Okay,tested pH and free chlorine level. pH level was 7.6 and my Free Chlorine was 9.5
Is my FC too high?
What is an acceptable level for FC?
Is my FC too high?
What is an acceptable level for FC?
Just keep dosing the FC with it according to poolmath (you can select dichlor as a source) until you've added whatever amount of dichlor it takes to get CYA up. So what if it takes a month? If the pool is covered, you don't need a lot of sun protection. It will get there. If you're at 15, you won't need to add any today and maybe not any tomorrow. When it dips, add FC.Sorry, it is Kem-tex dichlor. I was at 15 FC the other day, yet my CYA is still very low.
The FC will drop below shock level within a couple hours in sunlight. By the time you go to the pool store to spend money and get back and add thiosulfite and wait, it will be safe anyway.After coming home from our camping trip, I checked the levels. I added 1cup of dichlor Thursday afternoon,just prior to leaving.
FC was 18.0 ppm
PH was 7.0
CYA was less than 40
Last night I added 1cup of borax to bring up the pH.
We want to swim,but with a FC that high I'm afraid to let my children in the pool.
We have had a solar cover on the pool continuously,so I removed it this morning. I am contemplating buying sodium thiosulfate. Will this help?