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DansDad: Let me jump in here since I've been having some stabilizer issues as well.... Once you're pool guy sells you the "correct" stabilizing product, perhaps dose as if you have a CYA reading of -Zero- Most stabilizers read 1 lb of stabilizer in 3000 gallons gives you a CYA level of 40ppm...Based on that math, you would need 4 lbs.
Following the direction on the FORUM and NOT on the container label, place the stabilizer in a tied off sock, and place the sock in front of your pools return...(( You probably will not be able to get 4 lbs of granules in one sock ))... Give the sock a "squeeze" every so often to hurry the process...
After the stabilizer has dissolved into the water, you really need to wait a good 5-7 days prior to testing for CYA to get an accurate read, for it takes that long for the CYA to "enter" the water.
FYI: only ingredient you should see on the Stabilizer container is: Cyanuric Acid: 100%

DansDad,
I doubt you'll be able to buy trichlor shock. Most shock is dichlor or cal-hypo. Why don't you just buy some plain, unscented bleach to use to shock the pool and then just add some CYA separately.

That I can and.WILL DO thanks much

stabilizer is in socks and in pool. bleach too, but I found trichloro to use if needed gotta wait till cya kicks in. And STMA Chime in anytime you wish. if it were not for this site I would be a MESS. waiting now hopefully it wont get blistering hot and I can control the pool

Watermom has a great point (As Always) ... Tri-Chlor is now adding additional CYA that you "may not" need at this point... especially if you now have "socks" of stabilizer in the pool.... the straight unscented, "cheapest you can find" 8.25% bleach is Calcium Hypo (chlorine) no additives, no inert material etc.. That IS THE BEST way to sanitize your water as it gives you total control of what you're actually putting into your water...

I'm looking for 8% have to settle for bleach probably 5%

Got lucky went to WM and they had 8 .25% bleach 3.00 not great but not bad either. Got 4 gallons. SSHHH! please don't anyone I went there

Tested the beast today all is good but I want cl higher its at 3.0
thanks to all of you I am winning, but I'm going to keep ahead if it lots of chlorine, and bleach.