Do I need to raise TA, lower pH, and cut my salt generator running hours down?
FC 6.5
CC .5
TC 7
pH 7.5 -7.8
TA 70
CYA 80
Salt 2800
FC 6.5
CC .5
TC 7
pH 7.5 -7.8
TA 70
CYA 80
Salt 2800
Today's numbers
- Thread starter triplets&quads
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,030
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
thefloatqueen
Bronze Supporter
My eyebrows raised when I saw your CYA, but quickly realized you have a SWG. Everything looks good! I would just make sure you have enough chlorine that your CYA demands. I’m not super educated about SWGs like most of this forum, so they can chime in on that. Everything else looks awesome, though! Keep up the good work!
thefloatqueen
Bronze Supporter
Your TA is perfect, which is likely why your pH level is also perfect! The only test you didn’t mention is CH, but since your pool is vinyl, it’s really not that important. Or it’s something you can check out when you get super bored. I have a vinyl AGP and test my CH maybe once a month out of sheer boredom lol
dBsooner
Gold Supporter
I do it just because I want to see the colors change.
And that I want to use the reagent. You know, don't want to just "throw it away".
thefloatqueen
Bronze Supporter
It is kinda fun haha! Do you have a Speed Stir?I do it just because I want to see the colors change.
dBsooner
Gold Supporter
Never mix without it. It would be like a sin to try to "swirl".. And not NEARLY as satisfying to see the colors change inside the little vortex lit up from the bottom.
thefloatqueen
Bronze Supporter
Confession: in 2019 when I got my first pool, I was too cheap to invest in the speed stir and would actually stand there swirling (and often spilling) my test sample while aimlessly adding the reagent drops.
I DO NOT KNOW HOW I GOT THROUGH THAT ENTIRE SUMMER WITHOUT MY SPEED STIR!! I finally purchased before closing (it was gently used on eBay and I’m a frugal float queen, so it was meant to be). I kicked myself for not getting it sooner. GAME CHANGER.
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dBsooner
Gold Supporter
I tried, for fun, to "swirl"... Yeah, that was a disaster.Confession: in 2019 when I got my first pool, I was too cheap to invest in the speed stir and would actually sit there swirling (and often spilling) my test sample while adding the reagent drops.
Just change your name to theFRUGALfloatqueen.
Thank you!No, no, and no.
I don't check CH everytime but it was just fine!
thefloatqueen
Bronze Supporter
It was awful!! Swirling while adding drops simultaneously AND having to keep track counting each drop. It was demoralizing!! Haha! And I’m not AS frugal anymore when it comes to necessities. My only cheap-o problem currently is not wanting to spend the money on a SWG until next year, even though I told my husband I want one for Christmas this year lolI tried, for fun, to "swirl"... Yeah, that was a disaster.
Just change your name to theFRUGALfloatqueen.
dBsooner
Gold Supporter
Getting slightly off topic here, but I had to ask... You want an SWG before a VSP? Do you run your single speed 24x7? I'm looking into biting the bullet next year and getting BOTH. Or may just wait until we get a hard side AGP. Or then again, save the money on the hard side AGP by already having a good VSP, filter and SWG. Decisions, decisions.
thefloatqueen
Bronze Supporter
Electricity is cheap here, but the pandemic hit my business HARD, so I really didn’t have the funds for one at that time. Trust me, I looked into it. I’m a commercial real estate investor (ok, glorified landlord lol) and the rent pause about drained us!! No pool pun intended lol
EDIT: and I definitely do not run it 24/7!!!! Lol
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