Re: Need help fast
Thanks for the quick responses. She bought the pool middle of last summer and it looks like PB did a pretty nice job, but other than the cursory "Do this.. Don't do that.. Here's your manual..", he didn't explain things very well. Now she's a Poolforum student
When I got there she had added three 176oz jugs of 6% bleach. The pool is 19000gal with a Zodiac DuoCore cartridge/sand filter system and Polaris 65 cleaner. I tested the water with my Taylor K-2006 kit and found....
FC-14.6
CC-.8
pH-the color was brighter than the scale so definitely over 8.0
TA-120
CYA-0/not measurable
So, SWCG is turned off and system is running 24/7. Her owner's manual says 13.8lb CYA for 80ppm but I said put 5 or 6lb then we'll test again. I'll go by there and test the water by about 11AM. Not ideal test intervals, but I don't live there so it'll do. I put in about a quart of muriatic in hopes I can get a better reading tomorrow. The other jugs she thought were muriatic turned out to be 10% bleach. I added one of them before I left. Not perfect testing procedures but there is a lot of green algae and the added bleach should keep the FC from dropping too much 'til I can get back. I suggested she return the copper stuff. How'd I do? First time I've ever tried to apply what I've learned here with someone else's pool! Thanks everyone--
Hal
Last edited by Sumo1; 05-08-2007 at 11:57 PM.
20x40 IG gunite free form, approx. 27K gal, 60sq DE filter, Jandy Stealth 2hp 2speed pump, Polaris 380, SWCG
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