Hey! Just got my new test kit...now what?

[Watermom]

A CC reading of 0.4 is ok but if it goes higher than 0.5, you'll want to shock the pool.

When adding Borax, generally a couple of hours is enough for it to get mixed in well. Testing it again in the a.m. will be fine.

I do not know what trichlor tabs with zinc sulfate monohydrate are. I'll run it past Ben. But, definitely don't use the ones with copper.

Sounds like you are doing fine.

[aylad]

I've already discussed the trichlor with zinc with Ben, and it's basically just a really expensive way to buy trichlor tabs--if you'll look at the prices, those tabs are about 1 1/2 times more expensive than the trichlor with copper in them. The zinc probably won't hurt anything, but we really can't be sure--and I'm not adding anything to my pool that I'm not sure of. You can buy a whole lot of bleach for what one bucket of those tabs cost....

Janet

[Watermom]

Thanks for that info, Jan. i don't add stuff to my pool that I'm not sure of either! All that goes into my pool is generic Walmart bleach, Borax, baking soda and CYA. Oh yeah, and ME!!

[DustinBrown]

That makes sense. I haven't opened that tub of tablets, so maybe I'll return them and buy a whole bunch of bleach.

Also, l checked my ph this morning. Apparently there was more than three quarters left in the box I added. It is now 7.8...Is that too high?

[Watermom]

As long as 7.8 isn't the highest reading that your test kit can register, you are ok at 7.8. But, if it goes any higher, you'll want to lower it. (To clarify -- you have a K-2006 kit so your kit can read higher than 7.8, so you know that it actually is 7.8. However, if someone has a kit that can't read past 7.8, when they get a reading of 7.8, that means it could actually be higher than that but the kit can't distinguish anything higher. Make sense?)

[DustinBrown]

That makes perfect sense!

Thank you for all of your help.