My pool is 24K gallons. I have a lot of wind that carries in leaves, dust, silt much of the time. Plus three of my five dogs, 2 large, one GIANT are in and out of the pool much of the day. (virtually all leaves and bugs are captured by the Pool Skim but I don't empty it daily unless it is in the fall, so those organics, in the Pool Skim bag, are consuming some chlorine.) I run the pump pretty slowly 21/7, and vacuum cleaner, high speed 2-3 hours a day during that 21/7. There are three one hour periods when pump doesn't run to give the filter media a "rest". Sun pretty fierce here in Texas. And summer temps are frequently near, at, or above 100 F. I like to keep CYA 50-60.
I, typically, use a 182 oz jug of 6% bleach every other day and like to keep my FC above the bottom of my range or 4-8 ppm.
I squash the bottles with my foot so they take up less space in the recycle bags. Hint: squash top first or you foot will get stuck in the bottom part is you squash bottom first.
I would like to start using the 8 gallon chlorine Liquidator, and find a source for 12% chlorine, and, hopefully, one that will refill containers. I have to drive my recycle (and trash) up to the road for weekly pickup. I don't take it every week but hide it in big clear plastic garbage bags (we don't have the municipal furnished big recycle bins like many cities provide). We rinse out other recyclables (not paper or card board which goes in different container) so critters don't bother it. Same with garbage but we put a lot of "garbage" in the compost, and freeze meat and bones or messy, non-recyclable or non-compostable things, until it goes down to garbage. This way our trash compactor doesn't get smelly or messy and we can go over a week without taking it down to trash. Personal wips, other bathroom refuge goes into a separate trash barrel in garage until I take garbage to road. All the trash then goes into a huge bin that I hide in the woods until pickup day to keep any critters out of it. It's too big and heavy to fit in my car.
gg=alice
