Something which is making me curious since I use liquid chlorine as my main source but still run my Rainbow feeder on the lowest setting for the triclor to supplement as a buffer. If low CYA below 20 is going to burn off FC quickly and high CYA above 70 will lock it up, I am understanding the principle of the CYA acting as a buffer to hold back the FC.
So assuming I am adding the same amount of bleach at 3-4 gallons 12.5% per week, if I have a CYA of 50, will this allow me to add the bleach less frequently than CYA at 30? Assuming my base FC target is kept in the range of the CYA chart. For example, CYA at 30 would require adding 1/2 gal daily but will CYA of 50 allow me to add 1.5 gallons every 3 days since the higher CYA will slow down FC loss?
My CYA is at 40 right now and I have no problems at all so this is hypothetical. Just trying to determine if I can save a little time during the work week with less frequent FC additions. I am almost out of trichlor for the season so no more CYA will be added for the rest of the year after a week or two more.
So assuming I am adding the same amount of bleach at 3-4 gallons 12.5% per week, if I have a CYA of 50, will this allow me to add the bleach less frequently than CYA at 30? Assuming my base FC target is kept in the range of the CYA chart. For example, CYA at 30 would require adding 1/2 gal daily but will CYA of 50 allow me to add 1.5 gallons every 3 days since the higher CYA will slow down FC loss?
My CYA is at 40 right now and I have no problems at all so this is hypothetical. Just trying to determine if I can save a little time during the work week with less frequent FC additions. I am almost out of trichlor for the season so no more CYA will be added for the rest of the year after a week or two more.