Hello,
I can't believe how much I've learned on this forum already. This place is an amazing resource!!
I just bought a new home in a So Cal suburb that came with a 30K gallon swimming pool. The pool water hadn't been changed for decades apparently and the dissolved solids and CYA were off the charts. We did a full drain and refill and my most recent readings were as follows:
FC 1.0
TC 1.4
pH 8.2
TA 167
CH 156
CYA 24
I've been adding a gallon of 10% bleach three times a week, but I don't think that's enough because at the end of day 2, my FC reading goes well below 2...almost at zero. After working with the pool calculator for a bit, it looks like I need to add approximately 1.3 gallons to get it up to the recommended level of 5 PPM. And based on the daily FC loss I've been experiencing, I will need to add just under one gallon on a daily basis. That really seems like a lot. And if I really want to adhere to the minimums, I should probably divide up my chlorine treatments to twice a day so that I never get below 2 PPM.
Am I on the right track? Will raising my CYA decrease my daily FC treatment requirement?
My buddy who lives close by and has a larger pool than I get by with adding 2 gallons just once a week. Is he headed toward trouble? I know he SLAMs his pool every once in a long while, but I like the idea of never having to SLAM by maintaining recommended FC at all times.
Thanks!
I can't believe how much I've learned on this forum already. This place is an amazing resource!!
I just bought a new home in a So Cal suburb that came with a 30K gallon swimming pool. The pool water hadn't been changed for decades apparently and the dissolved solids and CYA were off the charts. We did a full drain and refill and my most recent readings were as follows:
FC 1.0
TC 1.4
pH 8.2
TA 167
CH 156
CYA 24
I've been adding a gallon of 10% bleach three times a week, but I don't think that's enough because at the end of day 2, my FC reading goes well below 2...almost at zero. After working with the pool calculator for a bit, it looks like I need to add approximately 1.3 gallons to get it up to the recommended level of 5 PPM. And based on the daily FC loss I've been experiencing, I will need to add just under one gallon on a daily basis. That really seems like a lot. And if I really want to adhere to the minimums, I should probably divide up my chlorine treatments to twice a day so that I never get below 2 PPM.
Am I on the right track? Will raising my CYA decrease my daily FC treatment requirement?
My buddy who lives close by and has a larger pool than I get by with adding 2 gallons just once a week. Is he headed toward trouble? I know he SLAMs his pool every once in a long while, but I like the idea of never having to SLAM by maintaining recommended FC at all times.
Thanks!
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