Tri chlor tablets and app

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Hi my name is Ken,. I was wondering if you Can you use this app if you use tri chlor tablets?
Ty

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Yes!

In general, the chlorinator is more of an art than a science, meaning that every one is different. Things that can vary:

  • The number of tabs in the chlorinator
  • How open the valve to the chlorinator is
  • How many hrs / day you run your pump

Those are just a few – it’s hard. So, the app won’t tell you how many trichlor pucks to use, but you can probably get a feel for it depending on if your chlorine readings are high or low over time.

The important distinction is what type of granular shock you use – we have “formulas” for both cal-hypo & dichlor. That does matter!

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Don’t use a chlorinator , just trichlor tabs in the skimmer

But of course trichlor is not cal hypo or dichlor so there is no prog for this, and this is what everyone uses here?

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Hey bobrob, welcome back!

I agree that this is confusing – an old app of mine used to always tell people “put more chlorine tabs in the chlorinator” if the levels were low, but it’s actually ~impossible to tell if someone needs to put more tabs in or if they need to open up the flow-valve to their chlorinator.

I could include a reading for “how many chlorine tabs are in your chlorinator” or “what % is your chlorinator valve open?”, but it seems a little bit annoying. Really, dialing that in is more art than science… but still, maybe I could do something.

In a dream world, where the app knew you used trichlor tabs, what would you like to see when your chlorine levels are low? Maybe I can update it to do this :slight_smile:

fwiw – The app will suggest corrective dosages of granular chlorine if the level is low – it will basically tell you how much granule to add to immediately re-balance it, or to shock to breakpoint if necessary. Do you use granular trichlor as well, or something else for shocking (or do you just never need to shock?)