Hi All-
Thanks so far for all of your help! We have a brand new pool, and unfortunately I didn't find this site until mid-way through our build. Builder 'package' included UV and Ozone combo system, which has been turned on per builder settings since fill. I've been working on the start up chemicals and dialing in the process per TFP methods as I learn them.
However, this week I have had to put in a gallon of 10% bleach per day in order to maintain chlorine. CYA is at 60 due to the August TX heat and trying to maintain on the high side of recommended so I don't go too low (8-9PPM) (Getting pretty expensive and hubs wants to go back to the pucks the PB left).
After educating myself a bit more it seems it may be the UV or ozone system.
I performed an OCLT last night and got 1.5ppm loss. I am assuming since its a new pool that we don't have any organics yet (but I may be way off here...)
So that led me to the UV/Ozone research. From my research on the Paramount Ultra UV2 system, while it may not be helping and consuming additional electricity, it should NOT be consuming FC as it's primary wavelength does not break down FC like the Sun's wavelengths.
Which leaves the Ozone system. The PB has this connected directly to the pump, so I believe it has been running nonstop since day 1.
After my OCLT last night, and subsequent to my additional TFP research, I went outside to figure out how to turn off the UV/O3 systems. The UV system automatically turns on based on flow rate, so when the pump is at 30% or higher. I turned my pump down to 25% today (PB had it set at 65% for 12hrs during the day). That should take care of the UV. For the ozone, I don't see anyway to turn it "off", but it did have a flow valve that I closed down completely.
In the time I took my morning OCLT at 7am until I had decided to turn off the UV/O3 systems at 9:30am, I had lost 1.5PPM FC (0.6PPM per hour). I have been loosing 7-8PPM FC per day, so at 0.6PPM for 12 hours=7.2.
I'm going to test again tonight, might even do an afternoon test here soon to sooth my curiosity.
In the meantime, is my understanding correct that it is probably not the UV system but instead the OZONE system that is causing the huge daily FC loss?
I think I can live with turning the OZONE flow regulator off, but I'm not sure how I would turn off the UV system. It appears that the PB connect the wiring for the Pump/ozone/uv together as I do not see a master breaker labeled for the individual components.
Find my logs here:
Thanks so far for all of your help! We have a brand new pool, and unfortunately I didn't find this site until mid-way through our build. Builder 'package' included UV and Ozone combo system, which has been turned on per builder settings since fill. I've been working on the start up chemicals and dialing in the process per TFP methods as I learn them.
However, this week I have had to put in a gallon of 10% bleach per day in order to maintain chlorine. CYA is at 60 due to the August TX heat and trying to maintain on the high side of recommended so I don't go too low (8-9PPM) (Getting pretty expensive and hubs wants to go back to the pucks the PB left).
After educating myself a bit more it seems it may be the UV or ozone system.
I performed an OCLT last night and got 1.5ppm loss. I am assuming since its a new pool that we don't have any organics yet (but I may be way off here...)
So that led me to the UV/Ozone research. From my research on the Paramount Ultra UV2 system, while it may not be helping and consuming additional electricity, it should NOT be consuming FC as it's primary wavelength does not break down FC like the Sun's wavelengths.
Which leaves the Ozone system. The PB has this connected directly to the pump, so I believe it has been running nonstop since day 1.
After my OCLT last night, and subsequent to my additional TFP research, I went outside to figure out how to turn off the UV/O3 systems. The UV system automatically turns on based on flow rate, so when the pump is at 30% or higher. I turned my pump down to 25% today (PB had it set at 65% for 12hrs during the day). That should take care of the UV. For the ozone, I don't see anyway to turn it "off", but it did have a flow valve that I closed down completely.
In the time I took my morning OCLT at 7am until I had decided to turn off the UV/O3 systems at 9:30am, I had lost 1.5PPM FC (0.6PPM per hour). I have been loosing 7-8PPM FC per day, so at 0.6PPM for 12 hours=7.2.
I'm going to test again tonight, might even do an afternoon test here soon to sooth my curiosity.
In the meantime, is my understanding correct that it is probably not the UV system but instead the OZONE system that is causing the huge daily FC loss?
I think I can live with turning the OZONE flow regulator off, but I'm not sure how I would turn off the UV system. It appears that the PB connect the wiring for the Pump/ozone/uv together as I do not see a master breaker labeled for the individual components.
Find my logs here: