first complete test - does this sound right?

[haeffnkr]

Dave and all,
About the CYA - I plan on using my SWG when I get the rest of the numbers stable. Last year I had good luck with running the SWG - it made my maintance very easy. So should I still shoot for 30-40 with a CYA?

My water is very clear now...I can see all the screw ups in the deep end and all over when my builder TRIED to patch in some gell-coat last year when the pool was drained - I believe the patch has all disolved away...anyone else have an American Fiberglass pool?

My PH rose to 7.2 in 3 hours and my ALK went to 160 tonight - yippeee...Per Ben that is the way it is supposed to work...when all the water stays in pool I guess. I just put more acid in so I will try to check it in the morning.

My CL is apparently getting used up...with my water pretty clear now hopefully the usage will slow down.

Thanks for the help and I liked the reply text too!
thanks again Kevin

[duraleigh]

Hi, Kevin,

Nice work....good numbers.

Poolsean, the SWG guru, recommends 60-80 CYA for their equipment. That seems to be sort of a consensus but I would call Tech Support for your SWG and follow their advice.

Enjoy your pool.

[CarlD]

Ok, in a F/G pool, with a T/A of 160, stop worrying about T/A. Like a vinyl pool, anything below 180 is effectively normal. If your pH is in the 7.3-7.8 range, you are done (re: T/A). If your pH is 6.9-7.2, aerate to raise pH back over 7.3 without raising T/A, but that's all.

Now worry about the other stuff...

Pretty much nothing else to add to Dave S's recommendations.

[haeffnkr]

Carl - Dave and all,

Now I find out my alk is OK - but I got it down anyway...haha.
My numbers now are
FC 8.5
CC 0
PH 7.2 -7.3
ALK - 130

So my Alk is down and my Cl is holding better only used about 6 ppm in 24 hours - my water is very clear now.

I truly thank all for the help, I have learned so much.

Kevin