6.0 Clarity Of Pool Water - Intec CV40 Instruction Manual

NOTE: The ideal calcium hardness in a vinyl liner, fiberglass, or painted pool is 150 to
200ppm minimum.
manufactures' guidelines for your pools surface. Test and treat in the Spring and Fall.
5.5 Getting The Best Test Results
All treatments for pH, TA or CH should be made with water taken from the pool in a large
plastic bucket (5-gallon container for example). Please Use Caution. The treatment (muriatic
acid, baking soda, or calcium chloride) should be totally dissolved and then gently poured into
an inlet stream of water. Do not combine any of these chemicals together. They must be
added separately; i.e., one at a time!
Your pool water clarity is the responsibility of your filter and pump. The pump is
responsible for impelling the pool water from the pool and propelling it through the filter. The
filter is responsible for clearing the pool water. But, all filters are a trade off of filtration
capacity (the size of material the filter can remove) and flow rates (the volume of water that can
be processed over a given period of time).
NO FILTER WILL KEEP YOUR POOL PERFECTLY CLEAR.
particles (suspended solids, hair, suntan oil, body oil, dead skin cells) too small for your filter
to catch will accumulate and form a cloud. You will need to use a filtration aid to keep your
pool water clear. Below are the options that you can use to keep it clear:
1. Sequestering Agents
or
2. Oxidizing Agents
6.1 Sequestering Agents
They are called water polishers, clarifiers, coagulants, light flocks, or sequestering
agents. They all do pretty much the same thing. These products will pull together those small
particles until they are large enough for the filter to catch. Intec recommends a product called
Super Blue that is manufactured by Robarb™. It is a corn starch durative. Follow the
instructions on the label for the amount to add to you pool. This should be added once a week
or as needed. If you see another cloud form during the middle of the week; i.e., after a storm
or a heavy bathing load, you may reapply.
For a plaster pool the ideal level is 300ppm.

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