Heavy rain advice

[remania]

Thanks! I called my pool maintenance company and was advised to use a floc treatment, which is new to me. We might have more storms tonight, so I'm probably going to wait until tomorrow to try it. Unfortunately, I'm testing using strips (which I've noticed from this forum is a big no-no), so I'll have to get the water tested at the store. I'll also find the other information asap. I appreciate the offer of help!

[PoolDoc]

(Continue to keep your chlorine level up during rain! Also, pool store testing is not necessarily better than test strips -- some are, but you won't be able to tell, till you have the K2006!)

Be VERY careful about using a floc! They may work, but they are unpredictable. Do what big water treatment companies do: use a "jar test" to make SURE your floc will work with your particular dirt (or clay).

****** Do NOT put it in your pool without testing: it will make things worse, if it does not work! *************

1. Get a clean white large bucket -- a 5 gallon chemical bucket is perfect.
2. Fill it 2/3 with pool water.
3. Add an appropriate dose of floc (see below)
4. Mix and cover with a lid or towel
5. Wait 24 hours, then check.
6. If the floc has settled in your bucket -- it's probably safe for your pool.
7. Otherwise, wait 24 more hours.
8. If the floc in the bucket has NOT settled after 48 hours, the 'bucket test' (or jar test) has failed, and the product you have is NOT suitable for the dirt in your pool!

Dosing the bucket:
1st dilution: 1 teaspoon of floc in 1 cup of TAP water. Stir and mix. (1 x 3 tsp/TBS x 16 TBS/cup) 1:48 mix
2nd dilution: 1 teaspoon of dilution in 3 gallons of pool water: (3 tsp/TBS x 256 TBS/gal x 3 gallons) 1:2304 mix * 48

1/2 qt floc => 10K gallons - 1:80,000 mix => 1 1/4 teaspoons of floc dilution
1 qt floc => 10K gallons - 1:40,000 mix => 2 1/2 teaspoons of floc dilution
2 qts floc => 10K gallons - 1:20,000 mix => 5 teaspoons of floc dilution

[remania]

Wow, thanks so much for the valuable caution and instructions! I'm going to follow your advice and start the floc test right now.