Brand new pool owner = new to BBB method

[stslimited84]

I think you've about got things covered. Hopefully by the time you get back, your new test kit will be there waiting for you.

Now, stop worrying about the pool and start packing. The worst that can happen is there is a little algae but if that is the case, we can help you clean it up easily. i doubt that will happen since you are fortunate enough to have someone looking in on the pool daily.

Orders from 'Mom -- and you know what happens when you don't mind your mom!!!!! ---- GO HAVE SOME FUN!!

Yes mom! lol


btw, love your avatar pic!

[Watermom]

btw, love your avatar pic!

Thank you! They are my two new golden retriever puppies -- (both little girls) -- named Kylie and Malia. They are 11 weeks old and just adorable. It is always the "wide world of puppy wrestling" at any given moment on my back deck! They join our other golden girl, Kenzie who is 7 years old. We are having a ball with them!

[stslimited84]

Got back to the house tonight and had the new test kit with me. Initial chlorine test showed 1.5 ppm free chlorine and .5 ppm combined chlorine. Added 2.25 gals, waited 30 mins and then retested. Test showed 5.5 ppm FC with .5 ppm CC.

Going to test all parameters in the morning, but it seems its right on track, yes?

The K-2006 is a good kit and is so much easier to measure the chlorine levels.

[Watermom]

I trust the vacation was good and the pool was not green when you returned! Good news!

[stslimited84]

I trust the vacation was good and the pool was not green when you returned! Good news!

Tested the water at 1:25 pm (wasn't able to test early in the am today):

FC - 1.5 ppm
CC - 0.5 ppm
PH - 7.8
TA - 120 ppm
CH - 180 ppm
CYA - 25 ppm (the black dot disappeared at the very top of the test tube so I believe it to be approximately 25 ppm)

I added the same amount of bleach I did yesterday. Bought some additional CYA to add via the sock method. About 3 pounds of it sound right? That will also drop the PH a bit and bring it where it needs to be correct? What about the TA and CH numbers?

Anything else?

you guys rock

[Watermom]

3 lbs. of stabilizer should add about 15ppm more of CYA which would put you somewhere around 40 which would be a good level. It may drop the pH some. But, you're OK at 7.8. If it goes over 8, then you'll want to work to drop it. Your TA is fine. Your CH is a little low. Usually the recommendation is CH between 200-400 for a plaster pool. Maybe just use a little cal-hypo for awhile as your source of chlorine and then switch back to bleach when the CH is in range.

Go ahead and add some more bleach to get back to around 5ppm or so. You don't want to let it drop too low and risk an algae bloom.

A request from me. Please make a signature line with basic info in it so we won't have to keep scrolling back up to find details needed to be able to give good advice. Click on settings in the top right-hand corner. In your signature, please put the following: type of pool, volume, type of filter, size of pump, and also that you have a K-2006. By doing this, it will make it easier for us to help. Thanks.

[CarlD]

Has anyone recommended that stslimited84 lower pH down to the 7.2-7.5 range? It should make the chlorine much more effective at killing and metabolizing whatever keeps raising the CC level.

Carl