sooooooo, Beryl (2 wks ago) knocked out power line that fed pool pump. The pool is vivid green. I've fished out branches and some leaves.
64 oz of 31.45% (20º Be) Muriatic Acid
1.25 oz of Liquid Chlorine • 10%
* Added 6 tablets in a floater near overflow drain, which had algae in concrete cracks
6.0
FC
91 °F
TEMP
-0.01
CSI
Brushed
Filter Pressure:
14
Flow Rate:
100
1.5 gal of Liquid Chlorine • 10%
2.0
FC
7.6
pH
88 °F
TEMP
-0.03
CSI
6.0
FC
0.0
CC
88 °F
TEMP
-0.13
CSI
Brushed
Filter Pressure:
14
Flow Rate:
100
1 gal of Liquid Chlorine • 10%
2.5
FC
7.5
pH
86 °F
TEMP
-0.14
CSI
* 1" of rain
3.5
FC
0.0
CC
7.5
pH
70
TA
300
CH
30
CYA
87 °F
TEMP
-0.14
CSI
VacuumedBrushed
Filter Pressure:
13
Flow Rate:
100
0.5 gal of Liquid Chlorine • 10%
* rain gauge shows 1.5" for the rains last Friday. Adjusting for evaporation, I figure it was close to 3".
* pool level down to 1/4" above overflow grate
2.0
FC
7.6
pH
86 °F
TEMP
-0.08
CSI
Vacuumed
* Big bottles of reagents froze in the back of the fridge - R-0013 (2x), R-0012
3.5
FC
0.0
CC
7.7
pH
70
TA
275
CH
78 °F
TEMP
-0.06
CSI
* 2" of rain
* seeming algae around lights
* 1" of rain
* some algae (2 walls, step corners, some waterline tiles)
* Added four 3" chlorine tablets, three in the floater, one in dummy drain cavity
9.0
FC
0.0
CC
7.5
pH
70
TA
325
CH
30
CYA
86 °F
TEMP
-0.11
CSI
Brushed
Filter Pressure:
12
Flow Rate:
90
2.5 gal of Liquid Chlorine • 10%
0.5
FC
7.7
pH
0.17
CSI
6.5
FC
0.5
CC
7.7
pH
0.11
CSI
Brushed
Filter Pressure:
14
Flow Rate:
80
0.3 gal of 31.45% (20º Be) Muriatic Acid
1.0
FC
7.8
pH
80
TA
325
CH
30
CYA
88 °F
TEMP
0.27
CSI
* evaporated 3-4" of water.
* 1" of rain
1.5 gal of Liquid Chlorine • 10%
0.5
FC
7.8
pH
88 °F
TEMP
0.06
CSI
4.5
FC
0.06
CSI
1.5 gal of Liquid Chlorine • 10%
0.0
FC
7.5
pH
65
TA
275
CH
40
CYA
82 °F
TEMP
-0.29
CSI
* 1" of rain
4.0
FC
0.5
CC
7.4
pH
84 °F
TEMP
-0.45
CSI
Vacuumed
Filter Pressure:
14
Flow Rate:
100
* Rainstorms over the weekend. Today rain gauge shows 4".
* Last Friday, trees around the pool were trimmed. Today, I removed several largish branches from the pool.
1.0
FC
0.0
CC
8.0
pH
60
TA
250
CH
40
CYA
85 °F
TEMP
0.14
CSI
4" of rain and lots of dirt from recent storm
0.5 gal of 31.45% (20º Be) Muriatic Acid
4.0
FC
0.5
CC
8.2
pH
70
TA
275
CH
40
CYA
84 °F
TEMP
0.45
CSI
VacuumedBrushed
7.5
pH
-0.12
CSI
0.5 gal of 31.45% (20º Be) Muriatic Acid
7.0
FC
0.5
CC
8.4
pH
80
TA
300
CH
30
CYA
82 °F
TEMP
0.77
CSI
0.5 gal of 31.45% (20º Be) Muriatic Acid
7.5
FC
0.5
CC
7.9
pH
76 °F
TEMP
0.12
CSI
Cleaned Filter
Filter Pressure:
14
Flow Rate:
110
* flow rate on skimmers only is 90 gpm, filter pressure 9psi
9.5
FC
0.5
CC
7.7
pH
70
TA
275
CH
30
CYA
76 °F
TEMP
-0.08
CSI
* 1" of rain today
* Added 2" of water yesterday, before the storm
* Resuming filter cleaning: adding DE to the filter
* I'll add DE slowly and let pump run on skimmers only at least 30 minutes
* thunderstorm interrupted filter reloading
* turned off pumps at the breaker
VacuumedBackwashedCleaned Filter
14.0
FC
1.0
CC
7.8
pH
78 °F
TEMP
0.04
CSI
* 1/4" in rain gauge
* water level 2" lower than Friday
17.0
FC
0.5
CC
40
CYA
-0.13
CSI
1 gal of Liquid Chlorine • 10%
13.5
FC
0.5
CC
-0.11
CSI
* Scrubbed and pressure-washed drain cavities
* Placed chlorine tablet into dummy drain box
* Brushed sides, floor, rope anchor recesses, skimmer inlets, light housing cavities.
* Using picks, dug out several pinpoint algae incursions in the concrete
*Apparently, I've met all requirements to finish SLAM, as I expected
* I'll keep SLAMing for one more full day, just to be sure
15.0
FC
0.5
CC
30
CYA
-0.11
CSI
16.0
FC
0.5
CC
-0.08
CSI
VacuumedBrushed
2.5 gal of Liquid Chlorine • 10%
* After I have refilled CYA reagent on Monday, it shows much lower CYA levels than before. But with FC=7 and no rain, can I lose CYA?
* So I used CYA=40 for SLAM level calculations
7.0
FC
0.5
CC
7.6
pH
70
TA
300
CH
20
CYA
79 °F
TEMP
-0.08
CSI
* Removed floor drain covers
* Recently hosed dummy box had a lot of leaves, but no algae stains
* Main drain box had obvious algae
* Brushed both boxes
* Assuming pH comparator block goes by color hue, the water+R-0014 are red color that matches pH of 7.5.
* However, recalibrated PH-80 reads 7.0
7.1
pH
75
TA
77 °F
TEMP
-0.59
CSI
* pool is full to the tops of tile ovals
* air leak is better, but still there
4 lbs of Baking Soda
7.1
pH
-0.81
CSI
* calibrated pH meter
6.5
FC
0.0
CC
7.8
pH
50
TA
300
CH
40
CYA
76 °F
TEMP
-0.16
CSI
* about 1" of rain over weekend
7.7
pH
50
TA
-0.35
CSI
4 lbs of Baking Soda
7.6
pH
45
TA
-0.51
CSI
VacuumedBrushed
Filter Pressure:
14
Flow Rate:
105
0.5 gal of 31.45% (20º Be) Muriatic Acid
13.5
FC
8.0
pH
60
TA
250
CH
40
CYA
75 °F
TEMP
0.05
CSI
* 3" of rain. Most of if went into overflow, I think.
* SLAM interrupted by stormy weather
* Added floating home-made chlorine tablet dispenser
* Laid one chlorine tablet over dummy drain.