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Dr_Obbins
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Post subject: Time to Close?  Posted: September 6th, 2011, 12:44 pm |
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Location: Cave City, KY
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Well the weather has definitely cooled off here. So what do you think, time to close the pool? I don't usually get home till after 6:00pm and the sun is mostly down by then. Check out the temp drop.  It is not supposed to hit 80 outside for at least a week. 
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30' Diameter Above Ground Pool, 20,100 gallon,
Sand Filter, 1.5 hp Pump
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BBBliever
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Post subject: Re: Time to Close? Posted: September 6th, 2011, 1:53 pm |
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Keep it open untill the water is below 60, then algae growth is slowed. Maybe a warm spell will come through and you can use it a few more days.
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3500 gallon 14x42 Intex Ultra Frame
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Two 4x20 Fafco solar panels.
Taylor K-2006
Marquis spirit hot tub - Grill Dome ceramic grill/smoker
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linen
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Post subject: Re: Time to Close? Posted: September 6th, 2011, 2:36 pm |
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I love your data  What are you using to log it, etc.? I am having trouble keeping close to 80 with my solar now 
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Going to Pool School and learning the BBB method of pool care with a TF100 test kit that helps me use the Pool Calculator to properly maintain the water in my: Round AGP 11K gal (free on CL) with a deep end, Meteor 20" sand filter, Matrix 1hp 2spd, 4 2ftX20ft Sungrabber panels, Intex SWCG (copper bars removed), and Borates. Also a Rubadub hot tub and a UDS (Ugly Drum Smoker) poolside.
If your water has you worried, do an Overnight Chlorine Loss Test (OCLT), and if you fail, then follow the Shocking Process until:
1. CC is less than 0.5 ppm, 2. An OCLT shows a loss of 1.0 ppm or less and, 3. The water is crystal clear.
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Dr_Obbins
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Post subject: Re: Time to Close? Posted: September 6th, 2011, 7:10 pm |
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Joined: March 19th, 2011, 5:18 pm
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BBBliever wrote: Keep it open until the water is below 60, then algae growth is slowed. Maybe a warm spell will come through and you can use it a few more days. It seems like Septembers here are either very hot or on the cool side. This year looks like it is shaping up to be a cool one. Keeping it open to fight algae sounds like a good idea, but I think only one or maybe 2 more swimming days if lucky. linen wrote: I love your data What are you using to log it, etc.? I am having trouble keeping close to 80 with my solar now The software is used for my personal weather station Cave Country Weather. It is called Weather Display and has many features. I added the pool temp sensor this year and been able to watch how the sun and air temp affect the pool temp. I linked to it in this thread so it should up date as time goes by.
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