So, our pool remains open (we are in Georgia), but we haven't been in it since mid October. The water was down to 45 degrees yesterday morning and the leaves are finally through falling here. We have family coming to our house Christmas Day and they asked if I could heat the pool and us all swim in the afternoon. The highs will be mid 60's. So, I cut the heat on last night via my phone app and it's been running ever since. It's now up to 73 degrees and climbing. So, it'll get plenty hot in plenty of time. I plan to heat it to 90 degrees and have a nice bathtub for all our guests to swim in for an hour or two.
Tonight, I tested my water and my chlorine is at 11, and free chlorine is at 0. All my other numbers look good. Calcium hardness is 100, TA is at 50, CYA is 60, salt level is 3200, pH is 7.8....all tested via my TF-100 test kit and entered into PoolMath.
My question: I've put pucks in the skimmers to keep chlorine in the pool when the SWG shut down due to temp. Is there any way to lower the chlorine from 11 to around 5 or 6 in a few days? My SWG is cut down to 1%, so it's not producing chlorine right now, even though the water temp is back above 60. The only thing I can think of is to pump out water and add more water back to the pool. But, I'm not sure how effective that would be and how much I'd have to pump out. That would also slow down heating the pool back up. Any ideas, or is it a lost cause for Christmas Day at this point? How long will it take for the chlorine to lower naturally?
Tonight, I tested my water and my chlorine is at 11, and free chlorine is at 0. All my other numbers look good. Calcium hardness is 100, TA is at 50, CYA is 60, salt level is 3200, pH is 7.8....all tested via my TF-100 test kit and entered into PoolMath.
My question: I've put pucks in the skimmers to keep chlorine in the pool when the SWG shut down due to temp. Is there any way to lower the chlorine from 11 to around 5 or 6 in a few days? My SWG is cut down to 1%, so it's not producing chlorine right now, even though the water temp is back above 60. The only thing I can think of is to pump out water and add more water back to the pool. But, I'm not sure how effective that would be and how much I'd have to pump out. That would also slow down heating the pool back up. Any ideas, or is it a lost cause for Christmas Day at this point? How long will it take for the chlorine to lower naturally?