I am a BBB believer!!!

I started doing the BBB method a few weeks ago on the tale end of a two week battle with algea, it cleared my pool up overnight. Fast forward to this week, i was out of town for 5 days, my BIL was supposed to had half a gallon of bleach on Thursday and half on Saturday( I had added a gallon on Wednesday before I left) I figured that this would be ok. Well he didn't add the bleach and I came home this past Sunday to a green pool, I added bleach ONLY to my pool... five days later, my pool is almost clear( not two weeks with the pool store crap!)
Soooo, I will NEVER use the pool store chems again!! Thank you to the experts here who have guided me and answered my questions, I told my neighbor about the BBB method and they now have a crystal clear pool for the first time in years!!

Bleach is a blessing, we should all be thankful for it, I am that is for sure.

Isn't it the COOLEST? I found the Pool Solutions site over 9 years ago and I still pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. I literally used to have pool nightmares at night worrying. The Dreaded Spring Opening, the Scourge of August Algae. All bad dreams from the dark ages now. I have never looked back.

Welcome to the company of those who have seen the light at the end of the tunnel! (THANKS, BEN!!! :D )

Hee hee! I must be exhausted - I just looked up the definition of scourge:
A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.

Yeah, I'd say that covers algae.

Say goodnight, Gracie.

Yeah, I'd say that covers algae

Me too!!!
Yes, it is wonderful, when I can go to Walmart and spend less than $10 to get what would cost me close to $50 or more at the pool store!! I saw the Manager of our Leslies at WM the other night, he looked at all the bleach in my basket( we were fighting algae) and asked what I was cleaning, I said "my pool" I thought he was gonna heave right there!! He asked me if it was working I said, I dunno, just got home from vacation and have a green pool, why don't you come by in a day or so and see??"
He shook his head and walked away!

I was at Home Depot yesterday, and I was checking and comparing prices for regular Clorox (3.98/1.5 gal) and "deck cleaner" Clorox (4.98/1.5 gal). Of course I was UNinterested at those prices and was explaining to my DD why. An older gentleman, who was perched at the entrance hawking air conditioners, walks up to me and says, "You know, Dollar General has regular bleach for 99 cents a gallon--you don't need that stuff to clean your deck." I laughed and told him I was just checking prices, that the "deck cleaner" was just the less stable 10-12%, and that I only buy generic bleach for my pool. He replied, "Good for you! Chlorine is chlorine--you're spending your money wisely." It was the very first time in 6 years of BBB that I didn't have to defend my decision!

It's truly amazing how simple pool care can be. For lots of us, dumping in a gallon of bleach every other day can be 99% of the job!

Your BIL is clearly the stereotypical worthless brother-in-law. Buy him a one-way ticket to Palookaville!

Remember: you don't have to be nearly as nice to your sister's husband as to your spouse's brother!:D

Well actually it was my husbands brother!!! But you are right, they came over and swam but couldn't dump some bleach in it!! Not only that the water level was JUST about below the skimmmer line when we got home, I was more mad about that than the bleach!!

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Originally Posted by CarlD

Buy him a one-way ticket to Palookaville!

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Hey Al! I think Palookaville is near Podunkville!

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Originally Posted by Watermom

Hey Al! I think Palookaville is near Podunkville!

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Someplace in the Poconos????

The great thing about B-B-B is that you don't HAVE to take it on faith--you don't HAVE to believe--the evidence is clear-cut and in front of you!

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Originally Posted by CarlD

Someplace in the Poconos????

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Exactly! ;) You ever been there before, Al?

Ok, I'm new to this forum and I just have to ask a couple of questions. I've had a pool for 4 years now, and have never experienced bad water, green water, or anything else. The only thing I have ever experienced bad is cloudy water after a 25 person pool party, and that cleared up within 24 hours. I'm not using bleach, I've been using pucks. I don't shock unless I need it (Once this year after the pool party). I'm using a hayward 4000 cartriage filter, I have a coverstar auto pool cover, and I'm using an inline chlorinator. The pool is inground 20' x 44'. After reading this forum, it sounds like my CYA may keep rising if I keep using pucks. I don't know what this will do in the future, but I'm considering going to bleach because of this. But am I just lucky to always have good water, or what? Or is it due to the filter or the cover? After reading this forum, it sounds like everyone has problems. I don't get it. Thanks.

Most of the new posters have problems til they figure out the BBB system and trust it. Once they get it going the problems resolve and they don't post very often any more. You'll benefit from using the BBB system. You are correct in thinking the CYA will continue to rise if using pucks. Problems w/ algae usually follow at some point if it goes to high w/o adjusting chlorine levels as indicated in the Best Guess Chart.
I had a similar experience until the 5th year, then everything went wrong w/ my water and algae.

BBB saved it.

Good luck.