Hi Everyone!
New pool owner here...
We recently purchased a new home with a pool and I'm diving head first to (hopefully) maintaining it on my own. We had a local pool company come out to do the initial opening and I've been skeptical with the water analysis results I'm getting at the local pool store here (they use Bioguard), so I decided to purchase my own test kit. I noticed that the TF-100 kit is highly recommended here, so I went ahead and purchased the XL version to last me the entire season.
After running my first test yesterday with the new kit I received the following results:
PH: 7.8
FC: 1
CC: 0
CH: 1,250 (I don't think this is right. Are the R-0012 reagent drops supposed to come out rapidly? They shoot out so fast it's hard to keep track of the smaller drops)
TA: 180
CYA: 140
Here's my dilemma... I know the CYA (and CH potentially) is extremely high and the only way to reduce it would be to drain & refill. The previous owners left us several buckets of Clorox 3" pucks (almost 100 lbs total). It seems like a waste to throw them away considering how much they're worth. What should we do?
Our Preference- Get through the season with high CYA and drain/refill at the end only if this won't cause long-term damage to our equipment
Pool Company Recommendation- Go through our stock of chlorine and then switch to SWG. Apparently this won't require a drain/refill?
Other- Just drain/refill now considering the pool season is just kicking off
As far as I know, these are my only options, so I'm curious to know what everyone thinks here.
Here's everything I know about my pool:
- 16,000 gallons
- In-Ground Plaster
- Single-speed Pump (running 12 hours daily from 8a to 8p)
- Cartridge Filter (about 15 PSI)
- Separate booster pump for TR35P Polaris
Thanks in advance!
New pool owner here...
We recently purchased a new home with a pool and I'm diving head first to (hopefully) maintaining it on my own. We had a local pool company come out to do the initial opening and I've been skeptical with the water analysis results I'm getting at the local pool store here (they use Bioguard), so I decided to purchase my own test kit. I noticed that the TF-100 kit is highly recommended here, so I went ahead and purchased the XL version to last me the entire season.
After running my first test yesterday with the new kit I received the following results:
PH: 7.8
FC: 1
CC: 0
CH: 1,250 (I don't think this is right. Are the R-0012 reagent drops supposed to come out rapidly? They shoot out so fast it's hard to keep track of the smaller drops)
TA: 180
CYA: 140
Here's my dilemma... I know the CYA (and CH potentially) is extremely high and the only way to reduce it would be to drain & refill. The previous owners left us several buckets of Clorox 3" pucks (almost 100 lbs total). It seems like a waste to throw them away considering how much they're worth. What should we do?
Our Preference- Get through the season with high CYA and drain/refill at the end only if this won't cause long-term damage to our equipment
Pool Company Recommendation- Go through our stock of chlorine and then switch to SWG. Apparently this won't require a drain/refill?
Other- Just drain/refill now considering the pool season is just kicking off
As far as I know, these are my only options, so I'm curious to know what everyone thinks here.
Here's everything I know about my pool:
- 16,000 gallons
- In-Ground Plaster
- Single-speed Pump (running 12 hours daily from 8a to 8p)
- Cartridge Filter (about 15 PSI)
- Separate booster pump for TR35P Polaris
Thanks in advance!