Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

I noticed that my last visit to the forum was way back on June 19th, when I was looking for some CYA guidelines. Other than that, there has been...

I have a 96,000 litre pool with SWG. We had a great 2 week vacation to the Canadian Rockies and left a friend tend to our pool. Prior to...

hi i'm working on getting my CYA of 100 down to 50 (i cut pool water with bottled water to get an approximate accurate reading) in the meantime...

I have read both the view that a pool should be shocked following various situations (heavy rain/bather load, etc.) as well as weekly, and the view...

I need some advice. I'm trying to convert to bleach. I went to the pool store and got these results: Free Chlorine - 0...

I posted a thread in the TA/Calcium forum about my TA issues, but I would like to post here as well about my desire to eventually switch to BBB. This...

I guess the title says it all......I'm watching the neighbors' house and their new Intex has bleached areas on the bottom of the liner. I know they...

(from Re: Sodium Dichlor triazetene??? ) Sell them on Ebay to cat-fishermen using trot-lines? :D Actually, this question has been asked a...

This is my first year with a pool so still learning. I will be leaving for a week on vacation. The pool will have zero attention while I am gone. ...

Ok, ok, I know we're in one of the hottest months of the year, but still, in a brief few weeks I will be covering up my IG pool for the season since...

If I'm running a SWG, it's best to use bleach to shock (if necessary) to save wear & tear on the SGW's plates, correct?

Seems like I saw somewhere the other day that someone said this was the same as cal-hypo. My calcium is low and someone here had suggested that I...

Our 16x32x4 should hopefully be up by Saturday ;) now when do I start adding chemicals, what do I add first and how much do I add going with the...

My test results last night: 8:00 pm FC: .5 CC: 0 TC: .5 PH: 7.5 ALK: 140 CYA: 30

I have a question about some liquid shock I just bought, 4 gallons of 12.5 liquid shock for $2.50. I added 1 gallon to my 8000 gal pool to bring it...

I have put 4 pounds of CYA in my 14000 gallon above ground pool and I am still only getting a reading of about 15 when I test it. (I put in 3...

I went to WalMart and bought all the BBB stuff and the Stabilizer as well. For some reason I also bought the Shock stuff too. Do I even need...

First let me say - I have maintained my pool with both bleach and with Trichlor tabs. Both methods have their +'s and -'s, and I'm now on a hybrid...

I bought a home with IG vinyl pool; SWG, and inherited non chlorine shock; what does this do as opposed to chlorine shock? brand new newbie; thanks

Since I wont have my test kit for about 10 days or so I need a little advice Free chlorine .42 ppm Total chlorine .42 ppm Current PH 7.7...

Switched my pool (20,000 gal.) recently from Pristene Blue to the BBB method. I am having problems getting my FC up. Just yesterday I put in 2 gal....

OK, I am confused about CYA. I thought CYA stabilizes chlorine, so how come you have to use more chlorine if you have a higher CYA? The CYA in my...

Hi. Newbie here, stumbled on to the group via Google search. A few posts have mentioned "BBB", what does it stand for? Also, what's the best...

i have some green algae in the pool (a little growth on the liner, the water itself is clear) does shocking take care of it, or do i need to add...

after reading this forum, i am ready to try supermarket bleach to shock my vinyl liner pool. my concern is harming the liner. should i dump the...

With a SWG do I still need to use stabalizer?

I've been reading the threads and have learned a lot. Using the newest test kit form here. I may be more confused than before, however. I am using...

First off, I just want to say thanks to Ben for creating the Pool Forum. This site has been a huge blessing!! :) Secondly, I want to thank all of...

Since switching to bleach this year I have noticed a distinct color change in my vinyl liner below water level. Does this mean I am adding too much...