Brand New Pool Cloudy

[Texas Splash]

Can I put pucks in only when I need to for lack of time or is it a one or the other only?

You can use pucks, but on an interim basis and only when you know your CYA isn't too high to where the pool can handle it. Your CYA was noted at 60 already, so I'd avoid those if you can for now. And the only way to lower CYA is by water exchange - or at least a partial. Other than adding chlorine/bleach manually each day or every other day, an SWG is one option for chlorine automation. Of course there's an up-front cost, but if your schedule stays that way for a long time, it may be something to consider.

 

[TEXASERIC]

Sounds good, thanks again. What would cause the CYA to be so high already when the pool was only filled for the first time ever 8 days ago?

 

[jmikeb]

Sounds good, thanks again. What would cause the CYA to be so high already when the pool was only filled for the first time ever 8 days ago?

the builder added cya on start up and every 3” puck that has been used is going to add another 3.7ppm in cya... it adds up very quickly

mike

 

[TEXASERIC]

the builder added cya on start up and every 3” puck that has been used is going to add another 3.7ppm in cya... it adds up very quickly

mike

Thank you for the reply. Seems stupid that anyone would ever use them. At that rate you would be emptying and refilling your pool every couple months. That is if you have a cartridge filter like I do.

 

[ajw22]

It concerns me that your FC and CYA are significantly higher then the PTI startup recommendations for the first 28 days I have always seen. See https://mmgtx.com/docs/PTI-Start-Up-Maintenance-Procedures-Chlorine.pdf