I'm trying to understand chlorine consumption better.
Does FC drop more quickly if it's a higher level than target, or is it more of a constant drop, based on UV, organics, etc?
Hypothetical example (assuming constant level of UV, organics, etc):
Assumption: Add chlorine to bring FC to 6,0, and it theoretically drops 1.0 per day, reaching 2.0 after 4 days.
Scenario: Add chlorine to bring FC to 10.0, would it theoretically:
A. drop at 1.0 per day, taking 8 days to get to 2.0, or
B. does the higher starting FC level affect how quickly it drops off?
I've recently SLAMmed to clear up some haze from all the leaves falling into the pool and now the water's nice and clear and I'm still high on FC. I don't want to keep FC high if it's going to cause it to drop faster, meaning I'd use more chlorine. But if it's pretty much a straight line, I'd consider keeping it higher to knock out all the crud from the leaves that keep falling in the pool.... that is until someone tells me why I shouldn't. And I'm guessing there's a reason I shouldn't.
FC: 10
PH: 7.5 at last reading, before SLAM
TA: 60
CH: 350
CYA: 30
CSI: -0.49
TEMP: 51
Does FC drop more quickly if it's a higher level than target, or is it more of a constant drop, based on UV, organics, etc?
Hypothetical example (assuming constant level of UV, organics, etc):
Assumption: Add chlorine to bring FC to 6,0, and it theoretically drops 1.0 per day, reaching 2.0 after 4 days.
Scenario: Add chlorine to bring FC to 10.0, would it theoretically:
A. drop at 1.0 per day, taking 8 days to get to 2.0, or
B. does the higher starting FC level affect how quickly it drops off?
I've recently SLAMmed to clear up some haze from all the leaves falling into the pool and now the water's nice and clear and I'm still high on FC. I don't want to keep FC high if it's going to cause it to drop faster, meaning I'd use more chlorine. But if it's pretty much a straight line, I'd consider keeping it higher to knock out all the crud from the leaves that keep falling in the pool.... that is until someone tells me why I shouldn't. And I'm guessing there's a reason I shouldn't.
FC: 10
PH: 7.5 at last reading, before SLAM
TA: 60
CH: 350
CYA: 30
CSI: -0.49
TEMP: 51