Dichlor or Trichlor?

[benmccurdy]

Should I use Dichlor or Trichlor tabs to maintain chlorine? Also, if they both contain stabilizer and stabilizer don’t dissipate, eventually will my stabilizer become to high?

thank you and appreciate any information

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Yup... your stabilizer will become unmanageable and you'll learn how algae can take over a pool with such levels.

Too much stabilizer makes it difficult to sanitize properly because you'd need sooooo much Free Chlorine (FC) to balance out the stabilizer (CYA).

Have you considered Liquid Chlorine (LC) or a salt water chlorine generator (SWG) ?????

Maddie

 

[YippeeSkippy]

OOops! Just caught that your test kit is only a 2005. You need to order up the missing FAS-DPD test to make your kit equivalent to the one we recommend.

FAS/DPD Chlorine Test Kit

tftestkits.net

This test will test FC and CC up to 50ppm. Very necessary as most kits only go to 5-10ppm max.

FC/CYA Levels

Maddie

 

[benmccurdy]

Yup... your stabilizer will become unmanageable and you'll learn how algae can take over a pool with such levels.

Too much stabilizer makes it difficult to sanitize properly because you'd need sooooo much Free Chlorine (FC) to balance out the stabilizer (CYA).

Have you considered Liquid Chlorine (LC) or a salt water chlorine generator (SWG) ?????

Maddie

I usually use liquid chlorine. I just have Trichlor tabs left over from when I moved in the house

 

[benmccurdy]

OOops! Just caught that your test kit is only a 2005. You need to order up the missing FAS-DPD test to make your kit equivalent to the one we recommend.

FAS/DPD Chlorine Test Kit

tftestkits.net

This test will test FC and CC up to 50ppm. Very necessary as most kits only go to 5-10ppm max.

FC/CYA Levels

Maddie

I have the FAS-DPD test stuff

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Can you update your signature with K-2006 test kit then. Saves all of us asking you to get the FAS-DPD test over and over.

Thanks

Maddie

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Depending on your CYA level now (what is it?) you could use up your pucks if you can afford to add that extra CYA also.

 

[benmccurdy]

Can you update your signature with K-2006 test kit then. Saves all of us asking you to get the FAS-DPD test over and over.

Thanks

Maddie

Oh sorry. Will do

 

[benmccurdy]

Depending on your CYA level now (what is it?) you could use up your pucks if you can afford to add that extra CYA also.

CYA is 25

 

[YippeeSkippy]

We round 25 up to 30 (its a logarithmic scale, not linear) So with 30ppm of CYA, if you feel you can absorb a bit more CYA in to you water-go for it!
Use PoolMath's Effect of Added Chemicals to tell you how many you can use to reach, say...40ppm?

Maddie

 

[benmccurdy]

Can you update your signature with K-2006 test kit then. Saves all of us asking you to get the FAS-DPD test over and over.

Thanks

Maddie

My bad, my FAS- DPD test had expired and I need to get some more. Should I use that test, since I am new to it, instead of the chlorine test in the TF 100?

 

[YippeeSkippy]

You should get FAS-DPD refill pronto. The OTO test only goes s high.

 

[benmccurdy]

What is oto?

 

[mknauss]

What is oto?

OTO Chlorine Test

This test is the most reliable way to check for the presence of chlorine. If … Read more…

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[benmccurdy]

So, I need to use the FAS DPD instead of my TF 100 to check FC?

 

[mknauss]

So, I need to use the FAS DPD instead of my TF 100 to check FC?

The TF100 includes the FAS-DPD test reagents.

 

[benmccurdy]

My TF 100 does not contain the reagents for the FAS DPD

 

[mknauss]

Then you do not have a TF100.
R0870 powder and R0871 drops.

TF-100 Test Kit

tftestkits.net

 

[benmccurdy]

Oh OK. Maybe I just thought I had a TF 100 lol

 

[benmccurdy]

Dang! I have a K-1005