Re: Drain pool or add 77 lbs of shock - other options?
Another Update -
SUNDAY A.M.
Checked all chemical levels except CYA using hth 6 way kit (kit only has 2 doses for CYA so waiting to do this again)
- Chlorine/Bromine: 2 / 4
- pH: 7.2
- Alkalinity: 160
- Hardness: 240
Also used hth test strip as a comparison -
- Free Chlorine/Bromine: 0/0
- pH: 7
- Alkalinity: 150
- Hardness: 200
- CYA: 0
Brushed pool
Used net to clear off anything on the surface
Closed cover during day
SUNDAY P.M.
In evening added 6 gallons of bleach
MONDAY A.M.
Pool water is very clear and clean (small amount of white stuff and debris on surface)
Checked all chemical levels except CYA using hth 6 way kit –
- Chlorine/Bromine: 1 / 2 initially, but if I wait 5 min it shows 2 / 4
- pH: 7.2
- Alkalinity: 160
- Hardness: 260
Also used hth test strip as a comparison -
- Free Chlorine/Bromine: 0
- pH: 7.5
- Alkalinity: 180
- Hardness: 200
- CYA: 0
IS IT SAFE TO SWIM IN THE POOL? We have someone from out of town here today and they would like to swim (2 adults, 1 baby)
Last edited by PoolDoc; 07-30-2012 at 01:14 PM.
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12yr old 18x36 IG 22.5Kgal vinyl pool; 2spd pool pump; StaRite Sys3 S7M120 cartridge filter; 24hr/day on LO; HTH 6-way; utility water; PF:5; net-dev
16'x36' rectangle 22.5K gal IG pool; trichlor inline feeder; Starite System3 S7M120 cartridge filter; Magnetek Century Two Speed, HP 1.0/.12 pump; 24 hrs on lowhrs; I was using test strips (hth 6-way test strips) and going to pool stores. See notes in comments below for values obtained after purchasing hch 6-way test kit.; utility water; summer: ; winter: ; iPad; PF:5.3
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