Oh ok/ the FAS-DPD test results are above thatthe FC is 3.5, the TA is 70, Salt is 3000, and CYA is 60.
Yes. I would keep it there or a little above. Gives you some wiggle room.
You mean liquid chlorine? Most Walmarts, Home Depots, and Lowes do stock liquid chlorine. Look on their websites for "liquid chlorine" or "chlorinating liquid" Be a bit careful though - WM, HD, and Lowes often store it outside. Liquid chlorine has a finite shelf life, and its degradation is accelerated at elevated temperatures (see this link here). So check the date code (same link). I'd say if it's more than a month old and kept outside, you should avoid it.
Just getting back on here; I have 3 questions-
Got it, that's great on the filter!
I'll get this figured out after a few more times, I'm sure.
Don't forget to factor in the peak season. If your SWG holds rock solid wherever you set it, then dance the minimum line as close as you wish. 2 away doesn't leave much room for error in July/Aug in FL. In October its plenty.
With the cell off, that was your test ? Was there a reason for testing it ?
You will. I promise. And you're doing GREAT. Any goofs now are silly ones that won't swamp you. You got them big fat TFP training wheels on. We got you.
FC is technically safe where it is now but obviously on the high end. Yes I'd test and when you get to 5 or so turn it back on. PH is high so you'll need to add MA to bring back down to the 7.6-7.8 range. As for the salt if your SWG is happy with your salt level you're fine. If it gets too low you'll see an indicator telling you as much. Once you add salt you're not going to lose it except for draining, filling and splash out.
Thank you! As for the salt, I just tested it today because we've had it off since the 9th trying to get the FC situated. The FC was 11 on the 9th, we turned the swg off to try and drop the fc a bit, but on the 13th the FC was 3.5 which surprised me it dropped so far so fast. So we added way to much liquid chlorine (based on having wrong information about the pool and the % of chlorine) trying to get it a little above target of 4 (so maybe 6?) and yesterday the FC was 14. I was ready to throw in the towel lol
Should also mention if your FC is above 10 (which you're right there) your PH test is not real reliable so maybe wait to test PH again once your FC comes down just a little.
I get a lot of rain so I like to maintain my chlorine a bit on the high side. Just go for a range. With a CYA of 70, anything between 5-9 is fine. It’s a lot better to be on the higher end then the lower end, especially when it’s hot out. Don’t stress if your at 9, time to dump in some chlorine if your at 3. You typically don’t have to think in terms of exact numbers, just ranges of numbers.
9.5 is GREAT compared to 3.5. Read the 2 posts above this one carefully. They are both dead on.
Let's see if @Leebo can help you with this one.
Looks real good. Now bring the PH down to your target and your water is in balanceHey, look at that! I turned swcg to 10% a few days ago, tested FAS-DPD today , and FINALLY the FC is starting to come down- 7.5 rather than 9, 10, 11, 14
Should I add some stabilizer too? For some reason we can't seem to get or keep it above 60 for several weeks now ....Pool Math says to add some to try to hit the range of 70-75
