Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

I have a 20,000 gallon pool and water is clear with no signs of algae. I use tablets. My CYA is reading well over 100 using both my Taylor kit and...

In our area (S.E PA), we can no longer find "plain" bleach. All that the stores now carry is the HE/splashless bleach (which does not smell of...

a bottle of Home Depot outdoor bleach was mixed in with the regular and I poured it in the pool...realizing after that it was the outdoor bleach....

I was at Walmart today and saw something new.... Cal-hypo extended release tablets for skimmers. I've never seen cal-hypo in tablets, and I've...

I normally use liquid pool shock for all my chlorinating, but when I checked my calcium hardness, it was 120. I have a vinyl pool and I know it's...

My in-laws gave me a bucket of Tri-chlor pucks that they don't need anymore (tore down their pool). When I uncovered my pool from the winter, there...

I have an oval 18x36 vinyl pool, how much bleach should I use to raise free chlorine up from zero and should I dilute it before adding?

Hello. I am currently using the Bioguard products, upon reading this forum, I have noticed that I am paying too much for chemicals. How do I...

Need to buy some CYA for my pool as it's current less than 30... Any recommendation where to buy it? Also, any recommendation of Powder form vs...

It's me again...The Chlorine is where I am confused. I have read some of the info online, but can't seem to get my levels where I think they need to...

I bought 8 lbs in June for my 30,000 gal pool to bring the level from zero to...i think 50? I forgot. Now it is at 30..maybe a bit less. Only one...

After a very successful season with clear water, I am having some sort of outbreak and can't seem to get it to go away. My CYA is above 100. Our...

I just filled it added 3 doses of bleach, 4 doses of borax. Just got test kit and my pH is 8.2, alkalinity 50ppm, no reading (clear) for...

I received an email from poolcenter.com about new thinking on stabilizer use (of course here we know it's not new ;) ) and they've quoted Ben's Best...

A few years ago we had algae problems, despite keeping the chlorine up, and thanks to this pool forum(no help from Leslies) it was determined that my...

or do you measure granular differently. Does it go by weight? I dumped the leslies power powder plus into a measuring cup to use a half bag and...

To raise the chlorine level to shock level in my 20k gallon pool I figure it would need 8 jugs of bleach at 3 bucks each, that's $24.00. I was...

I was getting a little concerned because people kept talking about $1/gallon bleach, and I don't think it exists any more. (The cheapest I can prove...

I am a relatively new pool owner & had the good fortune to stumble onto this site before I had any substantial issues & have been following most of...

Hi all. I'm new to posting, so bear with me! I have a 22000 gal pebble-tec pool. The water temp is 90 and getting lots of Phoenix summer sun. ...

FYI, Menards is having a sale on 1 gal bottles of 12.5% liquid chlorine this week. $1.99/gal!. At least here in Central Ohio

Just wondering what to do if Im leaving my pool for 3 weeks. I only use chlorine and no one to look after it. My friends will be gone. How do all of...

FC-1.0 CC-0 PH-7.6 Alk-90 CYA-50 Temperatures have been 95-100 degrees-don't know if that matters. We had a problem when we opened and used...

All, I have recently switched to the BB method and after some frustration in getting my pool to the point where it was only losing 1ppm per night...

I am curious, I have a 24 ft round above ground pool, vinyl liner, I have currently been using a powder Aqua Chem Xtra blue shock, can I just switch...

Hi all. I purchased a home with a 16x32 in ground pool last year. Ended up needing a new liner after this winter which should be completed this...

So I received a coupon in the mail from another local pool supplier running a sale on HASA Sani-Clor buy 3 get 1 free. I went buy today and they had...

Hi everyone. I recently started using bleach instead of tabs in my pool, and have been going through the bottles like nothing... So just wondering...

All, I have officially switched to the BBB method and turned off my auto-chlorinator! Due to my use of Chlorine Tabs my CYA reading is ~ 90. My...

We are starting the BBB method. We have the fancy test kit as suggested. We also took in a water sample to the local pool store. Our CYA is low, but...