Adding 12.5%

[ajackson]

Hello again, I am very new to this method and today was the first day I was not here in the am to check chlorine level
my K 2006 is not here yet so I did a OTO a few mins ago and it said 0 nada nothing. No yellow at all.
The pool calculator said add 101 oz to bump fc up to 7 so that is what I put in.
I leave for work by 6am and it is very dark and very scary out by the pool that early. I have a hard time reading color scale in the house.
I am considering a SWG for next season to help with my work hours and the fear factor

Do you think the 7 will be sufficient until tomorrow evening ?
Or should I bump up the level more?

I am not sure yet what my cya is because last time pool store checked (more than a week ago) I was at 35
however before switching I was going thru 4 pucks in my auto chlorinator every 2 or 3 days.. (50 lbs in June) Several others on board thought
CYA was probably Much higher.. My K-2006 should be here this week.

Any answers would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

 

[jblizzle]

Hard to say is 7ppm is enough or not without knowing the CYA and without knowing if something is growing in the water consuming your FC.
A "normal" pool once clear and balanced uses 2-4ppm of FC per day.

The FAS-DPD test in the K-2006 is much more accurate than the OTO test. Once you get the kit, post a full set of results. Until then, just keep adding the FC to keep your OTO test pretty yellow by the time you check it again.

 

[ajackson]

Ok.. that is what I will do
Thanks for the speedy reply