Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

hello, Luke the pool pro here in Atlanta. I have a new client with a new fountain in his front yard with copper piping and fittings in it. I am...

Thanks Amir

The more I read another thread the more I think I have mustard algae too. I have had no trouble controlling my water for the past three years. This...

I use the BBB method last year very successfully. My CYA was at 90 and Alternated 1-.75 bleach then 2-.75 bleach every other day. End result, clear...

I'm very close to completing the conversion from Bacquacil. How should I determine at what level is best to keep the CYA? I have a 19200 gal IGV...

This forum is a wealth of information and is a huge help to all of us pool owners. I ran across a great publication by the Missouri dept of health...

I suppose this has been covered many times before but I need to make sure I understand the bleach calculator. When you set the units to Imperial,...

I've gotten so much information from this board and it has been priceless. I've even been able to help a lot of my friends get their pools back after...

What is the name of the chlorine tablets/pucks that will not raise cya? I see so many terms I think Im getting mixed up. Thanks John

Hello, I added about 2-2 1/2 pounds of stabalizer to my 10000 gallon above ground pool on tuesday since my readings said i had no stabalizer. How...

ok so hubby tested our water and said "no measurable chlorine and PH is off the scale too high" water is cloudy and nasty algae problem going on....

I balanced all my numbers for my pool... AG 24" round sand filter on opening. I have been working a couple of weeks at adding chlorine, chlorine,...

Do you need stabilizer in your pool every year? Do you need it at all?

A friend gave me some 1 lb bags of cal hypo shock. I have 12,000 AG pool and normally just use more bleach when I shock. Can I use this for...

I am needing to buy 14-16 pounds of Cyanuric Acid and am wondering if anyone knows of a good place to get it from. Currently my only choice within...

My CYA is ~50 and I consume about 2.5 PPM chlorine per day. Will bringing CYA up to, say 90 (and following Bens Best Guess CYA chart), cause less...

I went through the conversion and everything is crystal clear. I have my CYA at 35 and pH is 7.6. TA is ~180. I put in almost 3 gallons of...

Anybody use Bioguard Softswim chemicals? Apparently this is a no chlorine system. It uses Quaternary Ammonia Compound as an algacide, Biguanide...

I am leaving earyly Thursday morning and wont be back until late Sunday. What is the best way to leave the pool? Do I get the Chlorine levels nice...

Hello everyone. Well for this year I used bleach only and I was so nervous, but it worked out beautifully and so much cheaper. Only had to add 7...

I'm practicing my POP with this, but thought I would throw this out for nibbles. I just completed the conversion and am following BBB practices. ...

Hi all! I took my water to the pool store for testing this morning. There is TC, but no FC. I used BleachCalc and put 3.6 gallons of bleach in to...

I have cloudy water for a few days, the I noticed some algae on the bottom floor of the deep end. I have had my FC up to 15 for a few days and...

I believe the calculation for determining the volume of water in a rectangular pool is Length x Width x Avg Depth x 7.5 (someone please correct me if...

Hello everyone. Since I live in Canada and I am unable to purhase a test kit from here, I have no way of testing my levels. I can however, take a...

my cya has dropped to 0. I have been shocking my pool for the last few days and backwashing and adding more de as well. because my water was so...

Ok I was an expert last year after a green pool opening after spending every evening reading here. I have a 20,000 vinyl IG pool. I started to get...

I just read a post that said trichlor will lower ph. Can anyone tell me why?

DE IG vinyl ~18,000 gal? 16 x 32 (3.5 to 8.5 ft) OK, I bogged down my pump by following the aqua-chem instructions by adding it slowly to the...

ok folks, Just so i have the facts to give all the critics who say clorine is the cause of all their problems.... Could you tell me again what...