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I have not considered a SWG. Would that reduce my LC demand?

The OCLT showed a FC loss of 5 ppm. I guess it's SLAM again. The money I'm spending on LC is almost out of control. I can't keep doing this. It looks like I need to go spend approx $120 on LC again and kill whatever is in my pool consuming FC. This is very frustrating. I have spent around...

Got it! will do the OCLT tonight and in the morning. If there are signs of particulate matter in the pool per the OCLT, what is the next step? SLAM again?

We had storms yesterday evening so I wasn't able to put LC in the pool. This morning my FC was 2.5, I added 192 oz. of LC and noticed debris in the pool from the winds (outliers of hurricane). I put the robot in to vacuum and skimmed a few bugs and leaves from the top with a net. I went and...

I'm curious, how would you know your CYA when doing this procedure? What happens if your CYA starts to rise over the 100 mark? I understand you can test, but I would be scared I would raise my CYA too much and test several times a day out of concern.

I have a little inline chlorine puck device right off my filter. But that's what got me in trouble in the first place. I was feeding 3 chlorine pucks in there almost daily. Once I started learning about FC/CYA relationship and the advice from Poolstored, I took out the remnants of pucks I had...

Any particular brand of dry chlorine stabilizer you recommend? Or just ask for it at the pool store? I don’t want to put in a product that has other chemicals I don’t need.

Yes, I replaced about 75% of my water because CYA was 240. Now, my problem is feeding this pool enough LC so that the FC stayed at a 6-8 range. I think I literally need to add LC about 3 times a day because the sun and heat is eating it up so fast. CYA is 50 now but I’m thinking of taking the...

I had to get more chlorine today but I tested my FC about 12:00 and it was 2. The LC I’m buying says 10.5% but the store says thats what they guarantee but it’s likely 12-13%. According to pool calculator, to get my FC up to 10, I needed to add almost 2 gallons of 11% LC. Knowing that is...

It looks like I’m using anywhere from 10-13.5 ppm of FC per day. These are pushing 100 degree days with sunshine all day. It’s hot! I’m still trying to figure out amount of LC to adjust because it says 10.5% on the container but it’s likely closer to 13%. Based on a 10-13.5 usage of FC per day...

Thank you for your help!

I’ve never used a skimmer sock, is that typical? Is it needed?

Thanks! I added about 40 oz. of 11% LC around 4:45 this afternoon. I just checked and the FC is 7.5 which is in range for CYA of 50. And that was with a few hours of sun left in the day. Do you typically have to add LC every day? What is a normal week look like adding LC? Do you test for...

I think that tells me my TA is high. I need to lower my pH right? CYA is higher today for some reason, I didn't add anything to increase it. And I need to add some LC to increase my FC a little bit. Is that right?

Ok, just tested and here are my results FC - 5.5 pH - 7.8 TA - 280 CYA - 50 CH - 70