Combined Chlorine Issues

[hobie0]

Thanks for the Reply.

I use Lamotte ColorQ Pro 7 test kit. It has always been fairly accurate and I have never had any problems with the numbers. To test for FC above 10, I use the shot glass method. I use chlorine neutrilizing drops when testing pH and Alkalinity at high chlorine levels.

I already have my FC at 20. It was at 40 or more for 4 days already. So you think I should just keep it at 20 or higher for a longer period of time.

I think I will wait on adding the CYA until after my CC is eliminated.

Thanks!!

[aylad]

Try keeping it at 20 for another couple of days. There have been lots of reports this year of unusually high chlorine demand, as well as unusually high CC's. Don't know why this is suddenly happening, but the only thing you can do is keep hammering it with chlorine until you eventually break down the CCs. How much chlorine loss do you have overnight? (By that I mean testing after dusk, then again in the morning before the sun is on the pool). Anything swimming in it at night that you know of?

Janet

[hobie0]

I'm having a little chlorine loss at night. My chlorine levels have been so high, it is more of a guess at how much chlorine loss I am actually having. But, I am having some.

Hopefully, nothing is swimming in the pool at night. On second thought, maybe it would be fun to having something swimming in the pool overnight.

I do have a pool cover that I use. I have been leaving it partially open to let the chloramines air out at night.

Thanks for your help!!

[hobie0]

After reading some posts on the Lamotte Color Q Pro 7 and some issues with testing accuracy. I went ahead and purchased the Taylor K2006 Test Kit. I ordered online so I probably will not get it for a couple of days. I will keep my chlorine levels above 20 and then repost when I get the new test kit.

If I should be using higher chlorine levels, someone please let me know?

[aylad]

If your CYA is really zero, then Cl at 20 ppm is fine. See the best guess table stickied at the top of the Chlorine forum...

However, with a plaster pool if you want to go higher, you can.

Janet

[hobie0]

I should receive my new test kit this coming week.

Here are my current readings today. I have kept the pool at 30 PPM FC for the past week.

FC: 30
TC: 32
CC: 2
PH: 7.4
ALK: 100
CA: 320
CYA: 11

I'm still having chlorine loss at night. I really need some more advice on whether I should kick my FC level even higher or just keep maintaining a level of 30 PPM and waiting until I have no more chlorine loss.

I've kept the chlorine this high for 2 weeks now with no success on getting rid of CC.

Thanks again for any help

[Watermom]

How has your cya changed so much over the life of this thread --- 41, 30, 0, 11. (I'm not even sure how you could discern a reading of 11.)

Regardless of which number is right, a shock level of 30 is plenty high enough. Are you letting the cl level fall off during the day or sustaining it with frequent testing and frequent dosing with bleach?

I'm sure it seems as if this is never gonna end. We have had several posters this year with this same problem --- excessive chlorine demand and taking a ton of chlorine to finally rid the pool of CC and have FC hold overnight. But, it does finally get there. I hope you have been reading some of those other threads and get some hope for your pool when you read of another person's pool that has made it through. I'm sorry it is taking so long ................