Hi all,
We're just coming out of winter and performed some basic tests and cleaning on our fiberglass pool.
We noticed there was a white film on the sides when wiped with our hand. See photo attached.
Not sure what it is exactly after reading some articles. Calcium deposits, fiberglass breakdown, type of alge or bacteria?
Pool covered most of the time. Crystal clear water.
FC: 0.5 (increased the SWG to max today). Most of the winter its been at about 3-5 so a big drop in the last few weeks. My fault for not checking.
CH: unknown
PH: 7.0-7.2
TA: 80-90
CC: unknown but water has zero smell of typical CC.
Pump running about 7 hours a day for the last few weeks (sun collectors on).
Temp of pool: 26c (risen 6c in the last week due to the sun collectors on and sun levels increasing)
Sorry my testing kits are basic. TA and PH look ok. FC is too low.
Is it not safe to swim until this has been eradicated? If its just Calcium then should be ok but if it's a bacteria I'll need to shock it I assume before anyone gets in.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
We're just coming out of winter and performed some basic tests and cleaning on our fiberglass pool.
We noticed there was a white film on the sides when wiped with our hand. See photo attached.
Not sure what it is exactly after reading some articles. Calcium deposits, fiberglass breakdown, type of alge or bacteria?
Pool covered most of the time. Crystal clear water.
FC: 0.5 (increased the SWG to max today). Most of the winter its been at about 3-5 so a big drop in the last few weeks. My fault for not checking.
CH: unknown
PH: 7.0-7.2
TA: 80-90
CC: unknown but water has zero smell of typical CC.
Pump running about 7 hours a day for the last few weeks (sun collectors on).
Temp of pool: 26c (risen 6c in the last week due to the sun collectors on and sun levels increasing)
Sorry my testing kits are basic. TA and PH look ok. FC is too low.
Is it not safe to swim until this has been eradicated? If its just Calcium then should be ok but if it's a bacteria I'll need to shock it I assume before anyone gets in.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
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