Finally got some K2006C numbers.. please look

[mastamoon]

Here are my numbers. Current state of the pool is clear but slightly cloudy.

FC: 4
CC: .5
CYA: less than 30 (couldnt get the dot to disappear, water was only slightly cloudy)
PH: 7.0
Alk: 50
Cal: 140

CSI.. i think is about -1.0.. but dont know if I did that right.

Looks like a few numbers have to go up.. I have bleach, baking soda and borax. Also have some ph Increase and ph Decrease from the pool store from last year. Anything else I will need, please specify.

Thanks!

[Watermom]

Go ahead and shock your pool up to about 10 or so. In your pool, each quart of 6% bleach will add just a little over 1ppm. You can use that as a reference to help you figure out how much bleach to add.

Bump your pH up a little with some Borax. Start with half a box added slowly to the skimmer while the pump is running. After a couple of hours, retest and redose. I'd suggest doing the pH adjustments before you shock your pool as high chlorine levels make it hard to get an accurate pH reading.

Don't worry about the alk for now.

Run your pump 24/7 while you are trying to clear it and backwash whenever the pressure rises 8-10psi over clean filter pressure. Your pump is awful big for this pool. That makes it harder to clear the water as it forces stuff through the sand bed and back into the pool instead of trapping it in the filter media.

[mastamoon]

Thanks for the info. I have the Borax but found I ran out of bleach so I took what the wife had left in the laundry room (regular clorox, about .5 gallons) and put that in there till I can get out to the store tomorrow.

Re the pump... apparently that 1.5HP (SPL) is actually about a 3/4hp in actual hp ratings. That's what I got from some people on this forum previously.

[PBLsQuad450]

Where in central Jersey? I'm in Middletown.

[Watermom]

You guys may be near CarlD, one of the other moderators. He is in North central NJ.

[mastamoon]

Im in Brick, Northern Ocean County.

Watermom, wouldnt a gallon of 6% raise my pool like 4.8ppm? Or am I missing something?

[aylad]

Yes, a gallon will raise it 4.8, but in Watermom's post, she stated that a quart would raise it by a little over 1 ppm...

[mastamoon]

Lol, whoops.. amazing what your eyes see and what your brains register sometimes.

Just dumped 2 gallons of bleach in... 6% sodium hypochlorate i believe it is. Target brand bleach @ 2.99 a gallon. Such a money pit.

[PBLsQuad450]

Mastamoon, I was in Brick yesterday! The pool feels like a big money pit right now, but once you get command it is really A LOT cheaper than people think. As long as you stay out of the pool store. You can beat that price too. I have been getting 98oz. Bottles (the "regular" size bleach bottle) for .99 cents each at Aldi. I was not much over a hundred bucks total last year and I am a 33,000 gallon pool. Granted, I will spend more this year, but some leftover chemicals will make next year like last year. I think running a big 'ol IG pool for the same cost as a tank of gas in a Chevy Suburban is pretty darn reasonable! Good luck!

[mastamoon]

Nice.

Im in about 60 bucks on bleach alone this year since opening the pool in early May. My father in law has a pool similar to mine, lives close to me, and has 0 problems keeping his pool clear with out more than a bottle of shock every week or 2 and some hockey puck tablets in a floater. Mine seems to be a constant battle. Really think I need a better pump/filter combo.. this package that came with the pool, bought from Branchbrook cant be anywhere near "top of the line".

Mastamoon, I was in Brick yesterday! The pool feels like a big money pit right now, but once you get command it is really A LOT cheaper than people think. As long as you stay out of the pool store. You can beat that price too. I have been getting 98oz. Bottles (the "regular" size bleach bottle) for .99 cents each at Aldi. I was not much over a hundred bucks total last year and I am a 33,000 gallon pool. Granted, I will spend more this year, but some leftover chemicals will make next year like last year. I think running a big 'ol IG pool for the same cost as a tank of gas in a Chevy Suburban is pretty darn reasonable! Good luck!