Cool Ty. Onward we go. The major difference I’ve seen, is there are no more suds anymore.
First time pool startup
- Thread starter Shtutty
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Thanks! I’ve noticed that some paint chips are coming into the dolphin when cleaning… is that possibly the cause of the excessive chlorine? Or that’s just an old pool issue lol
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,042
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Just for my education, why do we keep the chlorine up to such high levels? I assume the chlorine kills algae at lower levels as we typically keep the pool at 5 ppm and not 16?
Who keeps it at 5 ? People who get algae blooms do. The reccomeded targets are just that. Recommended. They (or poolmath) don't know your daily loss at that point in the season. You need to think it out and plan ahead. You need min, plus the recent daily UV loss, plus some wiggle room.
Ideally you dose over target, and when you lose today's FC, fall back into target range so that you remain free and clear above minimum until tomorrow's test/add.
But yes. Anything above min kills algae and/or makes it sanitary. When it got bad enough to SLAM, you need min, plus the days loss, plus whatever is spent killing algae. The SLAM levels have been optimized for maximum algae killing to speed the process along. You'll get it all at, say, an 8 FC, it will just take considerably longer.
Got it! So me keeping it at slam levels, makes it a bit quicker to clear up
Yeah. It was tweaked for maximum efficiency VS chlorine used. Anything lower takes longer. Anything higher donates too much to the sun gods. Your mission is to remain as close as reasonably possibly throughout. Sleep is for the weak.
Well it hasn’t been cheap - but STILL cheaper then the $500 the pool company charges to open my pool and dump 10 gallons of chlorine with algeacide and then never to be seen again hahaYeah. It was tweaked for maximum efficiency VS chlorine used. Anything lower takes longer. Anything higher donates too much to the sun gods. Your mission is to remain as close as reasonably possibly throughout. Sleep is for the weak.
So a clarifier will not help the cloudy mess in the pool? I read the thread here about clarifiers, but it seemed a little open ended.
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,042
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Resist using clarifier. Have you tried adding DE to your filter:
Add DE to a Sand Filter
A clean pool filter will increase the efficiency of your pool! ... your filter are to backwash it, clean the manifolds and grids, and add new DE.
www.troublefreepool.com
I have not. I can get some on Amazon. The $45 price tag just stopped me from buying it tbh bc I’m cheap haha. Also the delivery date isn’t for another week. Although I can prob find some DE at a local shopResist using clarifier. Have you tried adding DE to your filter:
Add DE to a Sand Filter
A clean pool filter will increase the efficiency of your pool! ... your filter are to backwash it, clean the manifolds and grids, and add new DE.
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,042
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Is the only hazard of swimming in cloudy water the whole hitting your head while diving bc you can’t see the bottom? Or is there any chemical issues to swimming.
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,042
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
That, and if someone is on the bottom, rescuer may not be able to find you. Remember...Gotta see to save.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,698
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
No no. Well. Actually. 2 nights ago I did but last night seems that I lost 2-3ppm. (Even though I checked after sun hit pool already)
- May 3, 2014
- 62,698
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Dolphin, running three hours a day as of yesterday has not picked up a single dusting of dead algae. It’s coming up pretty much empty.