Quote Originally Posted by PoolDoc View Post
Jim,

What size AquaRite do you have?
How long does your pool stay uncovered each season?
What CYA level do you maintain?
How do you 'shock'? (SWCG or manual)

. . . it may be, I need to add a "How to have an SWCG and NOT regret it!" section.
1. T 15 cell (rated for 40k gal pool). “Oversizing” is important, IMO.

2. Pool stays uncovered all season; 5 - 5.5 months here.

3. I keep CYA 70-80

4. The only time I “shock” is at opening and closing, using plain bleach. If I ever need to increase FC during the season, I do so with bleach. The SWCG is only used to maintain the FC level.

Btw, I thank you for my good experience. Before finding this site many years ago, I was relying on my pool store for testing, advice, and chems. After a couple seasons or so it was obvious what I was doing wasn’t working well (and was expensive!), so I started searching the internet and found this site whereI learned proper care of my pool and proper SWCG use.

(Edit: Sig updated with cell size)