CH Questions

[medvampire]

First let me say thanks for taking the time out of your schedule to answer questions here. I am getting a lot of great info by picking your brains and doing a lot of reading. I have a pretty good understanding of basic chem. and am in the process of gaining understanding of pool chem... Inorganic chem. was tough for me in college and I still have concepts flying over my head.
About the N2 I got “pool stored” when I bought the pool and after a little reading on what it was realized that 0.5 ppm cl wasn’t gonna cut it. From work in the hospital lab I know that the low levels of silver and copper would have little kill factor. I have seen many eye and ear infections from the above ground pools here so I wanted a good kill factor. I didn’t plan to waste my money next year on cartridge but buy one of Ben’s kits. I will not replace the cartridge but leave the vessel in line because it has a puck feeder.

Let me pick your brains a little more ……
As for shocking I was “pool stored” into thinking I could use Oxy Shock and not need to shock with bleach. I dumped some in about 3 weeks ago could this still be hitting my FC DPD readings?
Is it possible for me to create a chart using the OTO test with my CYA level I could hand my future wife and she could dump Clorox in while I am in rotation? (I finely got her convinced that Clorox is a good thing and she agreed to dump it in based on something simple if it works.)
Can I have her use AquaChem pH Decreaser (sodium bisulfate) and then use muriatic acid when I am home? (She won’t touch muriatic acid)
I understand the need to “shock” the pool but the practice of shocking just because the planets have aligned, I get a tarot card with a pool on it, or the pool store guy told me to is hog wash? Wait for CC to get over 0.5 or a whiff of motel pool smell?

I am trying to make it as easy on her as possible to switch to BBB when I am on rotation for a week at a time. I get about 7 to 8 hours at home each day. We cross paths for just a few moments each day so not much time to talk about the pool. I am gonna try to set up the chart Saturday for her. I come out of rotation at 7 Friday morning (yyyyeeeesssss!!!!)
Thanks
Steve

[prh129]

Is it possible for me to create a chart using the OTO test with my CYA level I could hand my future wife and she could dump Clorox in while I am in rotation? (I finely got her convinced that Clorox is a good thing and she agreed to dump it in based on something simple if it works.)
Can I have her use AquaChem pH Decreaser (sodium bisulfate) and then use muriatic acid when I am home? (She won’t touch muriatic acid)
[FONT=Arial][FONT=Courier New][COLOR=black]I understand the need to “shock” the pool but the practice of shocking just because the planets have aligned, I get a tarot card with a pool on it, or the pool store guy told me to is hog wash? Wait for CC to get over 0.5 or a whiff of motel pool smell?
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Yes, you should be able to make a chart for OTO readings vs. amount of chlorine to add.
You should also be able to use the pH decreaser but you may find that you don't need to. I have a 24' round AG and my pH stays pretty stable using bleach.
Right on the shocking - if you maintain your daily chlorine level you shouldn't need to shock (unless you have a lot of people over one day) but the CC level will show you if and when you need to shock. The smell should be a sign to test for CC. Good luck!

Peter

[medvampire]

Peter
Thanks for the input and I started a chart but decited to teach my 13 year old how to use the bleach calc program( great tool, many thanks to the programmer). I have do am oto test and PH and adjust the cl based on the software and tell me about the PH. Just dont feel good about him messing with muratic acid (wicked stuff). I will test the free cl 1 or 2 times a week just to make sure I dont have any CC and "shock" only when nessary.
Thanks again
Steve

[prh129]

Sounds good Steve.

I have a 24' round AG and in the last two months, I have not had to lower the pH at all - it's been pretty solid around 7.3-7.4. As long as you're keeping up with the chlorine you should be fine. Enjoy the pool!

Peter

[medvampire]

I am fighting a high ALK of 190 so untill I can lower it by acid / aeration I am adjusting weekly. I start at 7.6 and creep to 7.8 with in week. I will probly pick up some more acid week after next when I have a few days to watch it closely and drop that pesky alk.
Thanks
Steve