Chlorine Testing

[Dirk]

You're very welcome.

 

[pgjohnson]

Just thought I would post an update.

OCLT
Measured in evening - 11 drops so 5.5ppm
Measured in morning - 10 drops so 5ppm

So looks stable and will now monitor using this baseline.

 

[Oz Swimmer]

Same worn out record again, listen to your pool,

Dirk has summed it up beautifully!

Hi, just skimmed this post when I realised it was a fellow from Down Under! Welcome

Trust your testing. Be consistent. Follow the guidelines and you will have a trouble free pool.

As earlier described I have issues with the Clear Choice Labs droppers. Very sensitive to pressure and bubbles. I really hope there is an improvement, in particular, with the chlorine titrating agent. As the bottle content gets lower, it gets worse, so be aware. I like to be confident when drop testing. I have a drop hanging and in control before I start adding to the pool test solution, even if it means I waste a drop or 2 I don't care. I'd rather be accurate.

Are you using the magic stir? game changer for any novice. must get.

Keep your TA low as recommended and as the water temp rises to 28-30 your ph should be stable and require no (ZERO) acid to maintain pH.

If my CYA is 60 I would rarely go below 6 FC and usually target above. Pool is crystal clear. Visiting swimmers always comment how clear the pool is and ask me if it is a naked (low chlorine/ silver/ copper/ snake oil) pool because they cant smell chlorine.

 

[Bperry]

Agree. Don't trust the pool shop although this shop uses a spinning machine so can't really be user error but I guess could be out some other way.

But I get the point, will now use my tests with the new CCL kit as the baseline and make sure I stay above that. I think a test tomorrow, as accurate as I can and see the result will be helpful.

Replying feels like beating a dead horse now but you can try taking that one water sample to two different pool shops with fancy spinning machines and now not be shocked when they give you very different results.

I can’t even get two fancy electronic thermometers to agree on what temperature it is. Technology is not all it’s cracked up to be.