We opened our pool late this year. We had lost a LOT of water. We first tried to make arrangements for a new liner, as ours is old and faded and we feared a leak. But all the companies we contacted about getting a liner said the same thing, that those orders are very back-ordered, and it could take months. So we decided to fill it up and make do - thus the even later opening, which was around 6/23/20, finally. It's holding water as well as it has in the past - just seems to need to be topped off occasionally, which we attribute to evaporation. (?)
The problem is that it is taking a LOT of chlorine every day, even though all the numbers seem to be right. What am I overlooking?
We first brought up the CYA and got pH and TA in check. We SLAMed until we passed the OCLT. Here are our current numbers:
pH 7.5
TA 70
CH 0
CYA 40
We continue to pass the OCLT, as I check it frequently, thinking there must be some hidden algae. We have been brushing frequently. But the pool is crystal clear - it sparkles. So why is it taking 2 and sometimes 3 gallons of bleach per day? This time last year, it was almost consistently 61 oz, with the very occasional 72 oz, 81 oz, or 102 oz.
We have a 20,000 gal inground with sand filter. The cost of bleach is going to drain us at this pace.
Oh...and a separate question: When we first bought this house with this pool that we knew nothing about a few years ago, I purchased a product called Jack's Magic The Filter Fiber Stuff - but we have never used it. Is it any good or should I throw it away?
We appreciate any help you can offer regarding our bleach gobbling pool.
Thank you!
The problem is that it is taking a LOT of chlorine every day, even though all the numbers seem to be right. What am I overlooking?
We first brought up the CYA and got pH and TA in check. We SLAMed until we passed the OCLT. Here are our current numbers:
pH 7.5
TA 70
CH 0
CYA 40
We continue to pass the OCLT, as I check it frequently, thinking there must be some hidden algae. We have been brushing frequently. But the pool is crystal clear - it sparkles. So why is it taking 2 and sometimes 3 gallons of bleach per day? This time last year, it was almost consistently 61 oz, with the very occasional 72 oz, 81 oz, or 102 oz.
We have a 20,000 gal inground with sand filter. The cost of bleach is going to drain us at this pace.
Oh...and a separate question: When we first bought this house with this pool that we knew nothing about a few years ago, I purchased a product called Jack's Magic The Filter Fiber Stuff - but we have never used it. Is it any good or should I throw it away?
We appreciate any help you can offer regarding our bleach gobbling pool.
Thank you!
