Going away 20 days

[paul1971]

Hi guys i will be going away 20 days.
I have a pool maintenance person coming to vacuum once a week (so two times).
I am thinking to just add liquid chlorine to 20 level and tell the pool guy to just vacuum and dont bother testing.
Current levels:

Cya 80ish
Fc 9,5
TA 70
Ph 7,5

Do you have suggestions?

Thanks

 

[JJ_Tex]

With a salt pool, that is exactly how I would do it.

 

[Mdragger88]

I would also put some pucks in a floater with it set to med/low - just insurance incase the power goes out or equipment fails. The initial higher fc add would take care of the beginning and the pucks which are slow to dissolve would help cover the backend.
Tether the floater so it doesn’t touch the wall.
Each puck once dissolved adds about 3ppm cya -
So maybe 9ppm over 20 days if you can get 3 in there. Not too bad.
Another thing to think about when having such an extended absence is managing evaporation/water level. Along with checking the skimmer baskets.
Do you have anyone else who can pop in & check on the pool for you?

 

[paul1971]

I would also put some pucks in a floater with it set to med/low - just insurance incase the power goes out or equipment fails. The initial higher fc add would take care of the beginning and the pucks which are slow to dissolve would help cover the backend.
Tether the floater so it doesn’t touch the wall.
Each puck once dissolved adds about 3ppm cya -
So maybe 9ppm over 20 days if you can get 3 in there. Not too bad.
Another thing to think about when having such an extended absence is managing evaporation/water level. Along with checking the skimmer baskets.
Do you have anyone else who can pop in & check on the pool for you?

Thanks. What are the pucks?
FC has been very stable over the past month. With swcg set at 50 i had to add a little LC once only. But like 15 ml.
Water level if anything it rains here so i may just lower the level a bit.
Unf no one else can come and check in between the weeks.

 

[paul1971]

Ps: my motor does not have the option of low or high, its just either on or off

 

[Mdragger88]

Thanks. What are the pucks?
FC has been very stable over the past month. With swcg set at 50 i had to add a little LC once only. But like 15 ml.
Water level if anything it rains here so i may just lower the level a bit.
Unf no one else can come and check in between the weeks.

Trichlor pucks/tablets- they add cya as well as fc and are acidic.
This can be helpful for a vacation. Not so much for daily chlorination.
They are sold individually at many places so you don’t have to buy a whole bucket. Most tabs weigh about 8oz. so you can use PoolMath effects of adding to see their consequences.
You would also need a floating dispenser. Usually about $5.
The main reason to use them is to have a little insurance incase of power failure or equipment failure while you’re away.
Hopefully neither of those occur for you.