Hopefully...minor clarity issue

[buki5]

This morning Update.

Tested CL measured +/-25. Looks like its held so far.

Water was "lightly" coming out of returns so checked filter, up to 25 from 20. Recharged and dropped to 18 and the return water was back up to normal velocity.

With lighting changes couldn't tell if the water was clearer. Can easily see bottom of shallow end but not deep end (about the same as lst night).

This morning, planning on closing cover and waiting. Will check filter and Chlorine when I get home this evening.

Home stretch?

[Watermom]

You probably shouldn't close the cover with cl level that high. The fumes may damage your cover.

Hope you are in the home stretch. Keep an eye on your filter pressure, backwash as needed. You might want to try using some skimmer socks.

I assume you are now just using bleach and no more cal-hypo?

[buki5]

Home for lunch opened pool, checked chlorine holding around 25. Filter holding at 19. Water seems to be clearing though can't see the return at the bottom...again lighting makes it hard to tell.

[buki5]

Couple more things.
Have had skimmer socks on for a week or so now. Really like them. Also, just saw the bottom. Barely, but it's there.

I haven't added anything since the 3 gal of bleach but the plan is yes to continue with bleach. I have a little Cal-hypo left so may try to use it up at some point.

[buki5]

Water is clearing, can see the bottom even after sweeping. However, the best I can describe it the water looks "thick".

Was out of town this evening so wife tested and chlorine had dropped. added 1.5 gal of 6%. Chlorine back up. pressure in filter slightly above 20.

At this point I think I'm going to go easy on additional chlorine and let it fall to around 10 then try to maintain and watch the water. Let me know if you have any additional thoughts. Will also clean the socks tomorrow.

[buki5]

This morning's update

Skimmer socks cleaned
Filter pressure 21
Vacuumed the floor and walls
Pool open
Raining

Numbers
FC-25
TC-25
CC-0
Ph-7.4
TA-210
CH-140

Numbers seem to be climbing a little? Why?

Questions
1) Best way to stay ahead of Chlorine draw?
2) How best to clean crud from within the skimmer walls (they're black, sticky and oily).
3) How best to go about the various adjustments for my numbers:
a) Lower TA by about half
b) Lower CYA by about half
c) Lower Chlorine by a little over half
I've read the forum and understand the aeration/low ph process for TA, the drain and fill for CYA, seems to be keep the pool open for Cl. However, looking for a systematic process to work through all these without sending everything amuck....

[aylad]

If you're going to drain and refill to lower the CYA, do that first--it does not do much good to adjust all your other numbers to where you want them, and then mess them all up again when you refill. Do your draining first, then we can go from there to adjust the other stuff.

The sun and refilling will take care of lowering the chlorine, you don't have to do anything for that.

There are vinyl cleaners you can use for the skimmer walls--some people have had success with Magic Erasers, but I've just used a kitchen pot scrubber with a baking soda/water paste and it works fine for me.

And the best way to stay ahead of the chlorine draw is to add most of your chlorine at night--that way it spends all night working on the stuff in the water, and hopefully will reduce the chlorine load during the day.

Janet