New pool owner - told to drain pool - Need advice PLEASE!

[aylad]

Try logging out and see if that helps any....until your registration is complete you may have to log out to see any search result of any kind. In the meantime I'll get Ben to take a look and see if thre's something that needs fixing.

While you're waiting for your 2006, you might check your local WalMart and see if they have the hth 6-way drop kit--it's a re-branded Taylor kit and is compatible with the 2006. It would let you get an immediate set of numbers that we can look at....

[PoolDoc]

membership upgraded. -ben

[kenfromtracy]

what it can i buy locally to get some data or can I just get the readout from the pool store?
it doesnt look like i can get one of those kits recommended in the link for a few days at least.
there are alot of kits on there, do i need them all? which are the important ones?

thanks

[kenfromtracy]

here is my pool store data from a week and a half ago.
I have added shock in the pool twice and added water since then
I am going to get another readout and I will post.

FAC = 0
TAC = 0
CH = 880
CYA = 21
TA = 80
pH = 7.8
TDS = 4200
Pho = 300

[PoolDoc]

1. Order a K2006

2. Take a sample of whatever water your fill your pool with into your dealer, and have them test it. Dealer tests aren't reliable, but a CH reading of 880 is not likely to be off by enough to make a difference. In particular, I'd like to see the TDS, phosphate, and CH results on your fill water. (If your fill water is not better than your pool water on those measurements, there's little point to draining.) Also let us know if water is particularly expensive, or if you are under any sort of water restrictions -- INCLUDING problems with having nowhere to put 19,000 gallons!

3. Read the muriatic acid page linked in my signature, get some, and lower your pH to 7.0 - 7.2

4. Get an OTO / phenol red drops kit from Walmart AND several gallons of PLAIN household 6% bleach. Add 2 gallons (about 6 ppm FC) in the evening; test your chlorine level 1 hour later. Test again the following morning. Let us know if it drops significantly overnight.