Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

Ok, I'm ramping up to go on the BBB. I have read on this forum for hours. There is a ton of great info. I've used the search function, but...

I purchased a new house in June with a free form AG pool. I was paying for pool maintenance to the tune of $130/month (including chem), however, I...

Hi, I've been having much success with the BBB method this summer but in the last two weeks I backed off how high I was keeping my levels. The pool...

I need more of the R-0871 (brown bottle/yellow cap) for my Taylor kit. Is that the same thing as DPD Reagent #2? I called my local pool store and...

Hi just got started on this site and have been reading up on the bbb method. I have a ag 40 000 litre or 11000 gallon pool. I plan on ordering the...

i just posting my first post to get started! Actually all has gone well with the new AG pool with the exception of stabilizing the chlorine...I...

Hey there, Glad to be on the Pool Forum. :) I've been reading the posts here for a while and am glad there's a place like this. I'm posting...

Are there floater tabs that do NOT raise CYA? I really don't want my CYA much higher than 60 ppm and it keeps creeping up higher than that. And...

Our pool is still under construction, but I have been using bleach to chlorinate since the project has been dragging out. Is there any downside to...

After following everyone's advice, I believe I have finally conquered my algae problem. :) :) :) So now for daily maintenance I am unsure what...

Gunite Inground Pool approx 18,000 gallon 16x32 (3.5' shallow end and 8' deep end) Sand Filter Currently Using 3" Tabs in two floaters. Test with...

I was at a friends pool the other day...the pool water tastes salty like salt water but it is definitely a chlorine pool...whats up with this? Over...

My water went cloudy yesterday and I discovered that my frog mineral system was out of chlorine in the cartridge (it uses trichlor tabs from what I...

Just thought I'd shoot this out there for the bargain hunters. Menard's Home improvement has their house brand 6% bleach on sale for $.99 per 96oz....

Hi Everyone. First off, I've been lurking since June trying to figure out PH, Alkalintiy, etc, etc, the wealth of information I've found here in...

A week ago I put up my first pool, it's around 15,343 gal Intex pool. I first started using test strips but have read on this forum that they are...

A friend of mine has a 21,000 AG vinyl lined pool with chlorine feeder. He is going out of town for about a week. He called me last night and...

I was curious to know what everyone's average daily chlorine loss and their CYA levels are. I was wondering because I'm not sure how much I should...

The background is that at age 66 I take care of the 1957 pool I swam in as a kid. Classic 1950's kidney shaped 9000 gallon thing. My chemistry...

I was telling a friend I use bleach in my pool instead of the stuff you get from a pool store. Another friend said "I am surpirsed you have not had...

First let me start by saying that this site and forum is AWESOME and as a result I gained the courage to drain my 12' AG Intex and take over all...

OK I'll start by saying I'm a newbie. I'm not sure how many details I can give, or should give, but here we go. I told my mother-inlaw I would try...

Purchased some packages of shock from a local pool store and when i got home i opened the box and the bags were so swelled up that i thought they...

After reading another thread here, I have a question about chlorine levels and when it is safe to swim. Is it true that as your CYA levels rise, the...

Hello, All! I like to use trichlor tabs in my chlorine feeder but My CYA level is approaching 60ppm, so thinking of going to Calcium Hypochlorate...

I have a question......Do you recommend using Bleach instead of granular shock.

Thanks to this forum, my pool has been a breeze this summer. However, the last few days of testing have revealed that I have .5 ppm or less of...

I have used granular and tabs for 30 years. Now I hear I can stop mixing granular in a bucket and lugging around 25 ' pails, and just use chlorine,...

Would like to do the BBB system purchased the taylor 2006 fas-dpd. test results below: FC - 5 CC - .5 PH - 7.6 ALK - 110 CH - 150 CYA - 62...

Help! I'm new to pool maintenance and have been sucked in to the pool store run around. Basically our pool isnt registering chlorine. We have...