your pool and we didn't know if you meant muriatic acid, cyanuric acid, or ascorbic acid which are VERY DIFFERENT chemicals.
I am off to get my muratic acid.We have had rain so here are my numbers which hasn't change much.
FC 2
TC 5
CC 3
pH 8.0
TA 180
CH 20
CYA 0
I did the pool calacation and it reads that i need 43 oz. of Muratic acid & 1qt.3.0z of bleach.
Do i need to wait on the bleach and do the Muratic acid?
I beleive i read that you slowly pour the muratic acid in frount of the returns.
So when i do that when do i check my water again? Is there anything else i need to do? Thanks
FC 2
TC 5
CC 3
pH 8.0
TA 180
CH 20
CYA 0
I did the pool calacation and it reads that i need 43 oz. of Muratic acid & 1qt.3.0z of bleach.
Do i need to wait on the bleach and do the Muratic acid?
I beleive i read that you slowly pour the muratic acid in frount of the returns.
So when i do that when do i check my water again? Is there anything else i need to do? Thanks