Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

Hi all, glad to be part of the "revolution!" Unfortunately, I was "pool stored" prior to finding this forum. I did an initial superchlorination 2...

thinking about going this route , who uses one. and are you happy with it? or is there a simpler better way

We have a larger kiddie pool and want to try and keep it set up for more than a day with out algae and yuckiness. We may follow some of the...

I read on one of the guides or tips that one gallon of 6% bleach is comparable to 3/4 lb. of Calcium Hypochlorite. I can get a 3.78 jug of 8.25%...

I keep adding bleach every few days but I still getting some green algea drive my wife crazy . gonna add 3 bags chlor bright tonight over 24hrs...

After reading Some of your posts I want to know if using chlorine in jugs from the store are better than using the pool store tablets?

Hello moderators! My name is K.C. and my family and I have just purchased and moved into an older home (30 yrs old). The home has a concrete...

Pool running since Memorial Day. At that time FC and CC were .5 and TA was 80 with CYA 40.. Finally got CC 0 FC 3 but I'm putting in between 1 1/2...

I recently had the liner replaced in my 19,000 gal inground pool. The old one had lasted 10 yrs. For the last 9 yrs, I only used Clorox bleach for...

Anyone have any experience with this stuff? I use about 120lbs through out the year.....looking to save a few bucks, over Leslie's. ...

Ok forgive me if I ask stupid questions...maybe someone else needs an answer too but I'm going to be a genius at this BBB method no matter what. Now...

Wife bought bleach from the dollar store, just says sodium hypochlorite on the label but not percentage. What is the proper way to test to see the...

Just put in new liner so total refill(26,000 gal) added bleach until it was in range next I added 4 CHLOR-GUARD pucks (1 per 5000 gal) still some of...

Just put a new black liner in my 16x36 8' deep end inground. Is it ok to add the CL(bleach) into the skimmer? I don't want a bleach stain from a...

Is 10% sodium hyperchlorite ok or does it need to be 12

These are my chlorine levels and actions over the last couple of weeks... can anyone make sense of this? Date - Time - ...

Silly me picked up some reasonably priced Giant Grocery brand bleach and thought the percentage sodium hypochlorite was on the inside of the...

If I took 10 oz. of 67% trichloro ( available chlorine 60.3%) other ingredients 33% how many gallons of bleach could I use. my bleach at home...

Last year with a chlorine block issue the Forum worked me through it and since have been on the BBB method or at least I think . I have only been...

Hi My first time using this pool. (18x36 vinyl) The cover is worn heavily, green pieces of the mesh are still in the pool and stuck in the filter...

Thanks for all the great info. Found your site just this evening after wondering why my chlorine was getting 'eaten' up so fast. Forgot I added new...

My pool was left uncovered all winter and looked like a swamp, frogs and all. I've vacuumed, scooped and even used a leaf eater. So now my ph is 7.6...

As I currently spend between 15-20 minutes a day in cleaning my salt gen cell I was thinking maybe I could save time and aggro by turning it off and...

Hello again! This will be my second year here. We opened the pool to lots of algae. My husband dumped in a ton of chlorine and about a week later,...

Feel free to move if this is the wrong forum. We just opened our pool in Upstate NY. Water was crystal clear (thanks poolforum for all your help...

Hi. I have an 18 x 38 vinyl liner pool. About 31000 gallons. Hayward sand filter and heat pump. Opened the pool yesterday. Cloudy but blue. Using the...

I bought my first house in September. The previous owners closed the pool prior to selling. I opening it last week and am struggling to learn...

What volume of bleach would be equivalent to one (1) pound of lithium hypo granular "shock"?

Hello...I am new the pool game and boy is it kicking my butt right now! I just bought a house with a 24x14 above groud oval pool that is 4 feet deep....

Whenever I use calcuim hypochlorite shock i get a fine sediment on the bottom of my pool that does not get trapped in the filter. I vacuum and its...