Hi there,
The last 2 seasons I have been using 12 pct bleach to maintain chlorine. Everything is great but I’m not a big fan of buying bleach all the time. A week ago I installed a 550 gallon rain barrel that collects rain from my roof. The barrel has line that can be turned on to feed water into the pool.
I did this because during summer I am constantly adding water to the pool, but the water in my area is really bad. High alkalinity and high calcium. The rain collection is effort to minimize having to add city water. I figure it will add another 30 pct or more water going into pool. I could up this higher by adding another barrel to another downspout. Another benefit is rainwater is low ph so I don’t have to add as much acid.
I was wondering if I just always had the rain line turned on ( even over winter ) would it dilute enough of the cya so that I could use tablets ? Maybe not every year but could alternate between tabs and bleach every other year ? Is this a system others have considered?
The last 2 seasons I have been using 12 pct bleach to maintain chlorine. Everything is great but I’m not a big fan of buying bleach all the time. A week ago I installed a 550 gallon rain barrel that collects rain from my roof. The barrel has line that can be turned on to feed water into the pool.
I did this because during summer I am constantly adding water to the pool, but the water in my area is really bad. High alkalinity and high calcium. The rain collection is effort to minimize having to add city water. I figure it will add another 30 pct or more water going into pool. I could up this higher by adding another barrel to another downspout. Another benefit is rainwater is low ph so I don’t have to add as much acid.
I was wondering if I just always had the rain line turned on ( even over winter ) would it dilute enough of the cya so that I could use tablets ? Maybe not every year but could alternate between tabs and bleach every other year ? Is this a system others have considered?