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| TERM | CORRECT LEVEL | DEFINITION |
| TDS | below 2000 | Total Dissolved Solids.
(Measures all dissolved materials). Erratic pool behavior, scaling,
staining, reduced chlorine efficiency. Cause: Evaporation of water, solids remain behind. Remedies: Drain pool half way and re-fill with fresh water. |
| CYA | 40 - 90 | Cyanuric Acid helps to stabilize the breakdown of chlorine under sunlight. Frequent testing for both Cyanuric Acid and pH will help to minimize chlorine consumption. |
| Free Chlorine | 3 - 5 ppm | The active and working chlorine. |
| Total Chlorine | 3 - 5 ppm | The combination of the free chorine residual and the level of combined chlorine in your pool or spa. This number alone is not a true measure of how sanitized your pool is. Remember only the free chlorine residual is what is active and working to kill algae and bacteria. |
| pH | 7.4 - 7.6 | pH scale - a system for measuring the acidity or alkaline of water. Readings above 7 are alkaline, readings below 7 are acidic. |
| Alkalinity | 150 - 240 | Total alkalinity measures the pool's ability to buffer pH changes. If Alkalinity is low your pH will not remain at the proper levels. Adjust Alkalinity FIRST! |
| Calcium | 175 - 275 | The hardness of the water. If the levels are too low, it will etched, shrink and destroy the pool. Water will pull calcium out of whatever it can. If it is too high, it will scale up and cloud the pool water. |
| Iron | 0 | Iron is a metal that will stain your pool walls and equipment. It's source is usually naturally from the well water. |
| Copper | 0 | Copper is an metal that will stain your pools, especially Fiberglass pools. Copper is introduced into the water a number of different ways. If the alkalinity or pH drop too low, it will strip the copper from inside of your pool heater. It is also naturally from well water. It is also thought to be found in Fiberglass shells. Copper is the cause of GREEN hair, not Chlorine! |
| Supreme | 50 - 100 | Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate (Boron) mineral. This product does TONS AND TONS of things for your water...all good! How would you like CLEAR water ALL the time? How would you like your water to actually feel SOFT? No more RED ITCHY EYES? Use LESS CHLORINE? SAVE MONEY? Click PROTEAM SUPREME for more information! |
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