Curious why a 70-80 cya is recommended for a SWCG pool versus a 30-50 for a traditional chlorine pool? Is it because a lot of SWCG or too small for the pool size and they need the extra chlorine loss protection or what? I have my CYA right now and have been maintaining 4-5 FC level. I picked up some stabilizer the other day but haven’t added it yet. As the heat approaches and usage will increase I was preparing to increase the cya to 70 but got to thinking so here I am. Why would I want to have to run a FC of 7-8 (10% of cya) when when I could run a 4-5 at my current cya? I have 3 young children and the less chlorine exposure the better was my thinking. I have my RJ 60+ at 20% for 12 hrs a day right now (I kind of went over kill one the SWCG so it can keep up when demand is high). Pool looks great and have been doing weekly testing. My PH is stable at 7.8 and TA is 70.
Btw I picked up a speed stir and that thing is awesome. I feel like I’m gettin more accurate readings as sometimes when I think the color is changing it goes back and requires just one last drop
I guess I’m a little CYA gun shy after last year being my first year owning a pool using shock shock that made my CYA 150+ and then draining a ton to get back to normal. Then started off the season this year changing to VS and SWCG and following the advice of this forum and thus far this season life has been great. After many hours of reading I have a much better understanding of what I’m adding and the chemistry
Btw I picked up a speed stir and that thing is awesome. I feel like I’m gettin more accurate readings as sometimes when I think the color is changing it goes back and requires just one last drop
I guess I’m a little CYA gun shy after last year being my first year owning a pool using shock shock that made my CYA 150+ and then draining a ton to get back to normal. Then started off the season this year changing to VS and SWCG and following the advice of this forum and thus far this season life has been great. After many hours of reading I have a much better understanding of what I’m adding and the chemistry
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