Hi There,
I moved into my home about 8 months ago and just kept working with the pool guy from the previous owner. Hahaha - had no idea about the trichlor pucks (more were added recently which raised some suspicions for me - we had 3 floating
) and now have very high cyA. I'm now in charge of managing the pool now and feeling a bit worried about maintaining our high FC levels to prevent an algae bloom. We're in the middle of a heat wave in AZ so I'm not feeling very comfortable about the 72% drain recommended by the pool calculator considering the plaster.
I did my first testing this morning using Taylor K-2006C
FC: 7.5 (Leslie's said it was 15 last week so unsure about this.)
pH: 8 (may be higher - tested at Leslie's and a local store last week - they said 8.1)
cyA: 180 (did the 50% dilution test - Leslie's said about 160 last week)
The pucks have officially dissolved and I am out of sanitizer! Which means I need to get some in there SOON!
Questions:
1) Is it possible to maintain such a high FC (recommended 14-21 PPM) with liquid bleach? I do plan to drain my pool - in the winter as I have a crack that needs repair anyhow.
2) Should I be shocking and are there any shocks that exist that won't increase my cyA anymore?
3) Has anyone had experience with tracking such a high FC with the Taylor K-2006C? The kit says that it can test up to 20 PPM but feeling unsure about that.
I moved into my home about 8 months ago and just kept working with the pool guy from the previous owner. Hahaha - had no idea about the trichlor pucks (more were added recently which raised some suspicions for me - we had 3 floating
) and now have very high cyA. I'm now in charge of managing the pool now and feeling a bit worried about maintaining our high FC levels to prevent an algae bloom. We're in the middle of a heat wave in AZ so I'm not feeling very comfortable about the 72% drain recommended by the pool calculator considering the plaster.I did my first testing this morning using Taylor K-2006C
FC: 7.5 (Leslie's said it was 15 last week so unsure about this.)
pH: 8 (may be higher - tested at Leslie's and a local store last week - they said 8.1)
cyA: 180 (did the 50% dilution test - Leslie's said about 160 last week)
The pucks have officially dissolved and I am out of sanitizer! Which means I need to get some in there SOON!
Questions:
1) Is it possible to maintain such a high FC (recommended 14-21 PPM) with liquid bleach? I do plan to drain my pool - in the winter as I have a crack that needs repair anyhow.
2) Should I be shocking and are there any shocks that exist that won't increase my cyA anymore?
3) Has anyone had experience with tracking such a high FC with the Taylor K-2006C? The kit says that it can test up to 20 PPM but feeling unsure about that.
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