Holding chlorine overnight

[duraleigh]

What has worked well for me in the past is to hold my Cl level at shock value until I was satisfied with the clarity of the water. If your pool consumes additional Cl during this period, you are still clearing. If it does not, there is no harm.

Running pump 24/7 and backwashing as needed is essential to this clearing process.

[AndieP]

I added the CYA last Friday. I added it through the skimmer so I haven't backwashed yet. I did give in to the urge to test it before the week is up....and it was only a slight bit clouded at the very top of the tube. The pump has been running 24/7. My kids plus the neighbors kids are begging to swim today...8 kids total....which means I will probably be shocking tonight anyway.

I was thinking of adding some DE to the filter to see if that would help get the water just a bit clearer.

[ChuckD]

What has worked well for me in the past is to hold my Cl level at shock value until I was satisfied with the clarity of the water. If your pool consumes additional Cl during this period, you are still clearing. If it does not, there is no harm.

Running pump 24/7 and backwashing as needed is essential to this clearing process.

But his CC=0. Wouldn't that indicate he's not consuming any? Further reduction would be more attributable to the sun, no? My attitude is the less chems, the better. In this case, I think I'd be looking for the filter to do it's job at this point.

C.

[Simmons99]

But his CC=0. Wouldn't that indicate he's not consuming any? Further reduction would be more attributable to the sun, no? My attitude is the less chems, the better. In this case, I think I'd be looking for the filter to do it's job at this point.

C.

I think the original post said that it dropped overnight.

But it could have dropped due to the rain?

[ChuckD]

I think the original post said that it dropped overnight.

Maybe he lives above the Arctic Circle!
I know, I know.... ; )

He reports a point and a half drop over night. Chlorine's volatile. That's how I attribute what's really an insignificant drop when you also consider all the variables in the testing process.

C.

[AndieP]

Ok...I am a "she" not a "he"

Thanks for the information....I was just thinking that a drop from 12 to 10.5 was minimal and wondering if that was considered "holding overnight."

It did rain last night and it was 9:00 by the time I tested this morning so the sun was already up.

Andrea

[ChuckD]

I feel your pain (and apologize!):

Our three and a half year old recently took it upon herself to trim anywhere from 1 to 6 inches off her beautiful brown hair depending on where you looked at it. Now that it's been cleaned up by a hairstylist freind, we think she looks like a candidate to be a nun, others meet us in restaurants and stores and comment 'what a cute little boy' or my favorite, 'Hey little buddy!'. She just smiles.

I think your water's pretty clean (clean enough for my kid!). Like they say here, if you have a sand filter (you don't say) add a cup or so of DE. If you have a DE, use a skimmer sock. IMO that, and POP, is what'll finish clearing it.

C.