Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

I used to have this figured out and posted on the inside of my personal cabinet door in the kitchen when we had one of these about three years ago....

The pool is gunite, holds about 9000 gals and is located in Hawaii. Last week I attempted to remove, using ascorbic acid, 10-year-old red dirt stains...

We just bought a house that has a IG plaster pool that I'm guessing is about 22kgal (somewhat irregular shape) and have been trying to get it in...

I now have my solar cover on and am afraid of damaging it with high concentrations of bleach when adding.... is it ok to pour in the skimmer?

OK... OK... so I really should be using bleach... and I will be. But I do need to chlorinate slowly through the skimmer since I will be going...

Hi, I have been reading and hopefully absorbing all the knowledge you have to share. Sorry if I am posting this in the wrong place, move if...

Can someone explain why you can't use a floater that you have had tri-clor in and use Cal-hypo. I've seen this said on this board and others,...

We have been shocking the pool each night, it still is a light green adn we can't see the bottom quite yet. What will happen if we start adding...

I have a 24 feet round above ground pool, 54" depth, with a Hayward 1.5 HP EC45 DE filter. When I purchased this pool in July 2004, it came with the...

Why aren't pucks without CYA available? I used them last year and it was so convenient to just shock occasionally with liquid chlorine. Once my...

The pool is being delivered tomorrow! I have searched for instructions on how to START using chemicals from scratch in a new AG Vinyl pool, but find...

I've been surfing around on pool supply sites today and found Cyanuric Acid Remover/Reducer! I didn't realize such a thing existed. After reading all...

I am thinking of purchasing this liquid feeder for a 9000 gal pool. In Honolulu the average temperature at my elevation is 76% year round, so...

I purchased a dozen gallons of generic bleach from my local grocery store yesterday. When I poured one of the jugs in, I noticed it was clear. I...

Let's say that I get my pool (24' AG) balanced then later in the summer I go away for a week. What's the best way to deal with water treatment during...

I went to pick up some bleach today. Clorox is labled 6% Wal-Marts brand, which is about 75 cents cheaper...is not labled....I looked all over that...

So just opened the pool. AG...approx 19,000 gal Initial tests... CL-- 0 PH-- 7.5 Alk- 200 Hardness- about 500 CYA- 100

3-182 oz bottles of 6% bleach @ ~$7 or 5- 1lb bags of sock it (45% chlorine) @ ~$12 The only reason I'm even considering it is because the...

Maybe this doesn't have an answer because of variables, but are there any guidelines on the shelf life of bleach? Say it is kept at 60 degrees in...

Hi Everyone, I had a new 21K gallon gunite pool installed late last year. It was completed too late in the season to use and I had just enough...

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