starting up after winter

[costo]

checked my cya...think its between 40-50. I was unable to get the chemicals ordered from amazon so i got some hth tri-chlor tablets and plan to put them in the pool before I leave. I figured with the cya in the pool and the tablets, hopefully i will be good until we get back. planning on running the pump on a timer for about 8 hours at a time. Does this sound right or any other suggestions??

[Watermom]

Probably. You should be fine if you are only going to be gone for a weekend. The worst that could happen is you get a little algae but that would easily be cleaned up. It certainly wouldn't turn into a swamp in a weekend's time! Have a good trip!

[costo]

Thanks for all the help thus far. Ill keep you posted

[costo]

Here are my results from my Taylor 2006 kit. These were taken in the morning.
FC: 6
CC: 1.5
ph: 7.0
alk: 80
calcium hardness: 90
cya: 54

[Watermom]

Go ahead and shock the pool up. (See Best Guess Chlorine Chart in my signature below) to try and get rid of that CC reading. Also, bump the pH up some with some Borax. Probably start with a half a box, retest a couple hours later and then redose. Do this before you shock the pool because with high chlorine, you won't get accurate pH results. Everything else looks fine. Since you have a CYA of 54 (not sure how you discerned that number but anyways.....) i wouldn't use any forms of stabilized chlorine in your pool, meaning no trichlor pucks nor dichlor shock powder.

Hope you enjoyed your trip!

[costo]

I guessed on the cya since it was between readings . I added borax and bleach to shock level this am after getting test results. Thought I would test again this pm. I had thought the algae was dead but I think I may have lost some ground while we were gone. It is starting to look better but is still havin some grEen discoloration after brushing. I am still recirculating without the filter.

Also I bought chlorine tablets to float in pool while we were gone. Ingredients say trichloro-s-triazinetrione 93.6% zinc sulfate monohydrate 3.5% other ingredients 2.9% available chlorine 84%. Are these ok to float in the pool?

Also, it only turns greenish in some spots right when I brush but most of the water is cloudy /milky blue

[Watermom]

The tabs are ok except that your CYA is already high enough and those tabs add CYA. Go ahead and leave the ones in the floater that are already there, but then don't put anymore in. You can save the tabs to use for a short time if you go out of town again this summer or upon opening next year if you need to add some CYA.

Keep your pool at shock level. Also, keep an eye on the pH since those tabs are acidic and will drive the pH down. Go ahead and put it on circulate.