Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

I have switched to BBB, but I have at least 25 pounds of 3 inch pucks left. Do these get old and ineffective, or can I keep these for use when I'm...

We finally finished making the conversion to your BBB method and have now been using Clorox Ultra 6% for 2 weeks. Today while swimming we...

Thanks for the great information on this forum. I have a 5 year old 23,500 gallon in-ground pool. I am in the process of switching from 3" trichlor...

I ditched my Baquacil and switched to BBB in my stand alone hot tub yesterday. Threw out the Baqua-fied filters and got new ones. Cleaned it out real...

I know that trichlor lowers PH and contains CYA. When I started up the pool last week - I filled a floater with 9 1" Trichlor tabs. Since the pool...

When I shock my pool should I run the pump 24 hours afterwards or just long enough to disperse chemical??? Rain by the barrells has gotten me...

I’ve read most of the posts on this forum about using bleach; and I think I’m ready to give that a try. I've been battling a chlorine "demand" with...

I am new to this forum and very excited about BBB method and other the informative discussion here. Yesterday I went to WalMart got its...

TC 1.5 CC 1.0 FC .5 PH 7.8 TA 160 CH 60 CYA 65

I just finished filling my pool for the first time. I have a 24' Above ground pool that hols 14,500 gallons. I have not gotten my test kit that I...

I am a newby to these pools. Took sample to pool store today. Total alkal. was very high (225). They recomended adding 2 gallons of muratic acid...

I am going to be leaving town for 2 weeks with no one to attend to my pool. I have a small volume endless pool (1500 gal). Covered always. I keep...

Hi everyone, We have an Oval 18'x33'x52" Pool, (water level at 4ft). Filled on August 8th, 2006. Average water temp: 81 deg. Gallons: ~15,000 I...

I was talking to a guy at the pool store, and he agreed that bleach can be used as chlorine but that it has many other additives in it that you don't...

It rained inches last night so my wife told my son to go put 4 cups of bleach in the pool. He came back in and said the bleach fumed when he opened...

If all water chemistry is an ideal range TC is at 0 and fc is around 3 or so, would mean no irritation to eyes? Now I realize some people's eyes...

We had a new pool installed and have been up and running for about three weeks. From thet get go, my CYA level has been nonexistant, so I have been...

Has any one had any success using BBB in a hot tub? I am currently using Baquacil (Yes it sucks...) I used to use Bromine but it would seem to make...

Hello all :) A friend of mine just mentioned she works for a chemical company and can get me 10% bleach in a 15 gallon drum for $.82 a gallon! ...

Ok.. Im having a terrible time keeping chlorine in my pool this year. First I was told I had 'chlorine lock out'. I spent a fortune on shock, used 5...

A friend of mine has one of these..... http://www.americanhydro.com/products/siphoning_feeders.asp Designed to feed a rust reducing chemical...

I'm not sure this is the right place for this post, so please feel free to move it. I have a free-form, plaster & concrete pool, shaped like an...

I purchased the K-2006. First test yeilded the following results. My pool is 20k IG vinyl. Where is the best place to start. FC-0 PH 7.4 TA 180...

I would like to switch to the BBB method. I still have some pucks in my floater but do not want to add more to keep chlorine level stable. Can I...

I just read this in another thread. I've never heard of this before, but I can understand why it sould make sense. Should I be doing this to get the...

I have a 13,000 AG pool. How much Boxax and Baking soda should I add?

I've posted a couple of question but read a ton since I found this site in the spring. I have a 10ft donut pool, I went away for 10 days, putting...

This isn't a joke. Two raccoons were playing in the pool about 5a this morning (we get them about once a month). One left a little present that...

I know that it is recommended to shock the pool once the CC level reaches 0.5 or more. My question is, how often does your CC level reach 0.5 and, in...