I thought the pool water looked a little yellow yesterday evening. There were some clouds, but a bright sunset, so I thought it could have just been the ambient lighting. I hadn't fully tested the water in about a week, so I decided to take a look at it. I got a CC reading of 0.5, which is unusual for me...I had a fresh load of Chlorine from the pool store (and its 2 for 1 every weekend in April...so its cheap!) so I decided to bump it up to shock for the night...I had a little bit left in the jug after measuring out about 132oz so I dumped it all in. The TA was also a bit low, so I added in 73oz (weight) of Baking Soda first thing this morning.
It looked better to me this morning, but since I'm leaving the pool in my wife's hands for a few days, I thought I'd wash out the cartridge filter. See pictures below...
Washing it out:
After the cleaning:
The pool now:
(there is some permanent staining along the wall the cleaner hose is against...previous owner left it for me)
Test Date 4/10/16 4/11/16
FC 9 24
CC 0.5 0
TC 9.5 24
pH 7.5 7.9
CH 450 425
TA 60 90
CYA N/A 25
CYA is lower than I thought it would be. It had been around 35 throughout January-March. I had't tested it since March 17th, but have used some pucks on and off when we've been on short trips throughout 2016.
We haven't had much rain, so I've been refilling a bit more than normal from evaporation.
With spring in Florida, I've had a fair amount of pollen/tree stuff in the pool that I've had to stay on top of skimming out. I assume most of it is Pine tree or oak tree pollen and oak leaves. I don't think I've had enough leaves or leaves that have been in long enough to stain the water.
When I clean the filter (maybe once per month or month and a half) its usually just 'dirty' (grayish water with dirt flakes and the pleats are grayish), not like this.
Any ideas?
It looked better to me this morning, but since I'm leaving the pool in my wife's hands for a few days, I thought I'd wash out the cartridge filter. See pictures below...
Washing it out:
After the cleaning:
The pool now:
(there is some permanent staining along the wall the cleaner hose is against...previous owner left it for me)
Test Date 4/10/16 4/11/16
FC 9 24
CC 0.5 0
TC 9.5 24
pH 7.5 7.9
CH 450 425
TA 60 90
CYA N/A 25
CYA is lower than I thought it would be. It had been around 35 throughout January-March. I had't tested it since March 17th, but have used some pucks on and off when we've been on short trips throughout 2016.
We haven't had much rain, so I've been refilling a bit more than normal from evaporation.
With spring in Florida, I've had a fair amount of pollen/tree stuff in the pool that I've had to stay on top of skimming out. I assume most of it is Pine tree or oak tree pollen and oak leaves. I don't think I've had enough leaves or leaves that have been in long enough to stain the water.
When I clean the filter (maybe once per month or month and a half) its usually just 'dirty' (grayish water with dirt flakes and the pleats are grayish), not like this.
Any ideas?
