Open Green and Cloudy & No CYA

[Watermom]

We had this same discussion last year. Here is the post link.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...075#post110075

Sorry I didn't remember. We answer thousands of posts on this forum each year and there is no way to keep details straight! You might want to put in your signature --- AG 27' with 5-1/2' deep end. You can edit your signature by clicking on the tab in my signature.

[Winicott]

I never thought you would remember. I just posted to save us the time of going over it again .

FC is 1. CC does not register. I would think that the CC would be high since that means it is bonding with all the stuff I want to kill? Adding bleach now and will check back in an hour.

[Watermom]

If CC doesn't register, that means it is 0 which is what you want it to be!

[Winicott]

1.5 hour after adding 6l of bleach I am at:

FC 1.8
CC 0

I figured 6 liters would get me to 10 ppm. Do I hit it again for 6 more liters before I go to bed?

[Watermom]

Yes.

[Winicott]

I think I need to do a bucket test to figure what this pool needs. Right now I feel like I am feeding a bottomless pit.

6:45 am the FC was 1.8 CC was 0. Added 1.5 gal bleach and checked again at 830. FC was .8 and CC was over 2. Could this rapid burn off be from the sun? I added a dose to get me to 10 ppm and in under 2 hours it was lower than when I started?

Will adding CYA at this point help with any chlorine demand? I wonder if getting the FC levels to hold longer will help.

[PoolDoc]

You certainly can do that => http://pool9.net/bucket-demand/

But a lot of times, it's not really useful, unless you are willing to drain and refill your pool. That's the only other option.