Hi. I have just been asked to take responsibility for our church baptistery. The baptistery is a 400 gallon fiberglass structure with an electric heater and small circulation pump. The baptistery is probably 20-to-40 years old. The goal is to keep the baptistery full and somewhat warm 24/7, just in case. The baptistery is in the front of the main auditorium. There are shades on all of the auditorium windows and the baptistery is built into a windowless stage there will be little light getting to the water. It would be best if chemicals only have to be added to the pool once per week, preferably Sunday morning before services. I am hoping to only clean and refill every month or 6 weeks. I have an outdoor vinyl-lined 16,000 gallon pool that I maintain using the BBB method, but this seems to be a different animal.
There is not much information on baptistery care on the Internet. Most recommendations are to only fill the fiberglass baptistery when needed, which is not the desire of church leadership. Internet cautions are that the fiberglass polyester coatings in baptisteries are easily damaged.
My big questions are what chemicals are suggested? Can I use chlorine (bleach) as my biocide? If so, what free chlorine concentration can I get by with? I was thinking of boosting the chlorine to 20 ppm every Sunday morning and then adding nothing until the following Sunday.
Can I forget about CYA since light exposure will be minimal?
What about pH, TA, and CH? (It would be way cool if I could just add a cup of 10% bleach Sunday morning and call it good.)
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks
There is not much information on baptistery care on the Internet. Most recommendations are to only fill the fiberglass baptistery when needed, which is not the desire of church leadership. Internet cautions are that the fiberglass polyester coatings in baptisteries are easily damaged.
My big questions are what chemicals are suggested? Can I use chlorine (bleach) as my biocide? If so, what free chlorine concentration can I get by with? I was thinking of boosting the chlorine to 20 ppm every Sunday morning and then adding nothing until the following Sunday.
Can I forget about CYA since light exposure will be minimal?
What about pH, TA, and CH? (It would be way cool if I could just add a cup of 10% bleach Sunday morning and call it good.)
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks