Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

Planning to open on Saturday and pulled a water sample for testing (two actually yesterday & today). The pool has been closed since September and my...

Here's my situation. My skimmer line has a small leak so my vacuum doesn't suck like it should. Then add in the bottom drain, I assume has a leak...

I noticed bleach is sodium hypochlorite, my chlorine is calcium..any difference

I noticed that not mixing calcium hypo to anything. If I use a granular cal hypo 73% and I would normally sanitize with bleach which is sodium hypo...

I just emptied and refilled my 25k Pebble tec pool a few months ago because the CYA levels were so high. Once the pool was filled I used 2 gallons...

Hello all, I am new to this forum and the BBB method, but really like what I am reading here. This is the first spring with our new above ground...

As an alternative to using tablet containing CYA and experiencing a buildup which, according to the local pool store personnel, is only resolved with...

Did a resurface of the pool, so the pool has 0 (zero) CYA. Should we add CYA? Or do we just use shock until the CYA level start coming up? ...

Is there any alternatives to using chlorine. I would rather keep from using it if possible in my Above ground. I''ll be running a DE filter is that...

Not sure if it's local or national, but Menards has 12.5% pool chlorine on sale... Buy one gallon at $3.99 get one free. Sale is until early-mid May...

First year not using easy pool. Trying to understand how to calculate cya levels to know how much chlorine to add. Bought the taylor kit so it says...

Is it OK for me to totally ditch the 3" tabs in the chlorinator, or do they have their place in maintaining chlorine levels without having to add...

Okay, this might be a little weird, but while I am planning on redirecting my approach to working my pool chemistry, I wonder if the pool will...

We are relatively new pool owners! In ground, 24,000 gal, DE filter, non heated pool. We use Chlorox and muratic acid and pretty much nothing else...

does a high cya level us up chlorine faster thanks

How much chlorox to shock a 20x40, 28,000 gal., in-ground? What are the advantages of chlorox over cal hypo?

I need some advise as I think my local pool store is trying to swindle me. My 10,000 gallon in ground salt water vinyl pool started to turn slightly...

how long do you have to wait to start using bleach if you have just sanitized with cal hypo? days or just until your chlorine level goes down. ...

I am a newbie pool owner, so I am not familiar with the pool equipment yet. I bought a Hayward Chlorine Feeder (CL220 Off-Line Automatic), but I...

Florida. I have learned that my pool needs FC to be about 10% of CYA in summer to keep algae away. (FC=7 when CYA=70). If FC drops to 5 for even a...

I have a 26,000 gallon IGP. I see on here recommendations for borax 20 mule team instead of expensive ph up which I use a lot of. i have been...

After adding liquid bleach, how long should I wait in order to get an accurate re-test? I have a small algae bloom, so raised the cl to shock...

Hello, This is my first post to this forum. Can household bleach containing NO additives be used as a sanitizer? Is sodium hypochlorite used in...

In reading in the booklet that came with my Taylor test kit, it's claimed that lithium hypochlorite is the "Cadillac" of pool shocks, along with the...

Will keeping my solar cover on help preserve the chlorine in the water? just curious.

I seem to remember reading somewhere on the forum about bleach having a limited shelf life. How long can bleach sit before its effectiveness is...

Hello all. I recently took a 25k gallon pool under my wing. Things have been pleasant so far, no algae, water stays clear, no CC's that I can...

I've been getting small algae blooms on various places in my pool. i brush them off and they disappear in the water. The water is very clear. They...

I have a pool, it has a lot of dead algae on the bottom which I haven't vacuumed and its eating chlorine but I can't figure out why. Here is a...