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Re: Water got away...trying to catch up
Here is where I am at today (the pool is still green), please let me know if I am on the right track:
Last night I adjusted the pH and it registered at 7.2.
Based on the CYA chart and the bleach calculator I calculated that I needed to add approx 4 3/4 gallons of bleach to obtain a chlorine level of 20 based on these original numbers (other than the pH I got adjusted to 7.2):
CYA: 70
Total Chlorine: 3.6
pH: 8.4
Total Alkalenity: 184
Total Hardness: 263
This evening I went back to pool store to re-confirm CYA levels and also to confirm my chlorine levels as I was not getting an accurate reading using the shotglass method with my basic chlorine tester. (I can't wait for the kit I ordered to arrive!)
The numbers from tonights test are as follows:
CYA: 70
Total Chlorine: 10
Free Chlorine: 8
pH: 8
Total Alkelanity: 149
Total Hardness: 294
Using the bleach calculator I believe I should now be adding just under 3 1/2 gallons of bleach tonight to get back to shock level at 20. Correct?
Also, are there any tricks to getting more accurate results with the shotglass method as I wait for a kit I ordered on-line to arrive this week?
thanks,
jojasc
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