Hey all,
My wife and I are going out of town for four days (Thursday-Sunday). What are my best options to keeping the FC up while we are gone?
For reference, we just did a water exchange two weeks ago so our CYA is around 35-40. Water is currently clear. We have had algae issues in the past because we get a lot of sun and vegetation in the pool from nearby trees. Also, it is still high 80s here in Texas so conditions are pretty good to come home to a mess of algae.
The three main options I see are:
Any other options or advice on how to proceed would be appreciated!
My wife and I are going out of town for four days (Thursday-Sunday). What are my best options to keeping the FC up while we are gone?
For reference, we just did a water exchange two weeks ago so our CYA is around 35-40. Water is currently clear. We have had algae issues in the past because we get a lot of sun and vegetation in the pool from nearby trees. Also, it is still high 80s here in Texas so conditions are pretty good to come home to a mess of algae.
The three main options I see are:
- Put a lot of liquid chlorine in the pool today before we leave and ensure water is at a good level. Pump runs on a timer from 8 AM - 5 PM daily. Understand that it will decrease quite quickly over four days.
- Use two of tri-chlor tabs in the in-line chlorinator to keep FC up. Negative is that it adds CYA to the pool and I think we are at a good level.
- Add normal FC today and leave it for the four days, SLAM it when we get home next week.
Any other options or advice on how to proceed would be appreciated!