first time balancing.

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

and hey, I should *not* put the solar cover on it, right?
One thought says 'protect the chlorine'
The next thought is 'algae love heat'

solar cover on, or off??

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

*sweet*
9:15 am test results:
pH 7.2
FC 16

Get 'er done!!!

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

hmmmmmm.... I think I found the reason behind the pH being so jacked up........ just saying...

 

[linen]

Solar cover off, that allow the sun to help burn off any CC you have.

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..


12pm test results:
pH 7.2
FC 15
CC 0

*brushing*

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

So - tell me about this SWG again??? Bwahahhahahha!!

Intex Krystal Clear Saltwater System

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

I dunno.... does it look clearer to you??
And hey, my FC didn't move much at all, even in the sun. I reckon the CYA is working??

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

It rained....
12am test
FC 8.5
pH 7.2

adding 60oz of Bleach

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

6:30am test results
FC 16
pH 7.2

*brushing*

see you at noon!!

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

12pm test results:
FC 16
pH 7.2

*no brushing*

that's right. It's *holding*.... despite the sun... is this good or bad??
It'll be 12 hours before I test again. Leave it at FC16, or bump it up to make it through?

 

[linen]

It'll be 12 hours before I test again. Leave it at FC16, or bump it up to make it through?

If it was me, and if your pool get's a lot of sun, then I would bump it a couple (maybe to 18 ppm)to be above 12 ppm (hopefully) when you come back in 12 hours. That is assuming you have no swimmers chomping' at the bit to swim.

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

I would bump it a couple (maybe to 18 ppm)to be above 12 ppm (hopefully) when you come back in 12 hours.

I'll add 22oz bleach at 3pm.
thanks for the advice.... wasn't sure....

Man, I hope it holds tonight. I'm ready to start timing/scheduling the pump, doing the 'maintenance', and swimming!!

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

12Am test results:
FC 10.5
pH 7.2

*no brushing*

IT RAINED.

added 8oz of Cal-Hypo 48%

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..


I mean, wtf?? Is this normal?? My FC's are all over the place. The pool is as clear and clean and sparkly as all get out. Am I doing it wrong or something?? Maybe hand spinning the cylinder is that bad?? New sand have anything to do with it?? I've checked and re checked the instructions, checked the right equipment, right reagents. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around whats going on in my pool. How can a pool be so perfect and lose 6ppm chlorine??

 

[frogabog]

What's the CC? And sun... any sun... will wipe your chlorine by roughly 40-50% any given day. So expect that.

Overnight is the real test. During the day you're just keeping up with keeping up.

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool/spa. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

What's the CC? And sun... any sun... will wipe your chlorine by roughly 40-50% any given day.

My CC's have been -zero- so far.

I've only been testing pH and FC, trying to get ahead. I'll add CC and SE to my testing/charts. SE= Sun Exposure, I have to get on this. Does the sun degrade the FC by 40-50% even with the CYA??

at times, the FC's drop a lot even at night. I don't get it......

 

[aa62579]

If you are shocking, you only need to test FC and CC.
No need to test pH when FC is above 10.

 

[Flawed]

<<<<<< Smartest move I ever made for my pool. TF100 a close second.... Just saying..

1130Am test results:
FC 13.5
CC 0

its cloudy and overcast outside

adding 4oz Cal-Hypo

 

[UnderWaterVanya]

...ran the first tests.
FC 11
pH 8.2
TA 120
CYA 0
TC 5

My CC's have been -zero- so far.

I don't understand these early posted numbers. TC can't be lower than FC ever. If they were reversed then you had 6ppm of CC's on the first day of measuring but if not I'm lost about what these mean.

As for CC's - I've been told that you can have zero CC's register and still have stuff that's eating the chlorine - really the reverse - the chlorine is eating stuff and getting used up.

 

[frogabog]

You will lose 40-50% of your chlorine to the sun and bathers any given day.

I lose ~20% on no bather cloudy days. No bather sunny days, it's still around 3ppm which would be ~40%.