Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

I came to this forum mid summer last year and have been following all of your advice to the letter. I just opened the pool Sunday and we'll be in it...

Shoppers Food Warehouse in Washington DC is selling now the HomeBest brand of regular bleach but does list the chlorine concentration. Is there a way...

I have been buying 6% ultra at Aldi store for 99 cents per 3/4 gallon jug. Has anyone found it cheaper than that?

We had a hole at around 18" on opening, so we started out two weeks ago with almost a total refill (24' AG Vinyl). I used borax and baking soda to...

I am in my 7th season of pool ownership. The first 5.5 I was a slave to the pool store. Last summer, I finally came around and saw the light. I...

pool info: 26,000 ingound vinyl, ph 7.3, cl 10.0 , cc 0.0, cya 75, alk 150, been using BBB method. plan to go swimming this weekend. decided to shock...

How much CYA is in a Trichlor puck? My question concerns my past usage of 3 to 4 pucks a week or 12 - 16 pucks a month. How much CYA am I adding...

Is is okay to add bleach while I have a sock w/CYA in the skimmer basket? ( I plan to take the sock w/CYA out & hold overnight in a bucket and...

Anyone have any experience with these in the skimmer? I am using 6% bleach 100% of the time but want to supplement when I am out of town 3-4 days.

I have been shocking my IG concrete pool with around 15 ppm CL since opening, a week and a half ago. It was green like a pond. Now I have a nice...

21,000 gallons inground. cl 5.0 ph 6.8 cya 50 ta 150 i had posted in the alage section problems encountered had been keeping pool to shock to rid...

:confused: Hi folks! I'm in day 5 of the conversion from Baquagoo to Bleach. I must've dumped 40 jugs of 6% bleach over the last few days! The...

I tested my water yesterday (25,000 gal guinite pool)and the pool co. is here right now opening it up. I decided after last year when the pool co....

If I remember correctly, melamine is a chemical that is in CYA. It has now been found/identified in the contaminated Menu Foods dog food. One reports...

Ok, last year I never got the pool opened... long story but it just never got right :( I took the cover off about a week and a half ago and the...

So my pool chemistry is perfect and I notice a big summer storm approaching with lots of rain and wind headed my way. So what will start to happen to...

I lifted the cover off my 24k gal vinyl pool this weekend. I probably should have waited another week since most of the trees were still blossoming...

I know there is a thread that discusses this, but I can't find it. I need to add several lbs of CYA to my pool (running at 0 at the moment) ...

how do i calculate this to raise pH? i looked around and couldn't find a sticky? Also, do I need to dilute the borax in a bucket of pool water,...

Can I use household baking soda for PH adjusting? How much for 14,000 gal.

Yesterday I went into the local pool store to get my water tested (I have a waterfall, and I always need to keep on top of my alkalinity and pH). I...

Hi All, I read a lot on this website about the BBB method and feel that I may be missing the point. I have not fully used the BBB method before. ...

:confused: Hi all! I'm in day 3 1/2 (Started late Sun. afternoon) of my conversion from Baquagoo to Bleach/Chlorine. I opened the pool Sunday,...

I am advising someone who is switching to Bleach for a sanitizer. I want to make sure I am giving her the correct instructions when it is time to...

Can you used Cal. Hypo. in an automatic feeder? The feeder I have says you can only use Tricor. Any help would be appreciated.

I've been reading this forum and using these methods for over a year now, but never had to post about anything. Right now, I'm panicking!! My...

Anyone heard of these? They say made for certain systems, but I wonder if they'll fit any three-inch chlorinator. ACCU-TABS BLUE 55 LB. BUCKET...

This pump/filter combo was in the package for my recently purchased agp. I have decided I would rather use chlorine than baquacil at initial...

This seems so simple to me, but maybe I am missing something. Why do no manufacturers make chlorine pucks without CYA. If somebody did, my guess...

Hi all, have been at this forum for a while and have been using bleach rather than other forms of chlorine for about 2 years now. Pool's been...