My pool guy used the tablet method that kept my pool crystal perfect all summer but as a side effect gave me a sky high CYA. Going into this summer I decided to try out the recommended way. The thing is I've only been taking these daily or every other day readings for a couple weeks and I can already say "I'm way too lazy for this". With that in mind before abandoning the effort before it even has a chance I had two different questions.
It's not warm enough to swim yet but it's getting warm during the day. I'm losing from 1-2 FC a day. My CYA is around 80 giving me a minimum of 6, 9-11 preferred, shock 31. Is there any difference between adding some bleach every day to keep the level at 11 vs raising it up to say 20 and checking it again in a week? Would this also be safe to do during the swimming season since the shock is 31?
Second question is testing for FC. Is there any method of testing besides DPD that will show a FC or TC with a value of 10 or higher? I watch my pool guy use his kit to test the water, takes 3 seconds. His kit does not show a TC value that high. I'm in here scooping out powder, slowly adding in drops....yeah I'm lazy.
If I average 4 tablets a week for the 6 month swim time, that is approximately +230 FC added and just over one $90 bucket of tablets. Pool math tells me I will need 45 gallons of 10% bleach, at Walmart's price ($3.67 plus tax ~$4) that will be about $180.
It's not warm enough to swim yet but it's getting warm during the day. I'm losing from 1-2 FC a day. My CYA is around 80 giving me a minimum of 6, 9-11 preferred, shock 31. Is there any difference between adding some bleach every day to keep the level at 11 vs raising it up to say 20 and checking it again in a week? Would this also be safe to do during the swimming season since the shock is 31?
Second question is testing for FC. Is there any method of testing besides DPD that will show a FC or TC with a value of 10 or higher? I watch my pool guy use his kit to test the water, takes 3 seconds. His kit does not show a TC value that high. I'm in here scooping out powder, slowly adding in drops....yeah I'm lazy.
If I average 4 tablets a week for the 6 month swim time, that is approximately +230 FC added and just over one $90 bucket of tablets. Pool math tells me I will need 45 gallons of 10% bleach, at Walmart's price ($3.67 plus tax ~$4) that will be about $180.