Ok, not to beat a dead horse but I have a problem and after searching through the forums I haven't come across anyone with the same problem. I have a 25k gallon above ground round pool.
FC = .4
CC = .4
PH = 7.2
TA = 70
CH = 260
CYA = 50
I shock every night and can not get my Chlorine levels up. My pool is pretty blue and I can my feet when im in the pool but there is a heavy whits cloud that I cant get rid of. I would assume it is because I can get the Chlorine levels up. I did read in the forums where I should shock and check levels in the evening and again in the morning to see if I am losing Chlorine over night. I plan to do this tonight so this question may be a little premature but I thought I would give it a shot. I am using tablets in a automatic chlorinator that is set to its highest setting and I am going through about 6 tablets in 2-3 days. I realize tablets is not the greatest idea but due to work my wife and kids are the ones taking care of the pool so I needed a way to keep the pool going though out the week with little to no maintenance from my family. This has worked for the last 3 years but for some reason this year I cant get the dang thing to take chlorine. I am going tonight to get some bleach to shock with tonight. Correct me if im wrong but I think i need to get my chlorine level to 20ppm which will require 8 gallons of bleach. I am getting this info from another post that said 2 gallons would raise Chlorine to 5ppm. I am using a K-2006 test kit (which I love) for the first time this year. In the past I have relied on the local pool store. Please let me know if im on the right track or if anyone can think of anything else I need to do