Reply With Quote7.0 is about lowest you want pH. Aerate and keep an eye on pH, when it gets to 7.8, then push it back down near 7 and keep aerating. With a TA of 310, the pH should climb pretty quick. Don't worry about Calcium Hardness in your vinyl pool.
If this was your fill water, what would you do?
OK, still a newbie here.
I've had the ag pool for half of last year - but this month will be my first attempt at BBB.
Taylor 2006 kit says the fill water out of the hose end is this:
pH... 7.0
TA... 310
CH... 30-40
So if I understand correctly, I need to lower the TA with muriatic acid, but bring the pH up by aerating. Yes?
16x32 Oval AG vinyl pool; Media Master sand filter; 1.5 hp 1 speed pump; 10 hrs; Rural utility water; Taylor K-2006
Re: If this was your fill water, what would you do?
7.0 is about lowest you want pH. Aerate and keep an eye on pH, when it gets to 7.8, then push it back down near 7 and keep aerating. With a TA of 310, the pH should climb pretty quick. Don't worry about Calcium Hardness in your vinyl pool.
12'x24' oval 7.7K gal AG vinyl pool; ; Hayward S270T sand filter; Hayward EcoStar SP3400VSP pump; hrs; K-2006; PF:16
Re: If this was your fill water, what would you do?
I wasn't clear. When I wrote "... push it back down ...", I meant with Muriatic Acid. Be sure to read Using Muriatic Acid to Safely Lower Your Pool's pH first.
12'x24' oval 7.7K gal AG vinyl pool; ; Hayward S270T sand filter; Hayward EcoStar SP3400VSP pump; hrs; K-2006; PF:16
Re: If this was your fill water, what would you do?
Thank you for the reply.
Do I want to be messing around with chlorine at all during this time, or does balancing come first?
16x32 Oval AG vinyl pool; Media Master sand filter; 1.5 hp 1 speed pump; 10 hrs; Rural utility water; Taylor K-2006
Re: If this was your fill water, what would you do?
Absolutely!
Do you have a K-2006? If not, order one - you'll be -much- happier with it than without.
Maintain FC levels appropriate for your CYA level as per Ben's Best Guess Chart. If you don't, you'll have to clean up a swamp. It's a good idea to read through The BBB Method of Swimming Pool Care if you haven't yet.
12'x24' oval 7.7K gal AG vinyl pool; ; Hayward S270T sand filter; Hayward EcoStar SP3400VSP pump; hrs; K-2006; PF:16
Re: If this was your fill water, what would you do?
Yes, I have the 2006 kit.
Thanks for the replies.
I don't want a swamp.
16x32 Oval AG vinyl pool; Media Master sand filter; 1.5 hp 1 speed pump; 10 hrs; Rural utility water; Taylor K-2006
Re: If this was your fill water, what would you do?
me neither.
12'x24' oval 7.7K gal AG vinyl pool; ; Hayward S270T sand filter; Hayward EcoStar SP3400VSP pump; hrs; K-2006; PF:16
Re: If this was your fill water, what would you do?
Well I filled the pool 5 days ago, and I've successfully gone from TA = 300+ to TA = 100 and pH of 7.4 as of tonight. It required gradually adding 3 1/2 gallons of muriatic acid and aerating 24-7 for 5 days straight. But I'm there.
Does TA change a whole lot week-to-week, or should it be pretty stable now?
16x32 Oval AG vinyl pool; Media Master sand filter; 1.5 hp 1 speed pump; 10 hrs; Rural utility water; Taylor K-2006
Re: If this was your fill water, what would you do?
Congrats, sounds like your fill and startup went well.
TA shouldn't move a whole lot but what's "normal" will be uniquely "normal" for your pool. Keep an eye on TA and pH stability for a while to get a feel for what's normal for your pool. A TA about 80 may be ideal for bleach chlorinated pools but if pH stays stable, 100 should be just fine.
12'x24' oval 7.7K gal AG vinyl pool; ; Hayward S270T sand filter; Hayward EcoStar SP3400VSP pump; hrs; K-2006; PF:16
Re: If this was your fill water, what would you do?
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16x32 Oval AG vinyl pool; Media Master sand filter; 1.5 hp 1 speed pump; 10 hrs; Rural utility water; Taylor K-2006
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