We live in North Texas, first pool and first winter. Ours is a 14K gallon chlorine pool.
We are keeping the pool open for the spa, and although it’s been about six weeks since it was warm enough to swim, I haven’t changed anything in my maintenance regimen other than testing less frequently (weekly).
is there anything I should do differently in cold-weather months? For instance, I have considered the possibility that chlorine levels should be lower, since (I think) algae requires warmer temps to thrive.
FYI : typical readings
FC: 7.5
pH: 7.6
TA: 80
CH: 525
CYA: 72 (I think this was from the pool maintenance company using lots of chlorine tablets before I took over the process myself)
We are keeping the pool open for the spa, and although it’s been about six weeks since it was warm enough to swim, I haven’t changed anything in my maintenance regimen other than testing less frequently (weekly).
is there anything I should do differently in cold-weather months? For instance, I have considered the possibility that chlorine levels should be lower, since (I think) algae requires warmer temps to thrive.
FYI : typical readings
FC: 7.5
pH: 7.6
TA: 80
CH: 525
CYA: 72 (I think this was from the pool maintenance company using lots of chlorine tablets before I took over the process myself)