Recent content by skrause1

Thanks so much! Yes, using the Taylor K-2006 kit.

Passed the OCLT, do I wait until the FC drops on its own before lowering ph?

Ok, thanks so much for your reply, I will continue slamming. There is no visible dust on the floor and the water is crystal clear.

My pool has been clear since the beginning of the summer, however, this year it seems like I am losing more FC per day. My CYA is 40. I add enough chlorine to get to the top of the range, 7.0. Doesn’t matter if we get in it or not, when I test in the evening it is usually down to 3.0. It’s been...

The water has been free of algae and crystal clear since I started last night. I was slamming because I was losing too much free chlorine in a days time. Maybe I didn’t need to slam? Is losing 2.5 - 4.5 ppm normal daily loss? Although today after I had 15 ppm and lost half of that in a few hours...

Thanks for the quick response! So should I do the following for the OCLT or keep adding chlorine to 16 even after the sun goes down? After the sun goes down, and at least 30 minutes after your last chemical addition of the day, test your water for FC using the FAS-DPD test making sure your FC...

I started slamming our pool last night. CYA is 37. Pool is clear but was losing FC too fast. Last night FC was shocked to 15. I added chlorine 3 times last night til midnight. At 5 am reading was 14 so I added enough to get to 15. At 11 am it was 14.5 added to get to 15. Now at 2 pm the FC was...