Chlorine question for Intex 22'x 52" pool

[Jewlz]

Hi Watermom,

I just tested my TA and it is coming to 250ppm. Took 25 drops. I've never done that test before and I was wondering if it was working because it took a while for the green to go away, then it finally went to a pale yellow, then the pink/red color. It finally turned a really dark pink color, almost red. I tried putting in a few more drops just to see if it would change color further but it didn't. Is that a good TA reading or????

I also pointed my return jet down now. I don't have a skimmer yet but want to get one if you have any recommendations. I see Intex has one you can attach to the side of the pool and isn't too expensive. I just do manually skimming in the morning and during the day as needed. We just get like tree pollen and a few gnats in the pool mostly not a whole lot thankfully. Then in the afternoon we've been seeing apparent suicide attempts by our Japanese Beetle population lol. Thankfully that seems to be going away now. I was taking out at least 50 a day during the early afternoon.

Thanks again,
Jewlz

[PoolDoc]

Sounds like a generally valid TA result.

If your TA is high, and you aerate even a little, you'll see a pH jump. Read http://pool9.net/alk-step/