Pool Help/Advice for new pool owner

[PoolDoc]

Ahh-h, more details.

So, draining is NOT faster or easier. Scratch that.

Instead,

1. Start scooping and vacuuming the gunk.
2. Start adding plain 6% bleach, a gallon (10 ppm FC) at a time, every evening.
3. Get a K-2006 and report pH, TA, CH CYA values on the pool and pH, TA, CH values on the fill water.
4. Get a local OTO (see testkit page in my sig) and skip daily bleach dose when chlorine is dark yellow.
5. Post again after the pool is cleaned up, and you have K2006 readings -- or if you have an issue.
6. Meanwhile, keep pH between 7 - 8 and chlorine (OTO) between 5 (very yellow) and 10 (dark yellow)

PPM is must that: parts per million. For pool purposes, it's weight to weight, so a pound of cyanuric acid dissolved in a 120,000 gallon (1MM lb) pool will raise the CYA 1 ppm.

[Wraypau]

I will be digging my hole tonight to confirm the water column depth.

If I can drain, i will, if not, I will start with the bleach. I ordered the Taylor K-2006 and OTO kits from you sig link through amazon. They said it should be here by friday.

Is it ok to start with the bleach? How many gallons per evening would you add? (Note: I have a 7k gallon pool).

Just to make sure I am following you, If I add one pound of cyanuric acid into a 7,000 gallon pool, it would raise my CYA as followed:

120,000/7,000 = 17.14, so my CYA level would raise 17.14 ppm ????






Also, confused on the bleach, so 1 gallon of 6% bleach will raise a 12k pool 10 ppm ???

120,000/x = 10ppm so.... x = 12,000 gallons.

You said that 1 lb of cyanuric acid = 1ppm, how much does a gallon or quart weigh?

[aylad]

Is it ok to start with the bleach? How many gallons per evening would you add? (Note: I have a 7k gallon pool).

Just to make sure I am following you, If I add one pound of cyanuric acid into a 7,000 gallon pool, it would raise my CYA as followed:

120,000/7,000 = 17.14, so my CYA level would raise 17.14 ppm ????






Also, confused on the bleach, so 1 gallon of 6% bleach will raise a 12k pool 10 ppm ???

120,000/x = 10ppm so.... x = 12,000 gallons.

You said that 1 lb of cyanuric acid = 1ppm, how much does a gallon or quart weigh?

One pound of CYA in a 7K gallon pool will raise your CYA by just over 17 ppm, so you've got that one right. However, 1 gallon of 6% bleach in 12K gallons will raise your FC by 5 ppm. One gallon of 6% bleach in a 7K gallon pool will raise your chlorine by approx. 8.5 ppm.

One gallon of water weighs approx. 8.4 pounds....

[Watermom]

Maybe he is asking how much a gallon or a quart of CYA weighs? However, CYA is sold by the lb. not by gallons or quarts.

[Wraypau]

I dug my hole to 4 ft. Water filled it so that it is only 2 ft deep. Looks like I will be putting the bleach to it. Thanks for all the help.

[PoolDoc]

Water filled it so that it is only 2 ft deep. Looks like I will be putting the bleach to it.

That would be a "big 10-4", unless you want a pool-shaped concrete boat in your back yard!