Pool problems.

[JohnT]

The R-0007 neutralizer is the Taylor test kit reagent that you use for the pH and alkalinity test to neutralize high chlorine levels. Draining and refilling to fix the CYA is straightforward: Replace 10% of the water, reduce the CYA by 10%. Replace 50% of the water, reduce the CYA by 50%.

So how much water should I drain? And do I add more bleach when it is drained?



What is 0007 neutralizer and where do I get it? I ready a few posts saying if you CL is too high it may bleach out your other results. Do you think this could be the case? I tested the water again today and I had the same results. My CL was orange.



Thanks

[localfinesse]

Yesterday morning I cleaned the the cartridges. When I checked the pool this morning I could see the bottom and it doesn't look that cloudy any more. I kinda clear but not crystal clear.

Here are the results from the test.

CL - still orange (high)
pH - about 7.3
Total Hardness - Took 10 drops to turn water to red and took 60 to turn to blue
Total Alkalinity - After it turned green it took 60 drops to turn blue
CYA - I tested it 3 times. All 3 times it was 95 - 100. I think the first test was incorret.


Anybody know where to get the Taylor test kit? I will check walmart today.

Thanks again.

Brad

[ivyleager]

Brad,

Most local pool stores carry Taylor reagent vials. That's were I get my re-stock each spring. Walmart carries a 5 or 6 way drops kit that many people use. Good luck

CaryB

[bcb1]

We did some construction around our pool a year ago (sewer line and new sidewalk leading up to the pool) - and our water was a yucky brown color just like yours when we opened the pool last spring. It was closed properly, I'm guessing we got a lot of dirt and silt from all the dust in the air from digging.

Anyway, I just kept hitting it with several bottles of bleach every day, and I think I used a 1-pound pack of Cal Hypo shock each day as well. It cleared up nicely in about 5 days. I had to have the pool guy come out and vacuum with his truck-mounted vacuum because there was a lot of dirt and gunk on the pool floor. That helped tremendously.

This year the water was clear when we opened the pool this weekend. The only real difference is that the pool guy drilled holes in a big chlorine bucket and put some tabs of Tri-Chlor in it and tied it off to one of the rope hooks when he closed the pool last fall. Not sure how many tabs he used. I will definitely do that again this fall when we close it up.

[Watermom]

bcb1 - After a bucket full of trichlor tabs, you should test your cya.

[localfinesse]

Ok after testing tonight.

CL - bright yellow still high
pH - 7.4
Total Alk - 110
Total Hardness - couldn't get a reading. I had to add 11 drops to get it to turn blue to start.
CYA - is now 60 - 65.

Questions for everybody else now?

How do I get my total hardness down to a readable level?
Why is my CYA dropping so fast? I used pucks for 3 straight weeks about 1 1/2 months ago. Could that have something to do with it?

I currently have a 2 year old Hayward vacuum cleaner. How long do these things last? I was looking at the Hayward phantom tonight. That thing looks very nice. Anybody have one?

One more question not about my pool. If I register to this site for 1 year. Would that get me access to the poolsolutions guides? What does registration get you?

Thanks again to everybody that replied.

[localfinesse]

The water is looking a lot better now. There is a lot of algae on the bottom of the pool that I can't brush off. What can I do about that?

My test results are

CL - Still of the chart - Not as bright yellow as it was thought.
pH - 7.3
Total Alk - 100
Total Hardness - couldn't get a reading.
CYA - 60 - 65.

Thanks

[ivyleager]

Ok after testing tonight.

CL - bright yellow still high
pH - 7.4
Total Alk - 110
Total Hardness - couldn't get a reading. I had to add 11 drops to get it to turn blue to start.
CYA - is now 60 - 65.

Questions for everybody else now?

How do I get my total hardness down to a readable level?
Why is my CYA dropping so fast? I used pucks for 3 straight weeks about 1 1/2 months ago. Could that have something to do with it?

I currently have a 2 year old Hayward vacuum cleaner. How long do these things last? I was looking at the Hayward phantom tonight. That thing looks very nice. Anybody have one?

One more question not about my pool. If I register to this site for 1 year. Would that get me access to the poolsolutions guides? What does registration get you?

Thanks again to everybody that replied.

1. To get a more accurate reading on your chlorine, have you tried the dilution method? Take one shot glass of pool water and one shot glass of DISTILLED water and use that to test your Cl. Then multiply the number you get by 2. If still to high to read, then change to 2 shots of DISTILLED water to 1 of pool water and mutiply number by 3. Should be able to determine a high Cl level this way.

2. Algae can eat up CYA, and could be why yours is dropping. A reading of 60 is okay. Pucks drive up the CYA, push down the pH. By switching to bleach, you avoid this completely.

3. On the calcium test: I've only used Ben's test kit for this, so if you're using something else I can't help. My advice woud be to take a sample to a pool store if your can, and let them test for this. But don't let them talk you into buying anything. Get numbers, then get out.

Hope this helps.

CaryB