Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

First....thanks Ben, that's alot of cool info! I have my liner in with fresh water so I started with the 6% bleach..... Clorox regular brand 2.97...

The panel on our chlorine generator for our salt water pool is out and the new one will not arrive until next week. In the meantime, our pool is...

We just recently purchased a home in southwest arizona with a 18,000gal inground plaster pool with a self-cleaning system and fun bubble. The filter...

Had a leak on the filter backflush side and had to do an emergency drain of filter and pump due to freezing temps. Not sure if its just the gasket...

Hey all! Nice to be back! OK, I just want to put out there an observation over a few years of pool openings. Maybe I am just crazy, but my CYA...

Does anyone know of a scource for unstabilized tablets for a floater? after draining 1/2 way and refilling was only able to drop CYA to 130....

I am wanting to shock my pool again. I am not sure which pool shock i need to buy. Regular shock, shock plus ?? I want to use something that will...

I've been trying to keep my chlorine level roughly 8-12 based on my cya level of 60ppm and the best guess chart. I'm also on a SWCG. I'm still...

I finally got my pool partially drained and things are back to normal chemically speaking but I have a question about bleach. As of lately when I go...

Hi There, I've been using the bleach method for a few years, haven't visited the forum much as I haven't needed to. :) Glad things are updated...

Pool has been cloudy for a while so I started shocking it once the weather started to warm up. It never went away and I finally had a chance to test...

I am adding 3 lbs of cya in my pool. I had read on here to put in a sock or knee high and hang in front on a return. So I put 3 lbs in a knee high...

So I am getting around to getting the pool is shape for the summer. Today I added 2 pounds of calcium hypochlorite shock to my 15,000 gal inground...

pool is 20ft by 10ft, sloping in the center with 3ft ends/5.5ft center. everything was fine until I ran out of trichlor tabs, chlorine level dropped...

Is there a calculator that will tell me how much 20 Mule Team to add to get my 21000 gallon pool to 50ppm? I've tried to do the math and come up...

I've been reading that the proper chlorine levels vary depending on CYA level. *What CYA ppm is ideal? Given that you have to add more chlorine when...

The PoolSolutions Best Guess Chlorine Chart is here: best-guess-swimming-pool-chlorine-chart.html PoolDoc Update due! The table still...

Okay, my husband finally drained & cleaned our pool. It is an aboveground round Intex pool. (There is more info in my signature line.) He is...

Hi I'm looking for a non working intelichlor to us as a dummy replacement for mine during the summer I'm not at the pool, during this time, and want...

I don't think any of these threads survived. I had heavily contemplated adding salt to my bleach pool last year after reading some of the threads...

I live in Central Texas and will not be closing my pool for the winter, nor do I have a cover on the pool. My question is at what level should I keep...

After reading on this forum, and a partial water change, I've decided to go entirely liquid chlorine instead of pucks in a floater with liquid as a...

I've followed this forum and others for a while, and am a bit mystified by my test results regarding CYA. It was my understanding that you only...

Hello, I have a 17000 gal inground gunite pool. I've had trouble with greenish cloudy water for awhile now and after advise from several other...

Pool company closed pool except for closing my electric cover which I'll do. They put in 5 gal of 12.5% Sod Hypo. I already had a FC of close to...

Hi, I am new to pools and everything about them. We had a beautiful fiberglass 40x 16 diving pool put in this summer with a SWG Intellichlor. ...

News reports, with headlines like "Swimming in Chlorinated Pools Causes Cancer", are being published, following scientific publication of a Spanish...

What difference does it make to use sodium hypo instead of cal hypo ?

Does anyone have info on any current bleach that is on sale in nation wide stores? Thanks

I have a question and an observation/question for the chemistry experts on this forum. First, my question: What is the powder that's left over...