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No restrictions that I'm aware of. Alabama doesn't have any statewide regulations, and I'm not located in one of the few counties that have their own regulations. Thanks for the reminder though!

Giving it more time was the solution. CC dropped off rapidly last night, and I returned the FC to normal levels with sodium thiosulfate. This was my first time encountering CC that took that long to oxidize. To chem geek, Thanks for mentioning the K-2042. There is some MPS sitting back in...

The sad thing is we have a fancy Hanovia UV system attached to the pool for this exact reason, but the system hasn't been serviced in 3 years and is unusable. Any PO to service the system has been denied by higher ups. Maybe having to wait out serval days for the CC to drop will help my case for...

Filtration pump is running 24/7. The testkit is a Taylor 2000 series plus R-0870 and R-0971L. No recent change in procedures just a weekend with a high bather load. The pool is know to have poor circulation, but I have been manually stirring up the water occasionally to help out. I've read...

Pool Info: Zero-entry kid's splash pool. 6,400gals. Indoor. 3yr old plaster. Hpyo-cal chlorination. Yesterday morning the pool tested high for CC (FC: 5.0, CC: 1.0, pH: 7.4, TA: 80, CH: 425, CYA: 0), so I started to super-chlorinate the pool by raising the FC to 15.0ppm (10x CC plus some room...

For our current setup, the tabs run for around $120 per 50 lbs container, and we go through 3-4 containers a month. Overall $360-$480 a month for main chlorine supply. At the moment, I don't have accurate enough records to track the weekly or monthly CH rise (I will be closely monitoring this...

Wonder whether or not swapping to bleach as our go to product for superchlorination (cal-hypo granule currently) would be a cost effective move. Likewise wonder if using bleach via a liquid auto feed would be sensible for our primary chlorine source... Given our fill water's CH, it really...

I can confirm that it is the AccuTab PowerBase 3070 on the main pool and AccuTab 3012 chlorinators on the splash and main. The are rated for 2.7 lbs / hr and 1 lbs / hr respectively, though I haven't confirmed this. I'll try to set up a test. I've backwashed all the pools and added enough...

Oh, of course! I should have been more clear on that. I would NEVER put mixed tabs in the feeder together. I would only use a different tab after thoroughly cleaning out the feeder and discontinuing use of the old tab in that feeder. Edit: And I do mean extremely thorough cleaning. I realize...

I'm willing to bet that the people who designed the facility bought the into the AccuTab brand under promises of ease of use and better water chemistry for "just a bit more money"... Luckily the feeders should have no problem running a different tab should that route be the best though the...

I'm using a Taylor 2000 series test kit. It's lacking the fas-dpd chlorine test (only has dpd), but I've ordered the reagent and powder so that I can get more accurate chlorine readings in the future. I have seen the calculator and use it for reference.

Backwash as needed for the main and splash. I wait until the PSI increases about 5 PSI or so (base PSI for a clean filter is about 20 PSI for main pool and 15 PSI for splash pool). This equates to about once every other week. The spa is drained (and simultaneously backwashed) completely weekly...

Here's a bit more about the tabs: http://www.accu-tab.com/AbouttheSystem/Tablets.aspx

I'll have to double check the models next time I'm in the pump room, but I believe the main pool uses the AccuTab PowerBase 3070 (max. 2.7 lbs / hr) and the splash pool and spa use the AccuTab 3012 (max. 1 lbs / hr). Between the pools we use about one 50 lbs container a week depending on bather...

There are actually absolutely no regulations that I can find for my county (Alabama doesn't have state-wide regulations for pools), and we do have a bucket of cyanuric acid that was perchased in the past but never used. Would you suggest raising to 30ppm and letting drop to 20ppm before raising...

I do, and I'll attach it below (It's not the full label, but I can get that tonight if needed). I've had to hit the ground running following what the last operator was doing. It's a non-profit organization, so any change that involves money has be be fought for. I'm completely open to changing...

I'm currently managing two pools and a spa. I'm trying to figure out if I should make any adjustments to the standard ideal ranges to improve their water chemistry. Any feedback or suggestions are welcome. All pools are located in Madison, AL. Chemicals In Use Cal-Hypo Tabs (68%) (On CAT 2000...