Re: Test Results - Please Review
Unfortunately I didn't get to test yesterday. I was way too busy. I did add another pound of stabilizer yesterday though. I tested first thing this morning, and these are the results:
FC: 2.4
CC: 0.4
pH: 7.3 (didn't put any acid it - not sure why pH has been so jumpy)
TA: 60
CYA: 55!!
How the heck did my CYA get up to 55? The only thing I've put in is liquid chlorine, stabilizer, and a box of Borax (the one from 2 days ago). I put in a gallon of liquid stabilizer which was suppose to raise 30ppm for 10,000 gallons, I have almost 24,000 gallons so we'll call that less than 15ppm that I should've gained. Then I only added 3 of the 4 lbs of HTH powdered stabilizer. According to the label of the HTH stabilizer for a 20ppm increase in 20,000 gallons I should use 4lbs and I only used 3 of the 4 like I said. So, 20ppm plus the 15ppm of the liquid stabilizer = 35ppm which are the same numbers I got using the pool calculator, and since I only used 3 of the 4 lbs I should be under 35ppm. I'm confused where this extra 20+ppm came from. Is it possible that the water I had trucked in had some CYA in it already? I wish I had tested yesterday before adding that 3rd pound!
Another thing, I've been running my pump 24x7 the last 3-4 days since I've been putting in stabilizer, Borax, etc. It's been running on low, and I've noticed a decrease in pump pressure. On low, it was previously just under 10psi, but now it's under 5psi. What would cause that?
Wilbar/Sharkline Tahitian 23,900 gallon 30' Round AG, Hayward 1HP 2-speed pump, Hayward 300# Sand Filter, Taylor K2006c.
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