If FC is well controlled in SWG pool at relatively low percentage run time, do I really need more CYA?

[cptkirk]

My outdoor salt pool is a little over 3 years old. I'm typically keeping the CYA level around 30 which is much lower than recommended here, but find that I only need to run the SWG at 10 - 15% about 8 hours a day in the summer to keep the FC level around 3 ppm. The pool is used every day in season, but typically only 1 to 2 hours by one swimmer. Have not had any algae problems so far. So for my case, does it really make sense to raise the CYA levels?

 

[woodyp]

If the way you're maintaining your pool is working for you.....good deal! I would think that would be hard to do especially in Florida.
If it ever goes south on you...you know what our recommendations are.

 

[kellyfair]

You are keeping your FC lower than I would be comfortable with, especially during a Florida summer!
When you keep it at 3 with your SWG, how low does it go when your SWG isn’t running?

 

[mknauss]

Is this pool in a screen enclosure?

 

[cptkirk]

I normally run the SWG from about 9am to 5pm and typically test first thing in the morning so its been off in the neighborhood of 14 hours at test time. Why would 3 ppm be low with CYA of 30?

 

[cptkirk]

Yes, pool is screen enclosed.

 

[mknauss]

That is why your pool is not impacted by UV. It is essentially an indoor pool.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Did you install the SWG cell yourself?

 

[mguzzy]

This! What Marty said. The screen is blocking much of the UV, so you will need a lot less CYA. I bet with some experimenting you can find the optimum CYA level for your pool. Somewhere i remember seeing a thread discussing CYA for indoor pools

 

[setsailsoon]

I have a screen enclosure and I don't see performance like you describe. Low CYA works OK in the winter but when summer comes I need 60-80 ppm. How are you testing?

 

[cptkirk]

SWG was installed when the pool was built. I have a Taylor kit for testing CL (TC and CC), pH, Alk, Calc, Salt, and CYA. Also get the pool water tested at a pool store once a month. I'm in the FL panhandle, so perhaps not quite as hot in the summer as south FL. Also there is only one primary user (my wife) who showers before entering and is mostly swimming laps for an hour or so daily.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

I was curious about the SWG because its so undersized (we always recommend a cell at least 2x the pool size) but is also listed as being one for Above Ground Pools. Just weird. You say you don't have any problems with algae?

Maddie

 

[cptkirk]

When I was selecting the type of SWG in my profile, I saw it said Hayward Turbo Cell and selected that. But taking another look at exactly what I have, it's a Hayward TCELL940