Use water depth, not pool wall height for volume. 4 ft depth would estimate at 13,500.
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New pool owner……aaaggghhh
- Thread starter pool$123
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Here are my new scores……I think I'm doing pretty good!
FC 7
CC 0
PH 7.6
TA 130
CYA 80
FC 7
CC 0
PH 7.6
TA 130
CYA 80
Yep, looks good. It is important not to let your chlorine level drop below the minimum level for your CYA or algae will start to grow, Chlorine CYA Chart. If anything you will want to keep it slightly over the target level because your CYA is fairly high and it would take a LOT of bleach to SLAM. It is safe to swim with chlorine level between minimum and shock level.
Is my cya level high given the pool is in direct sunlight (no trees, shade, etc). I thought I read recommended cya for direct sunlight is 70-80? Yes, I add bleach yesterday to try and get my fc to 8.
I would think yes, in PA that is high. But, if you pool is clear and you do not need to SLAM it can be managed at that level. Mine started at over 200 and I took a year to get it to the 40 it is now. But, when vacation comes I'm using tabs to bring it back to 50.
The full sun folks are generally in the lower latitudes, FL, TX, AZ and So. CA.
The full sun folks are generally in the lower latitudes, FL, TX, AZ and So. CA.
My FC was 7 yesterday and I added enough to take it to 8……..I tested today and it is 5.5…..is that a quick drop and if so, what would cause that?
Most pools will loose 2 - 3 pm per day to the sun. You can't protect it all with CYA.
I ran out of the CYA reagent…….where can I get a replacement and does it need to be Taylor or are all CYA reagents the same?
