Maytronics recommends 4 ppm chlorine when using their equipment in a pool. Does this mean 4 ppm with no CYA or with CYA? Anyone have any experience with this. Need help with clarification since 4 ppm for me, with CYA, is the bare minimum.
Maytronics Dolphin - 4 ppm chlorine?
- Thread starter ned8377
- Start date
- May 23, 2015
- 24,382
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
It's just standard industry boiler plate regarding FC levels. The pool industry quotes 2-4ppm FC without regard to any CYA level as appropriate.
The TFP Recommended levels do take into account CYA and the TFP levels are much gentler than what the pool industry recommends.
The TFP Recommended levels do take into account CYA and the TFP levels are much gentler than what the pool industry recommends.
- May 23, 2015
- 24,382
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Do you routinely keep your FC that high? 8ppm FC with a 50ppm CYA is a 16% FC/CYA ratio...that's a little less than half shock levels and what one would keep a pool at if mustard algae was a recurring problem. Do you have problems with mustard/yellow algae?
The cleaner will be fine but I could easily see the plastic parts of the cleaner fading (especially anything with blue dye in it) over time as that is a fairly high chlorine exposure.
I had not turned my salt generator down yet and we've had some cloudy days so my chlorine has crept up. Anyway, pool math says that for my pool SWG Minimum: 2, non-SWG Minimum: 4, Daily Target: 6 to 8. Actually, what does the daily target mean? Is that what you would aim for if a person added chlorine every night and then it would drop down to 4 by the next evening? Thanks.
- May 23, 2015
- 24,382
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Your CYA is rather low for an SWG pool. TFP recommends a CYA of no lower than 60ppm with 70-80ppm the preferred level.
Your numbers are ok. Usually with an SWG you try target your run times to keep your FC near the target levels so you end the day no lower than your minimum value. You shouldn't really need more than 6ppm FC in your pool unless your experiencing high FC loss.
Your numbers are ok. Usually with an SWG you try target your run times to keep your FC near the target levels so you end the day no lower than your minimum value. You shouldn't really need more than 6ppm FC in your pool unless your experiencing high FC loss.
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Have had my Dolphin for 4 months. Keep my FC at 6. Accidentally left my dolphin in overnight and the blue faded some. Other than that, it works great.
My FC is around 6ppm because my CYA is 50. I pull my Triton Plus out of the water and hose off the pool water after each use. Can't see damaging an expensive tool for no good reason.