Long time listener, first time poster!
I have been using bleach in my pool since I bought my home in Jan 2016. I did a partial drain to lower the CYA, and did all last summer with bleach, plus occasionally lowered the pH with muriatic acid (I believe my spa spillover causes the pH to creep up). We have been getting quite a bit of spring rain, and I have been bleaching the pool to combat the new rainwater. The pool is clear, but I am still using a lot of bleach. I buy the 121oz bottles of 8.25% Clorox at Sam's. I have been using more than 3 bottles/week just to keep some chlorine in the pool. When I get the chlorine up 6 ppm, my tests do not show any Combined Chlorine. I know that I need to raise my CYA to a stable level, but I am hesitant because, up until now, I have only been concerned with keeping it low. I am sure the sun and rainwater are depleting my chlorine quickly because of my low CYA. All of that being said, I would like some opinions on what to do with my pool right now. Below are my latest numbers:
FC: ~4
CC: 0
pH: 8.0 or above
TA: 200
Cal Hard: 320
CYA: 0-<20
- What's the best way to raise CYA? (I have some trichlor tabs I can put in the feeder)
- Is there anyway I can bring the pH, TA, and CH down and then stabilize those numbers?
Any help is appreciated, THANKS!
I have been using bleach in my pool since I bought my home in Jan 2016. I did a partial drain to lower the CYA, and did all last summer with bleach, plus occasionally lowered the pH with muriatic acid (I believe my spa spillover causes the pH to creep up). We have been getting quite a bit of spring rain, and I have been bleaching the pool to combat the new rainwater. The pool is clear, but I am still using a lot of bleach. I buy the 121oz bottles of 8.25% Clorox at Sam's. I have been using more than 3 bottles/week just to keep some chlorine in the pool. When I get the chlorine up 6 ppm, my tests do not show any Combined Chlorine. I know that I need to raise my CYA to a stable level, but I am hesitant because, up until now, I have only been concerned with keeping it low. I am sure the sun and rainwater are depleting my chlorine quickly because of my low CYA. All of that being said, I would like some opinions on what to do with my pool right now. Below are my latest numbers:
FC: ~4
CC: 0
pH: 8.0 or above
TA: 200
Cal Hard: 320
CYA: 0-<20
- What's the best way to raise CYA? (I have some trichlor tabs I can put in the feeder)
- Is there anyway I can bring the pH, TA, and CH down and then stabilize those numbers?
Any help is appreciated, THANKS!