Tested Water to Start BBB method

[Watermom]

What size is the pump? Just a caution ----- many pool stores set people up with a too big pump and a too small filter. Not a good combination. If you tell the size of the pump you have, maybe one of our equipment gurus can suggest how big of a filter you need.

[HollyClo]

Well...I'm not exactly sure what size it is. It states its. 1.5 spl...and 60 Hz. And a bunch of other numbers. It's a smaller pump..and the filter is quite large. We got this pool from someone...so it's just what they had with it.

[HollyClo]

I've been adding Bleach every now and then. I tested the Chlorine today. I have 0 ppm of FC...and onlhy .2 ppm of CC. The pool is half full right now. Should I start pouring more bleach in? Or just wait til it's full?

[HollyClo]

Well....We are just now getting our pump up and running today. I have 0 ppm of all chlorine I added a bunch of bleach to it last night because it was getting cloudy. Looking better this morning. Bought the stabilizer today also....so will be putting that into the skimmer once that's installed. So my question is. How much Bleach do I put in to get it to at least 5 ppm? Or should I wait to add the bleach until all the CYA is in? My PH is about 7.4 ppm...tested that last night.

[PoolDoc]

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I have 0 ppm of all chlorine I added a bunch of bleach to it last night because it was getting cloudy.
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Bought the stabilizer today also....so will be putting that into the skimmer once that's installed.
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How much Bleach do I put in to get it to at least 5 ppm?

+ Don't wait till the pool is cloudy to add chlorine: if you want a problem free pool, you MUST maintain a chlorine level at ALL times. With no stabilizer, 1 ppm is plenty, but you'll have to add 2-3x per day to get that.
+ Adding 5 ppm at night is great for cleanup, but doesn't replace the need to maintain a minimum level ALL the time.
+ If you're sure you can wait 4 - 5 days before cleaning your filter, add the stabilizer to the skimmer. (Clean your filter FIRST!) Otherwise, you probably want to put it in a sock and hang it in front of the return jet.
+ If your water level (not pool top) is 48", your pool is about 17,000 gallons. One gallon of bleach will add 3.5 ppm of chlorine.

[famousdavis]

"I was going to test for the acid thing...but my CYA mark doesn't go up to 14ML...so I don't really know what to do with that."

I wondered the same thing when I got my K-2006. The trick is, you're filling up the empty plastic bottle that's in your kit -- it has both a 7ml and 14ml mark on it. You'll fill the bottle up to the 7ml mark, then top off with reagent to the 14ml mark. From that bottle, you pour into your test-tube for the "black dot test."

Make sense?

[aylad]

"You'll fill the bottle up to the 7ml mark, then top off with reagent to the 14ml mark. From that bottle, you pour into your test-tube for the "black dot test."

But only after shaking it to mix very well, letting it sit on the counter for at least a minute or two, then shaking again before putting it into the test tube..

Janet