Finally got some K2006C numbers.. please look

[mastamoon]

No conspiracy here. Using the same Target brand bleach since opening the pool. Maybe its these "slo-poke" hockey pucks or the low pH? I have this proline chlorinator with 2 3" pucks in it.. is there anything better I could use the feeder for?

Good news I suppose. Last night I was at 8, added a gallon of bleach should have put me at around 12.5.. woke up this morning and pool is still at 12.5.. pool is still not clear but filter has been running non stop so im guessing its just dirt/dead stuff floating around in there. Ill let it settle today and see what it looks like when I get home from work.

Also, i did the CC test after the FC test and 5 drops didnt turn the water any color whatsoever.

It happened; dunno why, except that low chlorine . . . or ineffective chlorine . . . was probably involved

Unless there's some other explanation I don't know about. But, if there is / was, by now the data that would explain it is down the drain, or in the backwash, or hauled away by your garbage guy.

. . . moving on . . .

[Watermom]

Also, i did the CC test after the FC test and 5 drops didnt turn the water any color whatsoever.

That's a good thing! It means your CC reading is 0 which is what you want it to be!

[mastamoon]

After the filter being off for the day, pool still slightly cloudy. Fc was 8, Ph was 7.2 so I added 2.5lbs. of borax.. waited an hour then added a gallon of bleach. See what I I have in the morning.

[mastamoon]

Pool water looks much better this morning.

pH - 7.6 FC - 12

Is the pH really 7.6 with that chlorine level? The pool calculator says I should have added 3lbs 6oz to go from 7.2 to 7.6 so seeing that jump in pH using only 2.5lbs and reading about false ph level readings possible with high chlorine makes me wonder.

Thanks all! Almost there.. stopping at a pool store today to see if they have what I need conditioner wise without breaking the bank.

[Watermom]

With a K-2006, you can typically expect to get a pretty accurate pH reading with chlorine levels up to about 15pm. Pool calculators are not exact especially since volume of a pool is an estimate really.

You may be able to find CYA at Walmart. If not, get it at the pool store but don't let them convince you that you need a bunch of other stuff!

[mastamoon]

Glad to hear my pH might finally be correct. See how long it lasts.

This is the stabilizer my local pool store sells.. [ http://www.namcopool.com/pool/pool-chemicals/water-balancers/5-lbs-conditioner.html ] Is this stuff good as far as its chemical composition? Cant zoom in enough to read the label. It works out to be the same price per pound as the Kem-Tek PoolDoc recommended earlier.

[mastamoon]

Also, something is buggy with this forum.. believe it or not, I think sometimes when I hit the post quick reply button.. instead of getting the "wait for a moderator to review" message.. I get nothing.

[Watermom]

I looked at the link but I also can't read the label to know for sure that it is only CYA and nothing else. It is probably fine, but I think I'd buy from someone else where I could be sure that there is nothing in there except cyanuric or isocyanuric acid.

[PoolDoc]

It's not throwing errors that I'm forced to check, right now . . . so I'm not gonna. We're absolutely swamped with new users, plus I've got some major software upgrades in the works, so if it's not breaking something serious, I'm not getting out the digital backhoe, and hunting for it.

But, if you want to see if something breaks, try this: http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...6278-Pool-Info Once I have it fully tested, completing it will be required of all active posters. By the way, you will NOT be able to post in that section.

With respect to the Namco product, I followed the link and have no quick way to tell. I'm not going to dig right now, to see if it's the same. Where we (the PoolForum and I) are probably going is to ID a few sources of decent product that may be available locally PLUS links to Amazon product we know (or as close as I can get) is OK. There are just too many blends, labels, re-labels and name games for me to try to look at every stinking product and even annual revisions. Even when I have SwimmingPoolResearch fully operational, the MSDS and product sheets there will be the most recent available to us . . . but that does NOT guarantee that a company has not pulled a switcheroo on products, like cyanuric acid, that are not EPA regulated.

Bottom line: you're own your own with the Namco stuff. I haven't seen blended (diluted!) granular cyanuric acid yet, but I'm bet it's out there!

[mastamoon]

Yeah there is at least 2 missing posts from me. One if which describes what the cya I got contains. Label says cya and sodium bicarbonate but has no percentages. Is that OK?

Other part of that post was about shock at the pool store. 12.5% sodium hypochlorite gallons for 2.99. Which is the dame price I get 6% bleach for. Any reason to just not buy the liquid shock? Is it goop? Doesn't list any other active ingredients.