Help me get my pool ready

[EJ797]

Jbizzle,
Your in a different time zone than me.
1030pm last night FC 28.5
630am This morning FC 28
1030am FC20 added 1.5 Gallons
1200 noon FC40 did nothing
230pm FC 18.5 added gallon
330pm FC 23.5 added half gallon

 

[jblizzle]

Sorry.

So 1.5 gallons added 20+ppm (from 20ppm to 40ppm)
Then today you added 1 gallon to 18.5 (which should add ~13ppm to 30.5ppm), but an hour later you were only at 23.5ppm?

When did you test the CYA? I would check it again as these are some pretty high loses after passing the OCLT.

Did you test the OCLT 1 hour after adding FC and leave the pump on all night?

 

[EJ797]

430 FC 33ppm

 

[EJ797]

Jbizzle: your first paragraph is correct.
I tested the oclt an hour after adding the chlorine last night. I will test cya and post results...

 

[EJ797]

CYA 40

 

[EJ797]

6:30 PM
FC25
Added 1/2 Gallon

 

[EJ797]

9:30 PM
FC 28 (3 hours after last chlorine addition)

 

[EJ797]

9:30 AM
FC 24

10:30 Am
Brushed
Added Gallon

12 Noon
FC 24
Added 1.5 Gallons

 

[jblizzle]

If clear and no sign of algae, and you have not reported any CC, and you passed the OCLT previously, you should be done with the process.

I would do a true OCLT again to confirm and then maintain normal chlorine levels. You're losing a lot of chlorine to the sun at this point it seems.

Posted from my Droid with Tapatalk ... sorry if my response is short

 

[EJ797]

Its a little cloudy after the brushing from today. It won't take much to keep the level up through tomorrow so thats the plan right now...

 

[EJ797]

Noon
FC 25
Added 1.5 Gallons
So much for not using so much. Although, That should get me through the hottest part of the day...

 

[linen]

Looks like your oclt was 4 ppm? Then you are still killing stuff, so don't give up the ghost!

 

[EJ797]

FC 20
CC 0
Added 1.5 gallons

 

[jblizzle]

Looks like your oclt was 4 ppm? Then you are still killing stuff, so don't give up the ghost!

I did not really count that as a true OCLT ... 9:30 is a bit late and with the rate of FC loss they are seeing in the day, much of that could have been in the few hours after sun rise.

This is why I recommended a true OCLT before stopping the process. Although if the water still looks cloudy, I would not stop yet anyway.

 

[EJ797]

I'm fighting the fight...

 

[linen]

I did not really count that as a true OCLT ... 9:30 is a bit late and with the rate of FC loss they are seeing in the day, much of that could have been in the few hours after sun rise.

Good point!

I'm fighting the fight...

 

[EJ797]

Tested 3:30
FC 37
CC 0
Broke the seal on my second bottle of R-0871...

 

[EJ797]

6pm
FC 33
CC 0

 

[EJ797]

Day 12:

 

[EJ797]

10:00 PM
FC 27.5
CC 0

Tested twice just in case...