1st time pool owner, trouble with consistent FC

[Little80]

Hello everyone , new here to the forums and also a first time pool owner. I have been reading this site for the entire summer now and have learned a ton of information.

My pool is a 14ft x 8ft bestway pool with approx 1900 gallons in it. I have the TPF 100 pro-kit for testing and have been logging all my tests all year long as I’m a bit nuts. The pool has been just awesome. My kids love it. To my question. I have been struggling with keeping my FC chlorine in the range of 1-3ppm all year long. I had been given 3” tablets which I was breaking up into smaller pieces to fit into the self chlorinator that the pool comes with but it’s all over the place. I just recently got a pool floater as of about 2 1/2 weeks ago and just put one tablet in with just half of one slot open. Now I can’t keep the levels below about 6ppm. I can’t close the dispenser window any further. Should I just be using 1” tablets instead next year? I feel maybe the 3” just has too much surface area. I know the consensus on the site is to avoid the tablets at all costs but I just want to set it and forget it. All of my family and friends all just use the pucks so I followed suit. I check chlorine levels about 3-4 times a year. Thanks

As of my last full test about a week ago:
FC : 6ppm
CC: 0
PH: 7.5
TA: 110ppm

 

[kellyfair]

What is your CYA?

 

[kellyfair]

I just want to set it and forget it. All of my family and friends all just use the pucks so I followed suit. I check chlorine levels about 3-4 times a year.

If you don’t want to maintain a pool regularly, may as well dump and refill periodically if the pool really is only 1900 gallons.

 

[proavia]

Withput a CYA level, no telling if FC 6 is too juch or not enough.

At 1900 gallons, treat it as a seasonal pool.

Guide for Seasonal/Temporary Pools

Smaller seasonal pools can see just as much enjoyment as their larger counterparts. In this guide we'll show you how to maintain your temporary pool.

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Take it down and put it away for the winter.