Help with pool

[tim665214]

Thanks for the advice. This morning my pool still looks good. No visible algae. I tested this morning and my FC is 15. With my CYA level between 80 - 90, this is too low for a shock level, and too high for a normal daily level. Should I take the chlorine back up to shock level for another day or two? Currently my pool is holding levels overnight, and I would guess CC is around .2. (With a 10 ml sample I put the drops in for a CC test and the sample barely turns pink. And then I add just 1 drop of the next re-agent, and it immediately clears up. So it is definitely less than .5)

Since I live in a very hot area of the country, I am thinking I want my CYA levels around 75. But until my levels drop to that from splash-out and backwashing, I plan on keeping my daily chlorine level at 9. Does that sound right? (Current CYA 80 - 90)

[PoolDoc]

Your plan sounds OK (FC=9; CYA=90), but yes, I'd recommend keeping the chlorine high for several days after all trace of algae is gone.

Also, I'm working on a project that will allow all subscribers to log their pool readings via a smart phone or net device (it's a page, not an app), AND have their dosing info auto calculated for THEIR pool. I'm just starting on what you might call 'beta' testing today. If you are interested, email me at [email protected] You don't have to have a smart device to participate, however.

[Watermom]

You don't have to have a smart device to participate, however.

But whut i want to no iz, duz yoo gots to bee smart??

(Looks like you and I were posting at the same time again.)

[PoolDoc]

But whut i want to no iz, duz yoo gots to bee smart??

Are we speaking W Virginia hillbilly, now?

[Watermom]

Hey, YOU! Don't be messin' with little girls from WV! Or, else, you'll have LOT and LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of posts to answer around here!

[PoolDoc]

[Watermom]

OK, Tim. Back to your pool care. Sorry Ben and I (actually, I guess it was just ME!) hijacked your thread for a bit! With the number of hours we spend here on the forum, we've got to mix a little play in with the work or we'd go crazy!

[Watermom]

Since you reported such a big loss during the day on one of your recent posts, keep your chlorine at shock level for a little while longer. (With a CYA of 80 or 90, you wouldn't expect to see such a large drop in FC in one day)

Once you are in maintenance mode instead of shocking mode, you'll want to keep your chlorine between 5-10 all the time.

As far as the pH test, with a K-2006 kit, I think as long as the FC is below 15, your pH reading should be accurate. (With other kits, the FC needs to be below 5.)