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I got my Taylor K2006 today and am not sure that i totaly understand it. I Am trying to figure out how to do the FC and at the 10ml line, i got a count of 64 drops before it turned clear. Seems that I am doing something wrong. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. thanks
Well I guess everyone is out enjoying their sparkling pools huh? Must be nice =-)...
So, i am having trouble getting a good reading with the FC and i took my sample to the pool store. Here are my results and by the way, i can see the outline of my creeper in the deep end.
TA=110
pH=7.3
cya=50
TH=370
TC=12.2
FC=9.7
seems that my cya has gone up and my TC is pretty high.
Looking at these Taylor kit online testing demos might be helpful for you.
http://www.taylortechnologies.com/pr..._slideshow.asp
Thanks Watermom. I did it the way they are explaining and it never works out for me. everything else but the FC works. The powder stuff was spilled inside the kit when i got it and i poured it back in the container so i just wonder if that may be the problem.
Anyway, i just keep putting 3 jugs in 3 times a day and it seems to work. And this morning, I can see the bottom of the deep end. yippee! but, there is tons of dead algae on the bottom and some of it is probably still alive because when i scoop it with the net, it's still a little. I would imagine that when it's completely dead, it will not clump into the net and sift through it.
So, i will just keep adding the chlorine for the next few days and see where i am at. Any tips on getting the dead algae out besides running it through the filters?
Net as much out as you can--but with a cartridge filter I don't think you have a way to vacuum out to waste, so I'm thinking it'll have to go through your filter...
My pool is sparling clear! Now the task is to get all the dead algae out. I blocked the skimmer and figure that the bottom suction should suck it all up. There are 3 suction covers in the deep end so if i sweep everything to them, then hopefully it will filter it all. I stirred it up this morning and will see how it looks this evening. Hopefully it's not all just getting recirculated. I may try to vacum to waste but using a sweeper and opening the hose outlet before the filters.
If anyone has any ideas, i would love to hear them.
If you stirred the stuff up, you may want to check the pressure on your filter often. It will probably rise quickly as it becomes full of dead algae.