I do other shit
Well, guess we will drain it. Wish I had a fire hydrant close to my house. Not a big pool. About 16,000 gal. Should be about $50.00. Riverside water is cheap. I just paid 65.00 for my monthly 24,000 gal usage
Do you use stabilized chlorine? If you do, backwash your filters before you refill it. Chlorine with CYA has been known to linger in the filters which might bring you back to where you’re at now.
If your busy playing pool guy who is mowing the lawn at the river !lol
It’s chlorine that has CYA in it. If the ingredients show “trichloroisocyanurate”, “potassium dichloroisocyanurate”, or “sodium dichloroisocyanurate”….it contains CYA
No idea what stabilized chlorine is. She uses Tablets and liquid once in a while. I’ll do the filters why we are at it. I think it’s been 6 months anyway
The city may give you a discount. If you notify them you are filling the pool. Since your usage will spike.
So wife went down and got water tested because she can’t get the acid down. It’s at about 300ppm. Leslies says ya gotta drain the pool and refill. Says there is no way to stabilize it. What’s your guys take on this? I don’t FW it. It’s the wife’s job
She buys all the chemicals from SPC. She checks all the chemicals herself but decided to have them confirm her suspicions. It’s plaster pool. Replastered it about 7 years ago. The Chem stick and the drop test tested the same.
Most if not all test strips are gauged in ppm. Test strips are typically more accurate than liquid test kits and easier to use.
He’s talking about Cyanuric acid level. His post said acid but as soon as ppm mentioned it left alkalinity or CY levels as the reference. They wouldn’t say drain from alkalinity being that level. So leaves process of elimination of cyanuric level. And yes only way to lower is dumping water.
Shiiiiit, I assume all the time. I’d assume I’m usually rightI didn't want to assume anything.
Shiiiiit, I assume all the time. I’d assume I’m usually right
Reason i say theyre more reliable than liquid is because they (strips) eliminate the risk of human error. Precision is key when adding reagents and measuring out water samples and pool test kits can show faulty results if an incorrect amount of solution was added to the water during the test. In contrast, pool test strips require no technique and deliver the same accuracy of information. For the average person that doesnt have the same testing resources as health inspectors, test strips are pretty idiot proof.
Youre also suppose to take the sample from the absolute middle of your pool.......but, ya know lolHere is the other problem with using strips...
You're taking a sample of the top layer of water. Why is this bad?
Every liquid test kit advises to put the sample tube into the water upside down, traping air in it, then flipping it over to allow the water in when you have the tubes at arms legnth deep.
The top layer of water, as you know from jumping in your pool, is very different than the water that is actually IN the pool.
To get a good reading, you have to have a good sample.
Strips are ok for day to day testing, I use em too for that. But, I don't make chemical changes based on test strip results.
As you say, accurate results are key.
P.S. It's always best to take samples after the pump has run awhile too.
I would not trust Leslie’s they try and sell you stuff you don’t need. I go to Riverside patio and pool. Mark is the owner and he is awesome
Yea Mark is the man. I did talk to him about it. I buy all my stuff from SPC. I never buy anything from Leslies. Mark’s guys fixed my heater a few years ago. Bad gas valve. Guy is so nice and really goes out of his way
The tablets have cyaniric acid “hidden” in the ingredients. Run tablets long term and you are raising your CYA level constantly. Once it gets above 60 the pool begins to require chlorine PPM be raised above 6 PPM to be effective. Once it eventually exceeds 120PPM, the water is effectively “locked up” and chlorine has no effect. At 300ppm....you are way up there! Ditch the tablets and run good old liquid chlorine. You can run tablets here and there but have the stabilizer level checked every 3 months and stop if you get above 50ppm. For the new water, set it at 30ppm out the gate
No idea what stabilized chlorine is. She uses Tablets and liquid once in a while. I’ll do the filters why we are at it. I think it’s been 6 months anyway
Lol, you really should stop peeing in your poolWell, starting draining it tonight. Here is my water test the wife had done today. Off the chart high on a few
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