Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

Friends, So for nearly two decades now I've been running my in-ground plaster pool with good success, but during nearly every season I've...

Pool was drained and filled with new water. Ever since having hard time to get chlorine at good levels. Did have what look like some algae. Finally...

I just had to get 16,000 gallons of new water due to last season winter leaked terrible. So here’s the issue… after cleaning the the liner super good...

Over the past 2 weeks I've added 8 lbs of stabilizer. I've added borax to raise the ph level. I've put in gallons of pool bleach and over 24 hours...

I have maintained my pool for over 15 year's and never had this problem. In Ohio do to the weather our season didn't start till a week ago. My winter...

Hi all, I just installed a Rainbow 320 inline chlorinator. I've not used chlorine tabs before and am not familiar with the brands. I'm guessing that...

I have previously been using liquid chlorine with stable and predictable results with minimal "shocking" ever needed. In anticipation of leaving...

i am having difficulty maintaining chlorine using Dichlor . 37500 gallon pool ..For multiple days I put in 32 oz of Dichlor and next day Chlorine...

I was just at the store to by the generic bleach for my pool when I noticed a product called Evolve ultra concentrated bleach tablets. The bottle has...

My pool had Cyanuric Acid off the scale Maybe 4-5 hundred. This I imagine was because I was using tabs to chlorinate. I drained the pool and am...

Hello everyone. It has been a while! I wanted to ask the group if they are having a hard time finding 8.3% bleach these days? It is like it has...

Would it be possible to raise CYA to 100 or so and just add all the chlorine needed once weekly? Will that make the chlorine last long enough to go...

The liquid pool shock I purchased is 10% sodium hypochlorite. Label on it reads: "Every seven days, or as necessary, superchlorinate the pool with...

Hi All. I use a digital pH meter and it seems to do a decent job. I have also seen a few Digital Chlorine meters on the web. Has anyone...

Hi All. Does anyone (Ben?) know how the "Shelf Lives" compare between Liquid Bleach and powdered Cal-Hypo? I am thinking of buying a 50 pound...

Hi All. I used to buy the 5 gallon Carboys of concentrated Liquid Chlorine from "Namco". But they are not in my state any longer and I can't find a...

How much liquid chlorine usage is "typical" for folks in the hot and humid southeast in the summer months.

I'm also having high PH. Its hard for me to tell for sure but I think its higher than 7.8. I tried MA but only put about 1/2 of what the acid...

This is an issue I have with my pool and I THINK I have the answer. Adding 1 lbs of 100% TriChlor (trichloro-s-triazinetrione) to a 10,000 gallon...

Opened pool 12 days ago. It was green as a pond. Held it at shock level till pool was clear. At about 6 days in it was blue but cloudy so I treated...

Hi Everyone - I opened my pool about a week ago and it was a swamp - I kept the water at shock level for a several days. Using a Taylor K-2006 kit I...

I just drained pool water to get my CYA down from 90-100 to 50-60. We were out of town more than usual last summer and I used the pucks since I was...

I have a 15K gallon in-ground pool and I can't get the Cl level to drop. It's been over 20ppm for about 2 months and I haven't added any Chlorine...

I am using a combination of bleach (8.25% from WalMart) and 3" pucks from Costco in a Frog feeder. I have an approximately 20,000 gallon IG vinyl...

Is anyone else using Great Value Concentrated (8.25% Hypochlorite) bleach? I had been using Stop&Shop for a couple of years with no problems, but...

Whenever I add bleach my ph increase to levels 7.8-8.0. My cl is averaging between 6-11. I've been keeping the cl on the lower end since last year it...

I just realized I am using Clorox Performance Beach (bought at costco) instead of Regular beach. I think it's the same think, but unable to...

Ok I've been reading up on your BBB method. I get that baking soda replaces alkalinity increasers like alkalinity up, and borax replaces ph...

We recently had some stone/tile work done around our pool, resulting in a drain and refill. I haven't added anything to it yet, but wonder if I need...