kjh9835's pool

[aylad]

That's what I was looking for, too....if you have not added any metal control up to this point, odds are really good that you won't need it.
Do you use the same well water for your house? Are the insides of your toilet tank stained orange or green?

Janet

[kjh9835]

Haven't used it yet but it was recommended by the chemical company (of course) since I use chlorine pucks in the floater. The water hasn't been green this year or last. Yes, it's the same well, toilet tank is fine so I'll just return it along with the rest of the stuff I bought and haven't used (nor will I now that I've found this site).

Kathy

[Watermom]

I would not use the pucks in a floater. Your CYA is already at 40 which is just about perfect as far as I am concerned. Those pucks are trichlor and they are stabilized which means that they have CYA in them. Just use bleach for your chlorine instead of the pucks. Many people get into trouble with trichor pucks. They keep using them and using them unaware that their CYA is climbing but they don't realize that the more CYA you have, the higher your chlorine level has to be to avoid an algae bloom. Then they come on the forum and post about how they cannot get rid of algae. We see it all the time. Stick with bleach.

[kjh9835]

Good to know, I did not realize they were anything but chlorine but did not read the bucket either. Good thing I haven't bought any new this year but I did put two in the pool tonight along with the bleach so I'll get rid of them. Learn something new every day.

Kathy

[kjh9835]

Did not test this morning, off for college visit all day. My husband did vacuum the bottom today and cleaned the skimmer while I was gone. I tested this evening, FC 10 and pH 7.8. I put in more bleach just as it started sprinkling. Has not been very warm last few days with rain on and off. Took the floater out too.

How long should I keep the FC over 10? I'm satisfied with the water condition being just a bit hazy so don't think I'll mess with the step by step method of getting the alk. level down.

Kathy

[Watermom]

If you have no CC and also can go from sundown to sunup without losing more than 1ppm of cl overnight, then you can let the chlorine drift down and keep it between 3-6 all the time. If you drop below 3, you risk an algae bloom. However, if both conditions in my first sentence are not true, then you need to keep the cl high for another day.

Of course, it is your pool but, I would advise going ahead and working on lowering the alk. It is a gradual process, won't get there overnight. You can just work on it a little at a time in the coming weeks.

[kjh9835]

FC 12 this morning, 10 this evening. pH 8.2 both times. Big storm came thru, had to drain some water off pool and get the leaves/twigs out. Filter not too bad this morning, worse after the storm. Will keep an eye on levels and work on alk. prob Monday. Work nights all weekend and won't have time to do much more than monitor.

Kathy