What is safe chlorine level for pool vac?

[JimK]

I opened my pool early this week and shocked at the suggested level (20ppm) given my stabilizer level (80 ppm).

At what chlorine level can I safely put my Polaris 280 pool vac?

I tested chlorine today and its down to 11 ppm. I'll start up the SWCG once it gets down to my target maintenance level of 5 ppm.

Do I need to wait until I get to the target level before I start using the Polaris?

[CarlD]

Personally, I've never worried about that. I think they are more temperature sensitive than anything.

[JimK]

Personally, I've never worried about that. I think they are more temperature sensitive than anything.

I didn't think about temperature. Is there a minimum temp you would recommend? Right now the water is running around 60 degrees.

[kelemvor]

I always run my vac when shocking. If the chlorine kills any algae, you want to get it out of the water as quickly as possible.

[CarlD]

Differently manufacturers have different low temps. I think the robotics say "60" but I've run mine in colder water with no problem.

[JimK]

Differently manufacturers have different low temps. I think the robotics say "60" but I've run mine in colder water with no problem.

Thanks. I'll contact Polaris and see what they say.