Hello again!
I have 2 part question: Daily Test Kit, Bather load.
Daily Test Kit
I joined last year as a new pool owner bought the TF-100 and learned a ton when I had to do my first SLAM. Here I am 1 year later feeling more confident only to find out I should NOT have been using the K-1000 as my daily tester! I am now about to begin my 2nd SLAM in my second season . ugh! I would just prefer this K-1000 test kit be removed from TFTtestkits.net to avoid newbie mistakes such as mine. As another member put it, "k-1000 is only good for knowing if you have some chlorine". In searching through threads I've come to the conclusion to use the FAS/DPD test kit and use that as my daily tester? Please confirm? Because I have a SWG it looks like maybe I could use the K-1001 as my daily tester but with CYA range needed of 70-90 (currently 70) I would need to maintain FC min 5 with preferred range 8-10 and the test only goes to 5?
Bather Load
How do I calculate this and do I even need to calculate as long as FC/CYA ratios are ok? On a weekly basis my 24 lb hypo dog and 2 adults swim every few days. On weekends we have maybe 4 adults, 1 dog, a 3yrs old (potty trained) and two 9mos old in the pool for maybe 2 hours. How much is a 'bather load' per say that I need to compensate for?
Thank you and Thank you for anything!
P.S. I have another question for SWG using ORP set point vs. dosing (Pentair IntelliChem where should I post that question?
I have 2 part question: Daily Test Kit, Bather load.
Daily Test Kit
I joined last year as a new pool owner bought the TF-100 and learned a ton when I had to do my first SLAM. Here I am 1 year later feeling more confident only to find out I should NOT have been using the K-1000 as my daily tester! I am now about to begin my 2nd SLAM in my second season . ugh! I would just prefer this K-1000 test kit be removed from TFTtestkits.net to avoid newbie mistakes such as mine. As another member put it, "k-1000 is only good for knowing if you have some chlorine". In searching through threads I've come to the conclusion to use the FAS/DPD test kit and use that as my daily tester? Please confirm? Because I have a SWG it looks like maybe I could use the K-1001 as my daily tester but with CYA range needed of 70-90 (currently 70) I would need to maintain FC min 5 with preferred range 8-10 and the test only goes to 5?
Bather Load
How do I calculate this and do I even need to calculate as long as FC/CYA ratios are ok? On a weekly basis my 24 lb hypo dog and 2 adults swim every few days. On weekends we have maybe 4 adults, 1 dog, a 3yrs old (potty trained) and two 9mos old in the pool for maybe 2 hours. How much is a 'bather load' per say that I need to compensate for?
Thank you and Thank you for anything!
P.S. I have another question for SWG using ORP set point vs. dosing (Pentair IntelliChem where should I post that question?