Okay, I'm fully converted to LC; no more tabs... but wow this is getting expensive. My current stats are:
20,000 in ground, plaster pool, 3 years old.
PH 7.5
FC 2.5 to 7 (this is my question, details coming below)
TA 130
CYA 140 (yes I know this is horrible but I cant drain and refill yet. I need to wait a few more months)
So with no tabs anymore I'm using bleach at 7.1% I bought from WalMart. My issue is every day I'm putting enough to get up to about 7 in FC but it drops down to around 2.5 in 24 hours! To get back to 7 with my crazy CYA it takes almost 1.5 gallons AKA $7 bucks a day! Needless to say I can't drop that kind of cash / LC into my pool on the daily. Is there anything I can do until I get the CYA down to not use so much? Should I keep using the tabs until I can drain? Any other ideas?
Also, can someone please assure me that once I do get my CYA in check for next season I'm not going to need 1.5 gallons of bleach a day all swimming season?
20,000 in ground, plaster pool, 3 years old.
PH 7.5
FC 2.5 to 7 (this is my question, details coming below)
TA 130
CYA 140 (yes I know this is horrible but I cant drain and refill yet. I need to wait a few more months)
So with no tabs anymore I'm using bleach at 7.1% I bought from WalMart. My issue is every day I'm putting enough to get up to about 7 in FC but it drops down to around 2.5 in 24 hours! To get back to 7 with my crazy CYA it takes almost 1.5 gallons AKA $7 bucks a day! Needless to say I can't drop that kind of cash / LC into my pool on the daily. Is there anything I can do until I get the CYA down to not use so much? Should I keep using the tabs until I can drain? Any other ideas?
Also, can someone please assure me that once I do get my CYA in check for next season I'm not going to need 1.5 gallons of bleach a day all swimming season?