OCLT good…but algae still in pool

[PoolStored]

It should be fine...robots don't tend to harbor it..

 

[300winmag]

25 may

Sunny day. Pool gets full sun.

0638. 42 drops. 21ppm
Added a 1/2 gallon as I headed out…wasnt sure when i’d get home.
0830. 45 drops. 22.5ppm
1020. 39drops. 19.5ppm. + 14oz
12:30. 36 drops. 18ppm. + 57oz

 

[300winmag]

Can the kids swim?

 

[PoolStored]

Can you see the bottom of the deep end? Yes? Go swim. Safe up to and including SLAM level FC.

 

[300winmag]

Can you see the bottom of the deep end? Yes? Go swim. Safe up to and including SLAM level FC.

Sure can. Thanks!

 

[PoolStored]

It'll clean those kids up!

 

[300winmag]

2:30pm. 37 drops. 18.5ppm. +43oz

 

[300winmag]

4:30. 38 drops. 19ppm. +28oz

 

[300winmag]

4:50 +1/2 gal bc 4 y/o said she peed in it 5 times
5:06. 50 drops. 25ppm.
630pm. 45 drops. 22.5ppm

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Gawdblesser for honesty.

 

[300winmag]

8:30pm. 54 drops. 27ppm. Unsure how the FC went up w/o adding any bleach?
Will retest in min

Brush still kicks up dusty debris

 

[YippeeSkippy]

How long has it been since the filters cleaned? What's your filter pressure level when clean vs current reading?

 

[300winmag]

Cleaned the filters again yesterday.

I’ll check the current psi in a few minutes

 

[PoolStored]

Get a good OCLT tonight...

 

[ajw22]

Those bowls can be algae breeding grounds.

Does chlorinated water flow through the bowls from sunrise to sunset?

 

[300winmag]

Filter psi is the same as yesterday after cleaning.

FC remeasured. 24ppm.


OCLT directions say to make sure that the pump is running for 30min before testing. So its OK to be off overnight?
Also, big rain expected tonight. Will that impact things?

 

[PoolStored]

OCLT directions say to make sure that the pump is running for 30min before testing. So its OK to be off overnight?

Sure, but needs to be run 30 minutes before testing in the morning...and your test needs to be before sunrise (6:22am)...so pump on by 5:52...

Also, big rain expected tonight. Will that impact things?

Doesn't usually, but can. Would be good to get a baseline OCLT, even with the rains.

 

[300winmag]

Those bowls can be algae breeding grounds.

Does chlorinated water flow through the bowls from sunrise to sunset?

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No. They get water flow for ~1/2 the main pump runtime.
I scrubbed them out several times using straight bleach.
The far right circle you noted is a floating basketball hoop
They do collect sand though.

 

[PoolStored]

BTW, I'm a .20 Practical guy myself...

 

[ajw22]

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No. They get water flow for ~1/2 the main pump runtime.
I scrubbed them out several times using straight bleach.
The far right circle you noted is a floating basketball hoop
They do collect sand though.

I think you may find chlorine rapidly disappears when the water sits still in the bowls. That lets algae take hold.

What times do the bowls flow?