Newbie - Help

[sw_stupid]

I understand now that the chlorine demand is temporary and that is why the SWC has kept up in the past, because the high demand wasn't there. I can't ever remember which one should stay low CC or TC, but I think CC is 0 and TC is always the same as FC. Yes the cya was higher last year - I always kept it right on target. Yes I added 3 lbs of cya to get to the 42 level. I have since added 3 more and not sure of the level yet. Why did the cya level indicate to you the need for chlorine? Just when I thought I was gettin it.

I will post results when I get Ben's kit in. I don't plan on going back to the pool store. And yes, that's where the other results came from. All I have are the shtrips. Hopefully the shipments are fairly on time now.

I hope I can help others like this someday because you guys are great.

Excellent Resources - thanks
Brad

[Watermom]

You are right - you want CC to be 0 and FC = TC. (FC + CC = TC)

The connection between cya level changes from closing to opening and need for chlorine is explained in the third post of the following thread.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=1001

[waterbear]

Brad,
Watermon nailed it! check out the thread. PoolDoc (Ben) explains it all! It REALLY isn't rocket science once you understand what is going on.