Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

I'm curious that my pool store recommends a weekly shock of the pool. Is this just a ploy to try and get me to buy chlorine? I've got a salt...

I spent 20 years successfully caring for my own pool while living in SW Florida. I have lived in Texas now for 4 years and have been equally...

Just wondering if anybody else leaves there pool open in the winter. I always leave my pool open year around. This is the first year I have used the...

My wife and I purchased a new home about 100 miles from where we are that is out in the country. About two hours drive and 100 miles from our current...

I had to replace my pool pump-hit by lightening- and the pool man told me not to use bleach in the pool because it contained lead. I have been using...

First, thank you for this forum. I just registered for 1 year...the least I can do for the info I have already received from just one day. We just...

I've been taking care of a pool for about 5 years now and every time its opened it requires 4 pounds of shock twice per week for about a month to...

hello all, ive aquired some of the hth 3 in 1 7 day skimmer tabs from a friend that no longer has a pool. they are the calcium hypo tabs not the...

Hello, I have read elsewhere that to shock the pool a person should use 7.6 (rounded to 10) ppm per ppm of combined chlorine. it seems the rule...

In the 4 years or so that I have read the threads here, I can't count how many times newbies and veterans alike get into trouble with CYA levels. A...

I looked for a place to post "THANKS" posts & didn't find one, so Mods please feel free to move this if I over-looked it. A BIG THANK YOU, THANK...

I cannot keep chlorine in my pool. I added ProTeam Mustard and Black Magic 12 OZ, a double dose last Friday. Now I cannot keep a chlorine level,...

I am a bit confused. Is the ONLY way to remove CYA from a pool to drain the water? I ask this because we are thinking of either taking our pool...

My previous post: http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=10141 Well, we made it home from vacation yesterday. In spite of the pool cover...

So I have decided to try to switch the BBB method as everything is getting so expensive. However, I have noticed that when I add bleach to the...

Looking to find out how much FC one bag of 68% cal-hypo adds to the water. I know the ammont 6% bleach adds but i have been trying to find out how...

From my reading on this forum over the last 2 or 3 weeks, it is my understanding that I don't need to shock my pool as long as I'm keep the clorine...

Thanks again everyone on here for the all the help. I apologize for posting incorrectly as I have been learning. I do know you are all unpaid...

This is a vinyl, above-ground pool (about 5000 gallons) that will be covered (but with a vent) while we are away on vacation for a week. We will be...

I'd started this a few minutes ago, but something went wrong! I've got green water. While searching the net for help, and after enriching my...

Our pool is around 5000 gallons, above-ground, vinyl with metal frame. Last night @ 9:30 we used our K-2006 test kit and found a chlorine level of 2...

My local wal-mart carries "Shock" and "Super shock". It's just Calcium Hypochlorite in powder form. (I don't have it in front of me, but I think...

New to the forum so if this is in the wrong place I am sorry. First time pool owner it came with the house. Nightmare opening algae swamp took 15...

Hi, Pool has been set up for about 8 days. Intex 12'x30" vinyl. 1700 or so gallons. Numbers have been fairly consistent for about 4 days. Just...

I've got a constant battle with rising ph, and always have. It bugs me, but maybe something I just have to live with. A little feedback here always...

The topic would be something like: How to Shock So many newbies don't understand what proper shocking is or how to do it. When told to shock...

Hi Janet - I read this quote and wanted to ask you why a high cya is important to a pool that gets a lot of sunlight. That is the case with me. ...

I am a new member and I really want to get my pool right this year, so thanks in advance. We fought a metal issue last season and reading your info...

Hello all, I wanted to give you guys an update on my pool. I finally got my ph up to normal range 7.2 and it's been holding steady. However, I'm...

Hi I have an above ground pool 13500 gal. i have been using scorch II Lithium Hypochlorite once a week and use 3 inch chlorine tablets every day,...