First K2006 Testing - What Now?

[Watermom]

If your FC is only 6.4ppm, then your pH reading would be accurate. With a Taylor K2006 kit, pH tests are accurate with FC readings up to 15. But, if you have higher chlorine levels than that, you would need to dilute the sample (to lower the chlorine level) before testing pH. The amount of dilution depends on how high your chlorine is --- you need to get it lower than 15. You dilute with distilled water and then test pH as normal. The reading you get when testing your diluted sample would be your pH level.

Be diligent about keeping your chlorine readings in the proper range per the Best Guess Chlorine Chart (in either PoolDoc's or my signature box) and you should not have any algae problems.

Hope this helps.

[tim5055]

If your FC is only 6.4ppm, then your pH reading would be accurate. With a Taylor K2006 kit, pH tests are accurate with FC readings up to 15. But, if you have higher chlorine levels than that, you would need to dilute the sample (to lower the chlorine level) before testing pH. The amount of dilution depends on how high your chlorine is --- you need to get it lower than 15. You dilute with distilled water and then test pH as normal. The reading you get when testing your diluted sample would be your pH level.

Be diligent about keeping your chlorine readings in the proper range per the Best Guess Chlorine Chart (in either PoolDoc's or my signature box) and you should not have any algae problems.

Hope this helps.

Got it! It does help, thanks. As the best guess says 100 - 200 CYA 8 - 15 is good, I'm going to keep it close to 15, delete the tabs (only a couple of pieces left in the floater) and stick to bleach. Hopefully with backwashing and rain the CYA will slowly drop.

[tim5055]

I added chlorine (bleach) and brought the FC up to 11.0

A little fuzzy math using the bleach calculator, how much the FC raised & how much bleach I used points me in the direction that my pool is closer to 25,000 gallons rather than the 33,000 a pool store was telling me using measurements.