Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

what do yall' do when you leave town for more than just a few days. any suggestions would be much appreciated.

I just replaced the liner in my 24'x 52" AGP (about 12,600 gallons), and am now trying to get the chemistry right. Let me know if this is a good way...

I opened the pool this year and had to add water, almost a 3rd of the water. I shocked the pool with 4 bags of shock, added 4 boxes of baking soda...

Is anyone using clorox bleach to clean their pool? Any help would be appreciated

here are my first test results with the PS234 kit. fc-2 cc-1 tc-3 ph-7.3 alk-50 cal-20 cya-0

I have a very cloudy pool, I have a 15000 gallon pool, I added 2, 182 fluid onzes = 1.42 gallong each. of bleach clorox. Is this enouph? I am...

First off i would like to say man what a forum. Even though I have never posted on the forum you guys have already helped me a ton.This is the first...

I understand that you get combined chlorine after the free chlorine reacts with contaminants in the water. So is combined chlorine an automatic...

Anyone have a rough estimate for how long you should maintain a chlorine level of 3 PPM. I realize there a lot of varaibles but my pool seems to be...

So, does "6% Sodium Hypochlorite" (bleach) mean that it is the same as 60,000 PPM? Does X PPM mean per million molecules, moles, or what? Does...

I hear all this talk about not using chlorine pucks as it will continue to raise your CYA values. Can you not purchase pucks without CYA in them,...

This may be way basic for you all - but.. Assuming the pool chems are stabilized and the pool is running well. Why do we need to shock and how...

I saw some shock at Wal-Mart that said it did not have have stabilizer in it. Is this something new or has it been around a while?

I am new to site and I am confused as to whether I can use pucks on daily basis and use bleah to shock once a week. I do this now and everyitng is...

With my test kit (hth 5-way) I can get a total chlorine level. I have been keeping it around 3.0 to 3.5. My CYA is at 30. I am not understanding...

Hi everyone. This is my 1st post here. In the past 3 seasons I have been fighting a losing battle with my pool. Between chemicals, hundreds of...

I found this website last fall and decided through all the posts to switch from Baquacil to chlorine. It was a long process (10 days), but very easy...

Good morning all My numbers Free Ch 3 (DPD method) Total CH 3 (OTO method) TH 250-260 ALK 160-170 CYA 20-30 PH 7.6

I have an 18 AG that I maintain using the BBB method that I have learned here. I have been guiding 3 families using the methods I have learned here....

ANd after a few weeks of swiiming in the pool I asked my brother who has swam in the same pool using pool store chemicals, how his eyes were and...

I do not have a test kit but I am using the test strips and according to them all the test results are all normal. I shocked the pool 2 weeks ago...

Hi, I don't know where to post this question so I will just try here. Does anybody here know how to repair water floats. I usually use them in the...

How much 6% bleach do I need to raise 5500 gallons 1ppm. How do you figure this out? Thanks, Bruce

Hello All. I can't use BleachCalc because I have a Mac. Does anyone have the simple math equation I need to know in order to calculate Chlorine...

Ok, my husband and I just got into a huge argument about the pool maintenance. He says once we have it under control, all we need to do is get on a...

First of all I want to thank everyone that answers these posts.It is appreaciated.Now for my problem.Have opened my pool 21 foot 9500 gallons.Testing...

Assuming I want to add my chlorine after the sun has "gone down"...exactly when can I call it "evening" and add my chlorine? I have my pump on a...

is it the chlorine levels? Mine is low, and all of our eyes are stinging still. thank you

for how long to let the pump run after adding each chemical? For example, I know to let the pump run for 24 hours after adding CYA. What about...