Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

Is the formentioned stuff the same as calcium hypochlorite ? I normally use one pound of shock (calcium hypochlorite) in the one pound bags for...

Has anyone had a chlorine puck last for months and months??? I put one in a feeder in my pool late last fall to help maintain the Cl level since my...

fiberglass 27,000 g pool. and live in the deep south. I used only bleach last summer, but decided to use my chlorinator with pucks for the winter. ...

Hi, Our new replaster is almost three weeks old. PB is adjusting all chems EXCEPT the chlorine, since we are BBB people. As WASTE said, we are...

I live in the Kansas City area, and we had an unusually strong storm last week with tons of hail and about 3 inches of rain. With the ground still...

Does anyone know if there is a proceedure for the clean up of blood? Example-Someone getting a nosebleed or hitting their chin/head while diving...

In previous years I have always had trouble with my PH rising. I would add muriatic acid & within a day or two it would rise back up. Is there...

Right now I have a service that takes care of the water, chemicals only ,I do the cleaning. I want to start to do it myself and need help on what...

Pool is sparkling clear. Thanks to all! ph 7.5 FC 8 down from initial shock of 15 on 12/15 CC 0 TA 110 CH 300 for heater CYA 65 Water temps...

I live in Northern NJ. We've been having some unseasonably warm days recently - 60 + degrees and it got me thinking. Do you need to add any...

PH , CYA, TA , CH, Chlorine. I know I need to test for a starting point. Then is there any prefered order to start adjusting? Donnie

9000 IG FG pool. CYA = 50 FC = 5 PH = 7.5 Salt = 3000ppm SWG maintains 5ppm If I want to shock to 15ppm I would need to add...

Did a websearch for FAS-DPD and Aquachek test kit measures for chlorine and monopersulfate. Does monopersulfate have a more common name?

Someone has posted a thread on Gardenweb touting Ionization systems siting the following data. Has any one seen any studies supporting this? I...

With the cooler weather obviously we're not having to use as much bleach. Since we're not using the pool, does it make a difference whether I add a...

I am seriously considering converting my pool over to using bleach, where can I find the info on how to do this?

Hi, We have a new pool that the tester at Leslie's says has high phosphates. A week ago I was told they are about 500 and to put in a PhosFree...

Since I'm new to all this pool business, I thought I would tell you guys/gals about my fall experiences with pool ownership. I had resigned myself...

to say I use Bleach to chlorinate! I've seen posts from others here that get that look when they tell pool professionals they use the BBB method,...

After dealing with an algae problem, I now have a free chlorine level of 7, and a combined chlorine level of 14. In an attempt to get rid of the...

I tred BBB in my hot tub but I'm just not having any luck. I cannot maintain a decent CL level for more than a day. It's 120 gal stand alone hot tub....

Can someone please help me. I know this will make some mad BUT I JUST GOT OUT OF MY POOL...... 14,000 gallon above ground pool BBB method ...

I've been maintaining my own pool for about a month now (builder threw in 1 month free) and had my water recently tested at a local pool shop. They...

Just wondering if there was a way to convert cal hypo weight to bleach gallonage (i.e. 1 lb of 53% cal hypo = X gallons of 6% bleach), or how to...

I bought some jugs at Costco recently that are labeled as 6%. However, there is a note that says that it will yield 5.7% available chlorine. Anyone...

I have been using Ben's test kit for a while now and have had consitent CYA readings of around 80. Last couple of times I tested I am getting a CYA...

I don't know what to do! I have a above ground pool, about 5 weeks ago, my pump broke, and i left the pool with out a cover on and i stoped...

We bought a house with our first pool ever in April. It turned green in late May, and we converted to BBB in early June. I noticed a slight uptick in...

I had a valve problem and had to shut er down for two weeks. I just got the bottom vaccummed and the valve is now working correctly. Haven't received...