We just had our pool finished and the pool builder gave us a pretty thorough crash course last Friday. The only things I'm still uncertain about are how often/what speed/when to run the filter pump and what settings the SWCG needs to be at. The PB just told us that we need to check the chlorine and adjust the SWCG up/down until we get it where we want it.
We have a 15,500 gallon 16x35 Trilogy fiberglass pool (Gravity model) with a raised fiberglass spillover spa. The SWCG is a Hayward T-Cell-15.
My main confusion is what is the best way to run the filter pump. We have an Ecostar SP3400VSP for our main filter pump with 6 returns to the pool, two returns to a raised spa with spillover, and 3 bubblers on the built in tanning ledge. We have no idea what the best way to run things is. Right now we're running the pump 24hrs/day with the spillover on with the pump at 67%; we crank it up when using the bubblers. We have an Hayward Omnilogic control panel, but we haven't set up any schedules or anything.
Yesterday, our salt level is around 3600 (we need to add some water today as we've had some hot weather this week leading to evaporative loss), FC was 13 (we keep cranking the SWCG down - currently at 20% - it was through the roof when the builder left us with it set at 50%), CYA is 70, and our pH stays pretty stable around 7.5 (it creeps up a little with bubblers and spillover). We're using the TF100 kit for our testing.
Any advice on how to run things? I'm sure there are a ton of way to do so. We live in the Memphis, TN area and are having heat indices in the 110s this week, so the pool temp has been climbing to mid 90s. We've managed to keep it cooler with bubblers running at night, and we're thinking about getting a cooling fountain so the pool feels a little more comfortable. Right now the pool is at 91F (almost noon here).
Thanks in advance for any help.
We have a 15,500 gallon 16x35 Trilogy fiberglass pool (Gravity model) with a raised fiberglass spillover spa. The SWCG is a Hayward T-Cell-15.
My main confusion is what is the best way to run the filter pump. We have an Ecostar SP3400VSP for our main filter pump with 6 returns to the pool, two returns to a raised spa with spillover, and 3 bubblers on the built in tanning ledge. We have no idea what the best way to run things is. Right now we're running the pump 24hrs/day with the spillover on with the pump at 67%; we crank it up when using the bubblers. We have an Hayward Omnilogic control panel, but we haven't set up any schedules or anything.
Yesterday, our salt level is around 3600 (we need to add some water today as we've had some hot weather this week leading to evaporative loss), FC was 13 (we keep cranking the SWCG down - currently at 20% - it was through the roof when the builder left us with it set at 50%), CYA is 70, and our pH stays pretty stable around 7.5 (it creeps up a little with bubblers and spillover). We're using the TF100 kit for our testing.
Any advice on how to run things? I'm sure there are a ton of way to do so. We live in the Memphis, TN area and are having heat indices in the 110s this week, so the pool temp has been climbing to mid 90s. We've managed to keep it cooler with bubblers running at night, and we're thinking about getting a cooling fountain so the pool feels a little more comfortable. Right now the pool is at 91F (almost noon here).
Thanks in advance for any help.