I hate you CYA!
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Cya was down to 100 and have been keeping FC around 10-12. Then... accidentally drained 1/4 this am so I am on my 6th refill. Lol. See my new post 
Well, my FC seems to be doing pretty good so far with the higher CYA. I lost .4 overnight and CC stayed at 0 until a storm. It was .2 this morning. I just really need to figure out the closest estimate on my gallons. My pH is 7.2 so I think I will try to get a better feel for my gallons by adjusting it up and seeing how it reacts to 20,000 gallons and go up on my gallons from there.
I just went and done a re-check on FC and pH.
FC was 10.4
pH was 7.8
This morning FC was 10 and pH 7.2 at 9:30 (about 6 hrs ago here)
Either I have more gallons than I think or my FC is having to work because of the storm (lotta stuff blew in). Hope it isn't algae!
This morning I figured 22,000 gallons. My start FC was 10. So after 63 ozs. it only rose .4. Hmmm
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I figure the pH went up with the FC over 10 maybe?
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I figure the pH went up with the FC over 10 maybe?
If your FC is over 10 your PH will not test correctly. Test it again once FC is below 10.
smelling Chlorine
I was not in my pool but working around it checking skimmers and messing with the Polaris. I can now smell bleach smell on my hands but my CC was .2 earlier. Can someone help me out? FC was 10.4. I have a cya of 90-100
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I was not in my pool but working around it checking skimmers and messing with the Polaris. I can now smell bleach smell on my hands but my CC was .2 earlier. Can someone help me out? FC was 10.4. I have a cya of 90-100
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Re: smelling Chlorine
As chlorine reacts to stuff on your hands, dead skin cells, oils, combined chloromines are formed, giving off a "chlorine" smell on your hands (and whatever other body parts you put in the pool).
Is it something you've not noticed before?
As chlorine reacts to stuff on your hands, dead skin cells, oils, combined chloromines are formed, giving off a "chlorine" smell on your hands (and whatever other body parts you put in the pool).
Is it something you've not noticed before?
Re: smelling Chlorine
Haven't really paid attention all that much but I don't smell it blowing off the pool or anything.
Haven't really paid attention all that much but I don't smell it blowing off the pool or anything.
Can someone tell me what the difference in testing with the 10ml vs 25 ml for FC is? I currently am having to run the FC high because of my CYA levels so anyway I can save my drops will be greatly welcomed.
25ml water = 0.2ppm per drop
10ml water = 0.5ppm per drop ... which is what we recommend.
Have you ordered R-0871 refills yet? You do not want to run out.
10ml water = 0.5ppm per drop ... which is what we recommend.
Have you ordered R-0871 refills yet? You do not want to run out.
Due to accuracy or what? I am kinda dumb on that kind of stuff. I have been doing the 25 all this time.
We recommend 10ml and 0.5ppm multiplier because it saves reagent and is precise enough.
and is precise enough.
We recommend 10ml and 0.5ppm multiplier because it saves reagent
Word! Thanks
Geez . I wish I would've caught that earlier!
I went through the high 200+ CYA issue last year. I drained the pool to the lowest point which I felt was safe on the liner, then diluted it from there. I had two hoses siphoning out of the pool, measured the flow rate, then had a hose refilling it with city water which I adjusted to the same rate. After a day of that or so I refilled back to the proper level. This is more efficient in terms of water usage than partially dumping and refilling over and over.
I drained with my main drain. It didn't take long at all and then refilled, which took forever with two garden hoses. Seems like everyone drains via hoses. Kinda made me nervous to use my main drain, but one of the members reassured me that it was not difference to the pump whether it was on filter or on waste. I just made sure that the skimmers were off via turning the valve. I got my CYA down to 90-100 as far as I can tell. We haven't exactly had sunny weather here lately. We are getting all of Texas' rain at the moment
