new pool

[ramoniqque]

Thank you so much ,I am flowing all of your instructions. Already bought the washing soda. Got a question though.. What is the ideal number for the CYA ?.. because I understand that based on that # I need to up the chlorine..
I know it depends on a few other factors but overall, this is my situation - We don't really use the pool everyday, the pool is in the full sun from 10 to 5, no crazy weekend partys either ... yet
My thought is to use the tablets until I get the CYA at the desired level .. then use just bleach...which brings me to another question.. Once the pool is in balance how much of the bleach is used on average? a gallon every night ? a little more for my 26 k gallon pool? Thank you in advance for all your help..

[aylad]

The "ideal" number for CYA really depends on the pool. We generally recommend that people start at about 40 ppm, and then see how much chlorine they use. This works for most folks--but there are some, like me, who tend to run theirs higher. My pool is in full Louisiana sun from sunup to sundown, high humidity, high bather load, and I have to keep my CYa at 80-90 ppm in order to keep chlorine levels where they should be. If my CYA gets any lower, my chlorine consumption increases dramatically. Having a CYA of 90 lets me use a 1.4 gallon jug of bleach every 2 days or so to maintain 8 ppm of chlorine. However, my pool is a bit of an exception. Until you "learn" your pool's habits, I would start with about 40 ppm of CYA and see how it goes--if you're still having trouble keeping chlorine in the pool (due to sun, not to algae) then you could bump it up a little and see if that helps.

Janet