Quote Originally Posted by Watermom View Post
FYI -- In your pool, each quart of 6% bleach will raise your cl by about 3.3ppm.
Okay, we just tried to check it again via the dilution method. Those shades of yellow are really hard for us to distinguish. We are guessing maybe it is 3, which would put it about 15, but I have to be honest and say it is a guess. It's still very hard to tell. It is definitely more than 5 or 10 overall, as it is a much darker shade of yellow than the 5 when we put it in full strength or diluted by half.
DH is really wanting to swim soon after all the hard work he has put into this pool. We are unsure what is really a safe chlorine level for swimming for ourselves and for our children (ages 6, 8 & 10). Any ideas?
We still can't quite figure out how much chlorine we should add tonight. Maybe we'll just add a quart and check again in the morning? We are pretty sure it is over 10. Also, previously when I said the test strip was showing as low, I forgot it was because I used the test strip on the solution that had already been diluted 1:3. When I tested the sample this evening straight from the pool, it tested to be at least 10. It does appear that we probably still have about 50 ppm CYA, but again, a guesstimate based on the strip.
Also, we did brush the pool bottom this evening to get up any algae remnants on the floor of the pool so they can be filtered out overnight.
Thanks again for all the help!
Tricia