Just bought house with pool, had pool company looking after it for first month then started on my own. Their recommendation was to use the test strips and adjust the feeder as needed. But I was having a heck of time with the test strips, everything on each strip always read LOW. Occasionally I could get CC into the ok range on strips.
So I went out and bought a chem test to get a better grip on things. Here is what I have:
FC - 0
CC - 2
pH - 6.8 (lowest Reading)
TA - 0? (added 2 drops, then 5 drops, was supposed to turn green but was pink, did not add 3rd agent for green to pink change as was already not green)
CH - 80
CYA - (blurred out the black dot well before getting to the 100ppm line, so I will guess 100+ on CYA)
Water looks clear, not cloudy or green. But I don't feel like its 'sparkling' mainly want to make sure I can keep my chlorine levels in check is how I started down this road.
I originally was expecting to bring up the TA and PH levels, then adjust the CC and FC. However, with the CYA reading being high, I wonder if I should start with a partial drain and refill first. The reagent test strips I was using was reporting VERY LOW CYA, but my Leslie kit is showing a blurry and high CYA. Before I start draining to fix CYA, I wonder if my bad readings for PH and TA could be causing me CYA issues.
I guess I really feel I have 2 routes to take either
A: Partial Drain and Refill, to fix CYA then adjust PH and TA, then FC and CC.
or
B: Bring up PH and TA, then recheck CYA and FC/CC to go from there.
Any advice on which direction I should push would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
So I went out and bought a chem test to get a better grip on things. Here is what I have:
FC - 0
CC - 2
pH - 6.8 (lowest Reading)
TA - 0? (added 2 drops, then 5 drops, was supposed to turn green but was pink, did not add 3rd agent for green to pink change as was already not green)
CH - 80
CYA - (blurred out the black dot well before getting to the 100ppm line, so I will guess 100+ on CYA)
Water looks clear, not cloudy or green. But I don't feel like its 'sparkling' mainly want to make sure I can keep my chlorine levels in check is how I started down this road.
I originally was expecting to bring up the TA and PH levels, then adjust the CC and FC. However, with the CYA reading being high, I wonder if I should start with a partial drain and refill first. The reagent test strips I was using was reporting VERY LOW CYA, but my Leslie kit is showing a blurry and high CYA. Before I start draining to fix CYA, I wonder if my bad readings for PH and TA could be causing me CYA issues.
I guess I really feel I have 2 routes to take either
A: Partial Drain and Refill, to fix CYA then adjust PH and TA, then FC and CC.
or
B: Bring up PH and TA, then recheck CYA and FC/CC to go from there.
Any advice on which direction I should push would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks