how long should we run our pump? we have been running it during the day and turning it off at night. sometimes we run it all night. we have use up 3.75 lbs. of 1" chlorine tablets-99% trichloro-s-triazinetrione and 5-1 lb bags of shock-58.2% sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione .
the water is crystal clear and we got our test kit and have used it three times.
Re: eric
Do you have a CC reading that you can report in addition to your FC reading? How recent is that FC reading? Did you add chlorine after you got that reading?
Typically most people run their pumps around 8-10 hours per day. You can split it into two 4-5hr cycles if you want or just all at once. I usually just run my pump from about noon until about 8pm or so.
Re: eric
i almost forgot about the CC. CC 0ppm. the FC reading as well as all the other reading was 1 hour ago.
Re: eric
Good deal. One more test and then I think you are home free. I would go ahead and add just a little more bleach now if you can and get it up to 6ppm. If you're gonna be up for awhile, test it an hour after you add it. Then, test in the morning before the sun really gets on the pool. (Definitely within 2 hours of sunrise.) If you lose no more than 1ppm of cl overnight then you are good to go and can then just maintain proper levels and you'll be fine. Keep your chlorine between 3-6 all the time. If you find that by evening, you are dropping lower than 3pm, then you should take it a little higher that evening. You don't want to go below 3ppm.
Re: eric
How are things going?
Re: eric
so far so good. when do i need to add algaecide? i've read that it's a good preventative.
Re: eric
You don't ever HAVE to. I never do. I don't think any of the other mods do either. If you maintain your chemistry, you really don't need it.
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