That's a great idea! I'll try it and let you know how it goes!
We had another bad storm last night and got lots of rain, so here's the latest update. I brought the FC up to shock level just in case the rain promoted algae growth (my oclt was 0, so I'm glad I did).
FC 20
CC 0
Ph 7.8
Ta 90
Ch 40
CYA 45
The storm last night knocked out some of the power that had already been restored, so they've given us a new estimate on when ours might be back on. We are currently looking at Monday
That will make it 9 days without power 
My pool is still clear and the temp is holding at 89 (even with the rain). The only thing I can say is thank goodness for clorox bleach, because that's the only chemical I've added through all this. I've been compulsive about using the net to get leaves and stuff out of the pool and I think that has helped too.
I'll keep everyone posted on our progress!!
We had another bad storm last night and got lots of rain, so here's the latest update. I brought the FC up to shock level just in case the rain promoted algae growth (my oclt was 0, so I'm glad I did).
FC 20
CC 0
Ph 7.8
Ta 90
Ch 40
CYA 45
The storm last night knocked out some of the power that had already been restored, so they've given us a new estimate on when ours might be back on. We are currently looking at Monday
That will make it 9 days without power My pool is still clear and the temp is holding at 89 (even with the rain). The only thing I can say is thank goodness for clorox bleach, because that's the only chemical I've added through all this. I've been compulsive about using the net to get leaves and stuff out of the pool and I think that has helped too.
I'll keep everyone posted on our progress!!
Pump is running and vacuum is in the pool! Numbers looked good today but I am shocking anyway! 
time!