Newly converted...how do I lower combined chlorine level?

[tmess13]

Hi there -

I received Ben's test kit last week and went right to work converting my Baqua-crud pool to the First Church of BBB. It took about 4 full days.

Everything seemed to go just as described by most other converts in this forum (pictures to follow), and I thank each and every one of you. Your posts have been invaluable to me.



Now I'm ready to level-off the rest of my chemicals and button-up the pool for the winter.

Here are my present vitals:

Pool: Above ground vinyl, est. 12,500 gallons
Location: Upstate NY (we typically endure long, below freezing winters with occasional fluke temperature fluctuations)
FC: 5
CC: 2
TC: 7
pH: 7.2
Alk: 140
Cal: 140
Cya: 0

For starters, I just added 4.5 pounds of Cya, so we'll see what that does.

Can someone steer me from here? And how can I get my CC to 0? It seems it's going down ever so slowly, but is there something I can or should do to speed things up a bit?

Thanks in advance.

[aylad]

To get your CC to zero, take your chlorine up to about 10 ppm and hold it there until the CC is gone. Otherwise, your numbers look pretty good! Congrats on the conversion, you won't be sorry.

Janet

[medvampire]

To add to Janet
Dirtect sun can also help to lower CC so if you have the pool cover on you might pull it for a day or two.
Steve

[duraleigh]

Adding a little more, I think Janet missed your addition of 4.5 lbs stabilizer....bringing you to about 40-50ppm.

About 3 more gallons of 6% clorox added initially and then holding your FC @ 15ppm will "shock" your pool and get rid of the CC.

Read the stickies at the top of the water forums for more info on shocking.

[Spensar]

Another year, I wouldn't bring my CYA up this late in the season. By spring there won't be much left.

[tmess13]

Thanks for all of your good advice. I'll follow it and letcha know.