New to bbb method and cya question

[Watermom]

Hi TJ and welcome to the forum. I would probably bump the cya up a little to around 40, but go slow. If you get it too high, the only way to lower it is to do a partial drain. As far as the CYA test, they are all the black dot test. it is subjective and definitely the hardest test to read, but you get better with practice. BTW -- I'm assuming that you meant that your FC was 5 and not your CC.

[tessajade]

Hi TJ and welcome to the forum. I would probably bump the cya up a little to around 40, but go slow. If you get it too high, the only way to lower it is to do a partial drain. As far as the CYA test, they are all the black dot test. it is subjective and definitely the hardest test to read, but you get better with practice. BTW -- I'm assuming that you meant that your FC was 5 and not your CC.

Oh yes I did mean my FC was 5 .. sorry I don't know what my cc is yet because I don't have a more detailed test kit yet. Is it normal to lost that much chlorine in 1 day? I live in Baton Rouge Louisiana and the temps have been around 100 all week

[aylad]

Looking at your location, I would suggest that you bump the CYA up to 40 like Watermom suggested, and then give it a week or so of testing morning and evening to see if your chlorine loss slows down. If not, you might want to consider bumping it up to 50 or 60. That is high for most pools, but I'm up around Shreveport, and I lose a lot less chlorine on a daily basis by keeping my CYA at 80-90. That's pretty high, though, so I would recommend bumping it up a little bit at a time and see if you get less chlorine loss. When you get to a point where you're losing 1-2 ppm a day, then that's about the best you can hope for!!

Janet

[tessajade]

okay I'll bump up the cya slowly .. what is the best method for adding it ? Also what range do you keep your fc ? Is there a chart that tells you what the chlorine levels should be depending on your cya levels ? Thanks for all the help !

[Watermom]

You can add it slowly to the skimmer while the pump is running. Then, keep your pump on for 4-5 days to give it time to dissolve. It may take up to a week to dissolve, so don't add more or test for it before then. The chart you are looking for can be found in my signature below -- "Best Guess" chart.

[tessajade]

great .. Thanks !!