CC reading

[Sunny32504]

I am now going to the pool store but I don't let them people sell me out. I had this pool clear without there chemicals last year and I am determined to do it again. They already tried to sell me some down and out , yellow out or something like that to help drop everything overnight to the floor this morning when I went for a stinkin leaf net. I told them no I will get it out. Then he did recommend me to shock it with 4 pounds of shock because I told them I was battling some algea bloom. I won't buy that stuff for 12.95 for 4 pounds. Thats like gas prices in the summer time to get my pool to run .LOL

[aylad]

Don't buy anything from them unless it's a toy, or maybe a drop-based test kit (which actually would be a GREAT investment!) that measures FC, CC, pH, TA, Ca, and CYA. You don't need all that other stuff they want you to bu--all you're doing is lining their pockets.

Janet

[Sunny32504]

Here are the readings from Crown Pools .
FREE CL - 3.29
PH 7.2
CYN - 23
HARD - 325
ALK - 110
They told me this was a good balance

[aylad]

For a clear, algae-free pool, those numbers don't look bad. However, with an algae bloom and a CYA of 20, you need to up your Cl to 12 ppm and keep it there until the bloom clears up.

Did you by any chance get a testing kit while you were there? Clearing up an algae bloom is going to require frequent testing.........

Janet