Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

forgive my ignorance but this is all new to me. i've read many threads here and folks are talking about their chlorine being 10-12 ppm. my cheapo...

At the risk of jinxing myself and the pool I am checking in to let you all know how things are going. I have had our new 20x40 IG 25000 gal vinyl...

Do streamers (jets of water shooting from the deck to the pool surface) affect the pool chemistry. My wife thinks they are a must. I'm sure the sound...

Hi all, Newbie here. Our pool this year has been a big problem. Last year we bought our house with the pool which neither of us ever had before....

How do you use the bleach calc? I have a small pool 13x33. 2000 gal. Also I made the mistake and bought clorax bleach so this a no good bleach? ...

Janet, ummmm, I retook test today. Chlorine was a little high at 3.0. Ph balance was right on the mark at 7.6. Question 1 ..if the ph is fine how...

I must be the royal dummy of all dummies--I read and read and still dont get it right. This past week I have put in over 40 gallons of bleach and...

Between trying to find a leak and making the conversion to BBB I think I'm quickly becoming obsessed with the pool! I swear I dream about this stuff...

Okay, probably a dumb question, but here goes. I know that free chlorine is good stuff that works to kill bacteria, algae, etc. The total chlorine...

First, I have read so much valuable info here - great forum! Okay, I'm learning a little more with each post I read, but I have a question about...

Our pool has been up for a while but we had a delay getting the electrical done. I've been keeping the pool from becoming a complete science project...

How long do you need to keep your shock level up? I read someplace it was 3 days (????) but that sounds like alot cause by the time it goes down to...

My bull***t alarm went off today in the pool store when I was buying some bleach. I asked a clerk if I should buy 1 or 2 of the jugs.. He said "well...

I have 25000 IG vinyl pool. I usually shock with bleach but have some cal-hypo on hand, but I don't know how much I should use? I put in 3 lbs. last...

My numbers are good, my pool is crystal clear but my chlorine is 0. I shock it at night and the chlorine reading is high and by morning the chlorine...

I have done a lot of reading here and have decided to convert from soft swim to chlorine. To start the process I would like to order the kit that...

Here's my story....23,000 gallon white guinite pool. Started using Pristine Blue this season at my pool dealers suggestion b/c I battled water...

Had an algae problem last week but with the help of bleach I am on the road to recovery. I brought my FC up to 16 last night and the pool is clear...

Hi - hosted our first swimming happy hour yesterday after 3 days of terrible rains. Lots of friends, good food and drinks! After the party, my Cl...

My pool is at 22 Cl and 0 CC per Ben's test kit. I have been shocking with bleach. I understand that I am to smell no cl if I have no CC. Well I...

Rec'd Ben's test kit today- the one for salt. Took only one week! Anyway I had a cloudy problem. I also have a small mustard algae problem. I...

Greetings-- I had my water checked at the store before we left for a few days. CYA level was 45. Other levels were in line. I added 3+gal of...

Over the past 3 days we have added 6 stabilizer tablets and 2 1/4 lbs of hardner and neither are rising. The ph keeps having to be added. Since we...

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but I have absolutely no experience with pools (never had one, never even knew anyone that had one....LOL). I...

I have a IG fiberglass 8500g pool. I want to use the BBB method as pucks make no difference whatsoever in my chlorine levels. I am currently at...

I just put up a 24 foot 52 inch pool and I have cloudy water I have been adding bleach for 2 days and still cloudy. My chlorine is way high and my...

I have an I/G vinyl 25K gal pool which had an algae bloom about 2 weeks ago. I treated it agressively with bleach & cal hypo. It cleared up within 3...