Starting the swim season and I want to start it off right. I want to use the Suggested Free Chlorine as my guide. I was playing around with the various chlorine & CYA levels in the Pool Calculator to better understand it. With zero CYA, SUG min = 0, Target = 3. CYA 30, SUG min = 2, Target = 6. As CYA is increased, SUG recommendations go up. I know I know this is wrong, but this seems to say the best CYA is zero. After having high CYA years ago we had to drain the pool - that is when I dropped Leslie's and found TFP. Since then I try to keep CYA between 30-40. We living outside of Dallas so the water temp is already 80 (and we have lots of shade so it would be even higher without it). I use bleach, and only tablets when we are occasionally out of town for more than a few days.
21,000 gal plaster, Jandy 460
FC = 5, CC = 0, TC = 5
CYA = 30
TA = 80
Calcium = 240
Borate = 0
I'm seeing a little algae and want to get rid of it and be ready to summer. What should I do and in what order. Should I raise borate level then slam? Or should it be the other way around? Or is there something else I'm missing. Thanks in advance for your help.
21,000 gal plaster, Jandy 460
FC = 5, CC = 0, TC = 5
CYA = 30
TA = 80
Calcium = 240
Borate = 0
I'm seeing a little algae and want to get rid of it and be ready to summer. What should I do and in what order. Should I raise borate level then slam? Or should it be the other way around? Or is there something else I'm missing. Thanks in advance for your help.
