Restored Gunite yesterday - checmical questions...

[zelmo]

The best online instructions I found for balancing water in a newly plastered pool were at the NPC site. http://www.npconline.org/

Find the consumer tab and there is a link to start up notes.

[dcastine]

Thanks guys!! I went to my pool supply house yesterday and he gave me the 'sticks' that I need to measure and two cases of muriatic acid - he told me to get the Ph down (like you said) and watch the calcium and to make sure I brush the pool twice a day for 3 weeks... that sounds better - THANKS FOR THE WEBSITE!!!

Dave Castine
Wakefield, MA
58 Degrees and rising!!

[duraleigh]

Hi, Dave,

Please take this as it is intended . I believe you are simply guessing at what to do to your pool. Do you mean test strips when you say "sticks"?Dave, they are worthless.

Spend $15 bucks and get a drop based test kit and post the following info. FC, CC, Alk, CH, pH, and CYA. Also, can you tell us how many gallons in your pool?

Without the above info, it is almost impossible to give you solid advice on your pool chemistry. Even, if the Alk of 300 is correct (which I doubt a bunch) How will you know what your reading is now? How will you know how to get where you belong?

Please don't add 94 lbs of anything 'til you find out where you are

[dcastine]

Yes - that's what I meant Dave...

I'll spend the money for the tester you are talking about and report back what I find. $15? - heck I just spent $11k for new plaster !!! THANKS stand by...

Dave