Chlorine gets eaten up in 1-2days???
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I'd call that 7.8 -- it's definitely redder than the 7.6 block, and not as deep red as 8.0. Might be 7.9, but doesn't matter much for our purposes.
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Should I keep adding 2gallons or liquid chorine each night ? And half gallon of muratic acid
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I fought an algae problem for a month. Finally got it back to normal with zero algae now and my cya level back to 44. PH is normal. ALK was a little high. I was adding 2 liquid gallons of cholrine each night until my Taylor kit came in and it seemed to work wonders. So after some good results I added half gallon of muratic acid to lower my PH to normal range as it was just a little high. I did NOT add liquid cholrine bc I wanted to see if it would hold. Tested today and showed ZERO cholrine ?? 24 hours before free cholrine was 5.2? Water is Crystal clear
I fought an algae problem for a month. Finally got it back to normal with zero algae now and my cya level back to 44. PH is normal. ALK was a little high. I was adding 2 liquid gallons of cholrine each night until my Taylor kit came in and it seemed to work wonders. So after some good results I added half gallon of muratic acid to lower my PH to normal range as it was just a little high. I did NOT add liquid cholrine bc I wanted to see if it would hold. Tested today and showed ZERO cholrine ?? 24 hours before free cholrine was 5.2? Water is Crystal clear
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Sunny Day? Swimmers? Debris in the pool???
You have to understand that FC is a consumable item. It needs to be refreshed daily, either with liquid, or a salt water generator. The sun burns off chlorine also.
How are you testing? Which test kit? fCan you tell me:
FC
CC
pH
TA
CH
CYA
salt level is applicable
Maddie
You have to understand that FC is a consumable item. It needs to be refreshed daily, either with liquid, or a salt water generator. The sun burns off chlorine also.
How are you testing? Which test kit? fCan you tell me:
FC
CC
pH
TA
CH
CYA
salt level is applicable
Maddie
Using the TFP SLAM Process requires the verification by Overnight Chlorine Loss Test. You may have quit too soon.
Please read up on those documents plus provide more details of your test results.
Please read up on those documents plus provide more details of your test results.
#preach. Far too many people think that once a week is good enough for the pool guy so that’s all they need too. But the pool guy spikes the FC so high that it’s *hopefully* ok still next week. Then they talk to their friends that don’t manage their pools either and shock them weekly to play catch up. If you need to shock a pool or a person, it’s cuz they were DOA.
Sunny day in 70s , no swimmers, super clean zero debris.Sunny Day? Swimmers? Debris in the pool???
You have to understand that FC is a consumable item. It needs to be refreshed daily, either with liquid, or a salt water generator. The sun burns off chlorine also.
How are you testing? Which test kit? fCan you tell me:
FC
CC
pH
TA
CH
CYA
salt level is applicable
Maddie
33,000gal cholrine pool with auto cover. Isn’t adding 2gallons of liquid chlorine a day a lot unless I have a problem?
taylor k2006-c
FC- O
PH 7.4
ALK 310
CH 350
CYA 44
- May 3, 2014
- 62,702
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
It is with an autocover. But I do not believe you every actually followed the SLAM Process to completion.
According to pool math app, 1 gal only raises FC by 3ppm. (using 10% LC) So you could be losing 4ppm a day as you only have 40-50 CYA. Do you have it covered all day? if so, you may have algae hiding.
No I did not do the slam. I just added the 2 gallons per day until Taylor kit came in then I stopped for one day to see if it would drop much and it went from 5.2 FC to zero in 24hours so I added 3 gallons to get back on track
I uncover during the day for atleast 6-8 hours then after I add cholrine I try to leave uncovered for 2 hours min
Am I reading it correctly on my calculator? Says for SLAM I need to keep FC at 17? So I need to add 5 gallons per day? For 33,000gal pool. Does that sound correct to you?
Nalley I looked but couldn’t find it….. is this pool new to you ? Or are you just now getting around to wanting to maintain it yourself properly ?
Either way, you’ll be using a gallon + daily, even with the cover. 33k is a stupid big pool. I had 35k and went right to a Salt Water Chlorine Generator (SWG). With the amount of bleach you will be using, you’ll save a good bunch long term and have none of the jug lugging. My napkin math estimated I saved at least double by going SWG. When I needed more FC than I was already producing, I walked out back and pressed a button.
Food for thought.
Either way, you’ll be using a gallon + daily, even with the cover. 33k is a stupid big pool. I had 35k and went right to a Salt Water Chlorine Generator (SWG). With the amount of bleach you will be using, you’ll save a good bunch long term and have none of the jug lugging. My napkin math estimated I saved at least double by going SWG. When I needed more FC than I was already producing, I walked out back and pressed a button.
Food for thought.
- May 3, 2014
- 62,702
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
We had it built last year. 1st year I followed pool store and everything was great but I think it was because it was brand new pool. Then I realized they we’re screwing me so I found Trouble free pool. And no I’m learning as much as possible. Any idea on cost to convert to salt water?
I just bought mine for $1500. (Rated almost double for 60k gallons). Figure $500 or so if you can’t DIY the install.
I read and watched viedo. Little confusing. My CYA was 44 and I did pool math and said 17ppm so 5 gallons a day
Am I missing anything ?
Pool is super clean and looks great
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