Chlorine Loss

[Dollarwr]

Thanks to this forum and the pool math app I have finally dialed in and balanced my pool water. latest results as follows.
FC 4.0 added 20 oz 10% liquid chlorine to get chlorine to target level of 5.
CC 0
PH 7.5
TA 60
CH 260
CYA 40.
Everything has been going good pool water is looking very clear. My question is how much chlorine is an acceptable loss in a day? I test my water early in the morning every day and it always seems like I am back at 4.0 or 3.8 so I add recommended amount of chlorine that pool math app states to get back to 5. Thanks.

 

[JJ_Tex]

Seems reasonable, but it really depends on a number of factors including pool usage, temperature, sunlight, etc. If you are worried about algae, you can do an Overnight Chlorine Loss Test (OCLT) to see how much you FC you lose between sundown and sunup. Anything more than a loss of 1 FC during the OCLT means your chlorine is battling something.

I would expect that as the water heats up and you start using the pool more, you will start losing more than the 1.2 daily loss you are seeing now. Consider taking your chlorine higher since 5 is the very bottom of your target and you want to make sure you are staying in your target range of 5-7 most of the day and stay far away from the minimum FC of 3. You may also benefit from upping your CYA to 50 or even 60, and adjusting your FC to the new target levels for those CYAs.

 

[Sunnydaze]

My cya is at 40ppm and I'm losing 1.5 to 2ppm of FC per day. I think that's pretty good so far considering the pool is in full sun all day and it's been in the upper 90's.

 

[wireform]

I'd recommend getting the chlorine into the water in the morning to be ahead of the loss this way by days end you're still at the target level. Same theory goes for a heavy bather load, add some extra chlorine before the pool gets used so it'll never be in the danger zone after the get out.

 

[Oly]

FC demand is a moving target all year long. You can be sure it is somewhere between the summer peak demand and the winter low.
Toss in days with +30mph winds or a pool party with 10 kids and all bets are off. It's best not to assume too much and verify with the FAS-DPD test often.

 

[proavia]

You may be better served to bring your FC to the high end of the recommended range. With CYA of 40, that would be FC of 7 according to the FC/CYA Levels. This will allow a bit of a buffer zone.

The overall goal is to NEVER let the FC go below the minimum FC for a given CYA. Being a little higher isn't a big deal as long as you don't go over the SLAM Process level (FC 16 for CYA 40).

 

[Dollarwr]

Thank y’all for the advice. I do check levels and add in the morning. I am also going to target towards the higher level now.