First Time using Taylor HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigDave]

Yep, You should always have Free Chlorine in your pool. When I say residual, I meant still some left after it's been used by sun and swimmers.

You are on the Best Guess Chart (good) in the morning when you test. I highly suspect that the sun depletes all your chlorine pretty quickly however.

I'm asking you to test several times a day because you are in start-up mode, with very little CYA in the water and we want to you maintain FC to keep the pool sanitary and clear. Once we know that we're holding FC throughout the day, we can back off to daily testing.

If it's not possible to test several times a day, then I'll ask you to use larger and larger doses of chlorine until you do have enough FC remaining at the end of the day.

[mroll]

OK FC at 8 am 2.5; at 2pm 2.0; 4;30 pm 1.5 so it maintained more than half; putting 3 oz of dichlor in now instead of 2 oz--Is that enough FC at end of day??? THANKS...............

[Watermom]

I'd try for 2-3ppm left at the end of the day with CYA less than 30. You want to not let it be lower than the minimum level on the Best Guess Chart at the end of the day, so that will rise as your CYA rises.

[mroll]

I'd try for 2-3ppm left at the end of the day with CYA less than 30. You want to not let it be lower than the minimum level on the Best Guess Chart at the end of the day, so that will rise as your CYA rises.

AND when do you suggest shocking? Only after rain or once a week??

[BigDave]

Sounds like that might do it for you, we'll know tomorrow afternoon when you test. I'm glad you're not dropping to 0.

As you now have used about a pound of dichlor, your CYA should be over 10ppm moving you into the second band of Ben's Best Guess Chart and setting your new minimum FC target to 2ppm.

Was the weather cloudy today? Is your pool in shade? It seems like a pretty low FC loss for ~10ppm CYA.

[mroll]

Sounds like that might do it for you, we'll know tomorrow afternoon when you test. I'm glad you're not dropping to 0.

As you now have used about a pound of dichlor, your CYA should be over 10ppm moving you into the second band of Ben's Best Guess Chart and setting your new minimum FC target to 2ppm.



Was the weather cloudy today? Is your pool in shade? It seems like a pretty low FC loss for ~10ppm CYA.

ACTUALLY HOT AND SUNNY TODAY...Pool in sun till about 6pm!! ummm maybe my CYA is higher but not registering yet???????????

[BigDave]

How sure are you of that 1 lb value? If you're sure, I'm sure. Provided there is no other source of CYA.
Let's just be sure we keep enough chlorine in the pool is little too much is fine, too little - highly ungood.
Shock: When you have consistent CC above 0.5ppm or when you have algae, or when someone has an accident in the pool.

[mroll]

How sure are you of that 1 lb value? If you're sure, I'm sure. Provided there is no other source of CYA.
Let's just be sure we keep enough chlorine in the pool is little too much is fine, too little - highly ungood.
Shock: When you have consistent CC above 0.5ppm or when you have algae, or when someone has an accident in the pool.

Ok I'm sure I added in about 18 ounces dichlor since filling pool. ALSO after filled added 1 gallon Shock from Leslies.. Bottle says Sodium Hyprochlorite 10% and 'other ingredients 90%..WHATS that about???
Today tested 8 am with cheap tester TC 3+, tested again 2 pm with Taylor FC 2.5 CC less than .5..(Both times sunny)Will test again at 6. It is cloudy now.
BTW...What is 'consistent" CC above .5...several days?
Just want to get to point where I can use the beach.......
THANKS SO VERY VERY MUCH

[Watermom]

On the liquid chlorine, it is 10% sodium hypochlorite and the other 90% is probably water. Regular bleach is 6% sodium hypo and 94% water.

When you do the CC (combine chlorine) test, ideally you want the result to be 0, but up to 0.5 is ok. When you have readings that are higher than that, it means you are fighting something in the water and thus the need to shock the pool.

[BigDave]

10% sodium hypochlorite is just fine, it's strong bleach. Ultra bleach is usually about 6% sodium hypochlorite, there is some economy bleach that's 3% (it's usually not economical). Pool stores sell Liquid Chlorine / Liquid Shock at 10% sodium hypochlorite or 12.5% sodium hypochlorite. It's OK, the 90% is water and a little salt.

FC of 2.5ppm is getting uncomfortably close to your target minimum of 2ppm. I would add chlorine if I got that close. How about we increase your dose to 4oz dichlor and see how we fare. Please put it in as soon as you can but wait to test until later.

Yep, consistent - a couple days where you're reading CC at 0.5ppm or more. If you have CC in one test then gone the next it's not a concern.

I'd be more comfortable if your FC was staying well above the minimum, let's dose a little more aggressively with 4oz at a time until that gets to be too much.