Ok. We do have dirt and leaves that fall in to pool everyday. Even mild winds will get the leaves in pool which I try to skim right away. Also, we have weekly Gardening service and he happens to blow a lot of debri and dirt in to pool. No matter how careful he is around the pool area things get in there. Plus lots of bugs as well. So with that being said 8FC should be okay on my situation? As you can see from the pic I attached the pool is surrounded with bushes, dirt, rocks and palm trees.
Try to target the SWG to maintain 8. As the season winds down it will overproduce as the UV from the sun drops also. Lower the unit at back to 8 when it hits 10
The manual is too big to upload but this link should get you to the right area to download the manual.
Not the way it works, 10 hours @100% is the same as 20 hours @50%.
Ecostar! Good pump. You should be able to run down in the 1100-1200 RPM region and still activate the flow switch.
I added 1 gallon of liquid stabilizer yesterday which should have brought up the CYA to 65. I did a CYA test right now and I’m getting a 60 reading…so do I add maybe half a gallon to see if that brings me to 70ish CYA ? Pool math is telling me to add another full gallon…advice? The CYA test is tricky…not 100% comfortably that is why I don’t know if I should add small amounts or the full amount.
Normally we advise creeping up on the target as it’s hard to undo if you overshoot. But you don’t have that far to go. You can either add 10 ppm twice, or maybe add 15 and go from there.
7.5 is fine for now. Don’t worry about the ‘ideal range’. The PH will probably come up on its own soon enough.
Plug your model into the ‘effects of adding section’ of pool math to see what the production is with your unit. You can get both the runtime and % in the same menu to see what you need to maintain X FC a day. Or hang tight for someone to do the math that’s familiar with your model.
It adds slowly so you won’t see any big change if you turn it on before testing. But definitely circulate the pool so that’s good and mixed first.
For now test morning and evening to get a good baseline. It’s a bit of a chore but an ounce of prevention whoops a pound of cure here, as you’ve seen.Go from there once you are comfortable with how your pool is behaving at this point in the season. If your FC is a little off, adjust the SWG accordingly up or down. If the FC is low and anywhere below target range, dose with liquid for a now boost and then adjust the SWG up. Try again tomorrow to see if it worked. Watch it like a Hawk until you prove to yourself that it’s doing what you need.
+1. The clumpy stuffs that settles on the bottom no matter how much you shake the bottle is most of the CYA. The only way to get the proper dose is to use the whole bottle (when applicable, of course !!) and rinse it out real good.
) you will only be looking out for the next time it keeps producing the same but the UV from the sun decreases. If you miss it for a few days you’ll have extra FC and it’s a GREAT screw up. (If you have to make one).
Yes, I’m just trying to have it decrease to around 8. The target FC is 5 but aiming at 8. I had it at 100% for several hours then fc increased brought it down to 70% and still didn’t go down. This morning it was running at 60 % and FC increased. But, I’m keeping an eye on it for sure. My kids think I’m addicted to checking the pool lol.
I already have a scrubbing issue. My husband “ are you scrubbing the pool again? The water is clear and pool is clean ” lol and I tell him I’m just scrubbing anything that can be clinging to the walls etc.*and it could take 4-6 weeks to need to dial it down. Once they are dialed in the magic of the SWG is how boring they are. It’s just good everyday. On week 3 you start to feel guilty and brush the pool for no reason to appease the pool gods. Ok. I did something. Please accept my sacrifice.
So you suggest I keep the SWCG on even when FC is high? Want to make sure I’m doing this correctly.
