Help with K-2006 results

[Ohio Canoe]

Thanks for the info Watermom. I added 3 gallons of bleach (all that I had) and two boxes of Borax.

Here are my results from this morning:

FC:13.0
CC:1.0
PH: 6.8 to 6.9?

Also, I cannot fully get rid of my Pool Frog as I still have 2 Chlorine backpacs that I purchased a while back and they are not cheap at 21 bucks a pop.

-Should I just remove my mineral pac that surrounds the chlorine pac or ride it out till end of pool season in September?

Other questions:

- Do I continue to run my pump a full speed or can I cut it back to the slower mode and run it 24/7 like I usually do? Or can I just run it at night? Want to save energy and money, if possible.

- Once I lose less than 1ppm over night, how often will I have to add bleach and how much? Seems like it could get expensive, no?

- How many more boxes of Borax do I need to buy? Two boxes didn't seem to make a dent.

- My pool is 28' round and 54" deep. I was told by someone at the pool store that I had 18000 gallons, but don't those measurements equal 21,000+?

Gracias!!!

[aylad]

You can just remove the mineral pac and continue to use the trichlor pucks in the pool, but the trichlor is very acidic and is adding to (if not creating) your low pH problem. I can't tell you how many more boxes of Borax you need, but if two didn't make a dent, then I would at least get 4. Since you don't know how low your pH is, it might take quite a lot of Borax to get the pH back up into range, but this is crucial, because low pH can damage, or destroy, your liner.

Most people that have 2 speed pumps, generally run them on low speed, except when backwashing sand filters or running a cleaner--and unless you're trying to kill off an algae bloom, it doesn't need to run 24/7. It only needs to run enough to turn your entire pool volume over in a day. For most folks, that means 6-8 hours a day is plenty, depending on your pump.

The measurements of your pool ordinarily would equal over 21K gallons, but the 54" depth is misleading--that's actually the total height of the wall, not the actual depth of the water. In most filled pools, your actual water depth is more like 48", which would put your pool volume at 18,400 gallons (roughly).

[Ohio Canoe]

Ok, here are my reading last night, this morning, and to-nite without pool frog chlorine pack running.

Last night :
Fc:21.5
Cc:0
Ph:7.7

This morning:
Fc:13.1
Cc:0
Ph:7.4

Tonite:
Fc: 6.5
Cc:0
Ph7.4

[PoolDoc]

Last night :
Fc:21.5
Cc:0
Ph:7.7

This morning:
Fc:13.1
Cc:0
Ph:7.4

Tonite:
Fc: 6.5
Cc:0
Ph7.4

OK. You've got working stabilizer, but still have some chlorine demand. Continue to add large PM chlorine doses, till you hold chlorine levels overnight.

Meanwhile, vacuum up any debris, and then CLEAN your filter, to make sure you're not chlorinating stuff that you could just flush down the drain. Cartridge sticky here: http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?18044