Hi everyone
Should have given ya a little background
24' round, 6' deep in cntr with main drain, 13,500 + gallons
CYA = 50
CL = i target 5ppm, grand kid ain't potty trained quite yet, and i know the lil swimmers don"t work too well when they weigh more than him......
Ph = 7.5

I should have mentioned that i an using 12.5% chlorine instead of bleach, i bought 4 cases when i opened as i had to get sand for the filter also & the pool supply is a straight shot about a mile north of the house.

Also i had the solar cover on for the first week i used that gallon, on a daily basis without the solar cover i only loose 1.5 to 2ppm or free chlorine on a full sun day, our pool is in full sun from 7am to 8PM, which takes 11oz of chlorine to give me 1ppm back, so on the average i am adding at the most 22oz a nite to stay at 5ppm

I made it thru the whirrly birds & now i am getting attacked by cotton wood fuzz balls so i am having to skim & empty the skimmer basket & filter basket 2 X's a day. After these are done flying maintance is a piece of cake. why is it that all of that stuff seems to land in the pool when there is a lot of open space all around..

Again thanks for your help,