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pooldv said:
CSI being a little low for a short while is not a problem. And really it isn't a problem until it is -0.6. I would lower it to 7.2 and see how long it takes to rise back to 7.8 just so you'll know. Then we can make a plan for vaca.
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ok pool dv here is my 630 results:

fc: 2.5
ph: 7.6
ta: 60
csi: -.25

i only added chlorine. I'll test ph before I go to bed around 10 ish to see. I don't think it will make it till tomorrow morning at 630 am and not be higher than 7.8. But we will see. So for a 12 hour period it went from 7.2 to 7.6 so far.
 
Jim I fight my pH all the time and have to lower it almost daily...my FC seems to be a little more stable and I'm adding slightly less chlorine and only once in the evening now...
 
Thats exactly where I'm at man. I'm high again after 24 hrs.

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pooldv said:
CSI being a little low for a short while is not a problem. And really it isn't a problem until it is -0.6. I would lower it to 7.2 and see how long it takes to rise back to 7.8 just so you'll know. Then we can make a plan for vaca.
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ok 25 hrs later.

I went from 7.2 to 8.1.

Bringing it down to 7.2 again.

Fc seems to be a 1.5 drop per day.

Jim
 
pooldv said:
Ok, thats a lot better than 12 hours.
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i just did my night test cause i have been adding my chlorine then. acid in AM. chlorine in PM.

I lost 1.5 FC again so that is running steady at 1.5 per day. so we have an idea on that.

Here are my numbers:

PH: 7.6 already 12 hrs later
FC: 2.5 added 38 oz
CYA: 40 for sure
TA: 50 down to I added baking soda to bring it back up to 60 like you wanted it at the other day
Temp: 77
CH: 275
CSI:-.37

my csi is always in the danger area now that TA is lower and water temp is lower

1. is that going to be an issue?
2. so we have a good grasp on my chlorine. I can brig it up like you said when I go away and he can even just add a few ounces each day in the night maybe? what do you think?
3. acid. what do we do here? with a TA 60 it just ca't go 24 hrs can it? it goes up to over 8.0 within 24 hrs.

thanks!
jim
 
Yeah, starting to look like we need to have an acid dose ready to go. No need to worry about CSI dropping down as low as -0.6 for the short term. Let TA stay at 50 tomorrow and see what happens with pH.
 
pooldv said:
Yeah, starting to look like we need to have an acid dose ready to go. No need to worry about CSI dropping down as low as -0.6 for the short term. Let TA stay at 50 tomorrow and see what happens with pH.
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Ahhh I already added baking soda. Back to 60. I thought u wanted it at 60. I'm sorry. It will be down again in a day or 2 cause of the acid going in. Right now the ph is below 7.8 about 12 hrs later.

Jim
 
ok i'm still going here! I'm bringing my FC up to 6 tonight and tomorrow to 7 for my high end of the CYA 40 target.

my ph is still wonky, but if i drop it to 7.2 by 24's it has not gone above 8 for a few days so that is getting better.

i have been keeping my TA at 60. my CH has been steady at 300.

My CSI bounces back and forth easy day. i don't ever get in that .06 or -.6 range. just a bit above and below the .3 or -.3.

My buddy is going to come every night when we go away to drop acid and chlorine. I don't think I'll have to do pucks or anything. They will be able to maintain it for the week safely I think. I'll take my TA up to 70 before I leave. Have my FC at 7. and have my PH set to 7.2 the night before I leave.

Pavers are going slow but we are getting there. We only get 2 hrs here and there each night after work. My buddy is laying out everything and doing the pattern. He is setting the lines for all cuts. He is in charge. lol his girlfriend is doing all the cuts for us. I then rough up all the edges after each cut do the cut side matches the tumbled side so they don't look cut cause there is a ton offcuts. no straight lines except 30 feet by porch. i have been on detail work. replacing pavers that might have a nick that he misses. Doing all the carrying so everything is at his feet. you know mindless monkey work. The joke is I'm the "artist" cause i'm re-tumbling the brick as we cut them. lol

my kids are having a ball. they carry 6x6's for us. my son is right in the action trying to lay out the pattern and messing up my buddy as he try to follow the pattern. lol they r having a ball. i don't know my my buddy and his girl feel. lol it's going good though. drains are the hardest part. the stupid flanges on each side of the drain is tipping the paver that touches the drain. tips it in the wrong direction away from the drain though so we either have to cut the flanges off which will make the drain not as stable for balance or we got to buzz off the bottom 1/8 inch 3 inches in on every single paver touching the drains. i think we have to go with option 2. so leaving that for last before we do the joints with poly sand.

i'll have pics in a few days!

jim
 
Can't wait to see the new paver project...Must be nice to have a good buddy to help out!

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Jim when you get a chance (I know your busy) can you check out my post #425 on my thread as you may have valuable insight...Thanks!!
 

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Hey guys. So.

My cya has been 40 for over a week.

My fc has been being kept at 4 for a while now. For past 2 weeks hot or cool out I loose 1.5 to 2 ppm each day.

Yesterday yesterday I went up to 6. Today I lost 3.5 over same time and temperature out.

That normal. CAn someone explain?
 
Sat all day the past day so no bather load. Bad rain storm yesterday but I dosed way after the storm. Went to bed. No rain. No swimming. But larger loss.

How can I have anything growing if my fc has Not gone below my target?

I mean maybe it got hotter hotter today but it's a close call.

Jim
 
ok kids are out of pool for 20 mins now. did test 2 times.

FC is 7.5 with a PH of 7.2 right now. CC is 0.0

It's still valid if kids swam a bit tonight. yes? Test was after they were out. I added chlorine 1 hr before they swam.

So Chlorine. 1 hr wait. kids swam for 45 mins or so. kids out. 20 mins later test performed x2.

jim
 
FC at 4 with CYA at 40 is pretty risky, it is awfully close to the minimum of 3. That doesnt leave much room for error or surprises. Is it 4 before you add more? Or are you doing to 4?
 
pooldv said:
FC at 4 with CYA at 40 is pretty risky, it is awfully close to the minimum of 3. That doesnt leave much room for error or surprises. Is it 4 before you add more? Or are you doing to 4?
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i have had to keep it at 4 for the past 3 weeks cause it's new plaster. Diamond Brite would not let me take it any higher. They said I could ramp it up to 7 (my target) by thursday.

So I have had to flirt with being at 2.0 and 2.5 for the past 3 weeks.

So does that mean I cold have been building up algae?

Water is crystal clear right now.

jim

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I did my over the night test for contaminants.


I did 3 samples of water:

All 3 were a FC of 7.5 ppm

Last night as above it was also 7.5 ppm

So i'm 100% fine then?

jim
 

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