CYA and chlorine

[Barbara C]

Hi! I've been going over the pool school again as far as keeping the chlorine up and your CYA. I'm a week into keeping my levels up after converting from Baquacil. Everything is looking good but I'd like to make sure I'm doing this correctly. I test in the evenings and plug that FC number in as my now then use 5 as my target. My CYA is still a little low at about 20. I put my last pound in today to hopefully hit 30. Should I be using a higher target for my FC and assume my CYA is going to come up?? Thanks for the help.

 

[257WbyMag]

Targeting an FC of 5 is fine. Since you have added enough CYA to get you to 30, then that is what you should be using to target your FC. Your CYA will show an increase eventually.

 

[Barbara C]

Thanks, after relying on the pool store for 4 years, it feels good to be taking care of things myself. The guidance is comforting though! No way I would attempt this without the input from everyone here.