Finally decided to switch over to liquid chlorine and ditch the tablets. My CYA is on the higher end, but has slowly come down. It was well above 100 before, seems to be just under 100 now. With the rain and water splashing out, I feel it will level out eventually. I'll admit I wasn't too good at following yall's recommended levels. I was somewhere between what yall suggested and the "industry standard" levels. I'm in the process of getting everything squared away. With all that said, here is where I am at and what I am doing.
Liquid chlorine for the last week or two. TA had been at 110-120. Chlorine at around 6. pH around 7.4.
I noticed that my pH was climbing fast and hard after I switched to liquid chlorine. I figured that CYA from the tablets had been keeping it in check from rising too much too fast? I also read that liquid chlorine should not raise pH? Then I read that keeping my TA high could contribute to high pH and vice versa.
I used muriatic acid to drop my TA and aerating to bring up pH. I dropped the TA in two rounds, I wasn't sure if too much acid would drop the pH too low too fast and cause issues. This morning, TA was at 75ish, pH 7.0, and FC 2. Happy with the TA, will turn on the bubblers to start aerating and bring up the pH. I dumped in about 38oz of 10% bleach to get me up to around 8 FC, I believe that's the minimum needed for my level of CYA. The wife is hesitant with keeping the chlorine that high, so im compromising and not hitting the 11 that pool math is telling me. Im also concerned that at that high chlorine, the pH and other tests might be off?
I have started to use pool math logs better and more consistently. It's a great tool!
My CH is at 250, pool match suggests I bring it up, which I will do later this week. I really want to bring down the CYA, but draining and filling is not an option for me at this time. A good amount of water gets splashed out when were in the pool. Hoping the auto fill will take care of that and level out the CYA.
I appreciate any comments and suggestions.
I apologize if my post is poorly written, it's early and haven't had all my coffee!
Liquid chlorine for the last week or two. TA had been at 110-120. Chlorine at around 6. pH around 7.4.
I noticed that my pH was climbing fast and hard after I switched to liquid chlorine. I figured that CYA from the tablets had been keeping it in check from rising too much too fast? I also read that liquid chlorine should not raise pH? Then I read that keeping my TA high could contribute to high pH and vice versa.
I used muriatic acid to drop my TA and aerating to bring up pH. I dropped the TA in two rounds, I wasn't sure if too much acid would drop the pH too low too fast and cause issues. This morning, TA was at 75ish, pH 7.0, and FC 2. Happy with the TA, will turn on the bubblers to start aerating and bring up the pH. I dumped in about 38oz of 10% bleach to get me up to around 8 FC, I believe that's the minimum needed for my level of CYA. The wife is hesitant with keeping the chlorine that high, so im compromising and not hitting the 11 that pool math is telling me. Im also concerned that at that high chlorine, the pH and other tests might be off?
I have started to use pool math logs better and more consistently. It's a great tool!
My CH is at 250, pool match suggests I bring it up, which I will do later this week. I really want to bring down the CYA, but draining and filling is not an option for me at this time. A good amount of water gets splashed out when were in the pool. Hoping the auto fill will take care of that and level out the CYA.
I appreciate any comments and suggestions.
I apologize if my post is poorly written, it's early and haven't had all my coffee!