Advice for maintaining chlorine levels

[binyamingavriel]

I’m trying to stick with the TFP method this year, and I’m starting to realize that maintaining proper FC levels is more work than I expected. There are at least 2-3 days a week when I work 24 hr shifts (or longer) and so I can’t check and add LC every day. That seems to be an advantage to my old tab method, with the major caveat that as the season progressed I had a harder and harder time keeping the pool clean.
So what are the options for easier maintenance? I figure SWG, maybe some sort of LC pump system. Anything else? Pros and cons?
Thanks

 

[Texas Splash]

Short of an SWG, Stenner Pump etc, do you have anyone else at home that can simply add x-amount of bleach to the pool on the nights you are working? If you test the water 4-5 nights out of the week, the levels should be fairly consistent. Simply adding bleach those 2-3 nights you're away should be okay and get you to your days off. That's what I do. My pool takes 1/2 gallon each evening, so if I can't test for some reason or I'm away from home, I just tell someone to add that amount each night.

Or ...... toss the floater in with tabs for those 2-3 days only. Remove the floater when you get home. It's better than being in use all the time.

 

[JimMarshall]

I frequently find myself adding a full jug of 12.5% every 3 days instead of adding smaller amounts daily. You don’t *have* to test and dose daily. Just put enough extra in to cover 2 days of chlorine loss the day before your 24 hour shift.

 

[Mickey Moose]

I travel quite a bit - often for at least a few days at a time, sometimes up to a week. In the case of a short trip I'll simply overdose if that will get me through without having to involve anybody else... a short trip being 2 or 3 days. For a 4 day trip I will still overdose but have somebody add "1" day of liquid chlorine for me... 5 days I'll do the same as 4 but when I come back I expect my FC to be low. And so on... I keep very detailed records of all tests so I can refer to them and easily get an estimated average for the time I will be gone and that's how much I know to overdose and also how much to have a helper dose for me. All of this, from my understanding of your post/situation, is more involved than what you have to deal with. Having said all that - simply overdose and don't worry about it. Other options you obviously know already, Stenner pump and SWG. Texas Splash's puck suggestion isn't unreasonable either. Hopefully all of this helps.

 

[GOONiE]

I usually overdose the pool if I know I will skip a few days. Pool FC is safe to swim below slam levels for your cya, so the range is very broad. I normally add chlorine every few days, just make sure to keep it above the cya/fc chart low ppm.