fc level

  1. heatonjax

    FC tested high then dropped like a rock

    Hi, About 60 days into ownership of new 14,300 gal pool, SWG, gunite, pebble tech finish in NE FL. I’ve gotten my chemistry down fairly well…until last week. I have TTK for salt. I was getting 3800 ppm for my salt but had not added any since taking over the pool. I took sample to local store...
  2. C

    Salt Start Up

    The pool servicer came yesterday to do the startup for salt. How long does it take for it to start producing chlorine? I tested today (24 hours later) and had 0 FC. Do I need to supplement with liquid chlorine right now until the SWG catches up and is producing enough?
  3. A

    Calcium chloride depletes my chlorine. Why??

    I have a gunite pool around 45,000 gallons. My CH was sitting around 225-240 for a week or so. I added around 40 lbs of calcium chloride. Chlorine was at a 6 (CYA 50). This was tested & added when the sun was setting. The next morning chlorine was completely gone. This has also happened once...
  4. P

    Adding Chlorine at Night vs Day WHEN MAINTAINING

    I SLAM'ed my pool about a month ago and it's been looking great. I've always read that you should add chlorine to the pool at night so that the sun doesn't burn it off and it can effectively kill the organics. I understand that all of that makes sense when you are trying to get rid of an algae...