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[aylad]

When I buy it at WalMart, it's usually in the section with the spa chemicals.

[PoolDoc]

If you need to get it from Amazon, here's the link:

Kem-Tek Stabilizer 4lbs

[crazy cat lady]

Thanks guys I added a gallon of bleach last night didn't take a reading but it usually gets it up to shock level. Went out this morning tested and had zero chlorine so added another gallon after I brushed. Brushing did kick up a darker green dust . Went out an hour later and chlorine was at shock level 10 on my hth 6 way test, ph was 7.2. Pool is now a lighter green. I did add a dose of clarifier last night per Bens suggestion. I'll check out Walmart for the stabilizer. I also switch out the cartridges once a day and hose them off so I keep the water pressure up and have the filter on 24/7. Thanks and have a great holiday!! I'll post again tommorrow hope the pool clears up for my pool party on the 9th or it will be a dry day lol.

[PoolDoc]

Which cartridges do you have? A, B, or C?

I'm asking, because I'm going to suggest you replace them with Unicel cartridges. The Intex OEM cartridges do NOT remove algae well. In fact, if you have algae, you'd be better off REMOVING the cartridges for now, till all the algae is dead. Leave the pump on, to circulate the water.

[Watermom]

By the way, in a 13,000 gallon pool, one gallon of 6% bleach is not going to get you to shock level. It will only add a little less than 5ppm of chlorine.

[crazy cat lady]

Watermon,

How high should I go? After I add the gallon the reading goes to the bright yellow so according to my kit 5-10. If I go above that I don't get a reading so I have to order the Taylor kit . If you can tell me how high and how much bleach to add I'd appreciate it. Thanks

[aylad]

If your CYA is 0, then your shock level is 12-15 ppm. In your pool, each gallon of 6% bleach will raise your FC by about 4.6 ppm, so 2.6 gallons would get you from chlorine of zero to chlorine of 12 ppm. Until you order the Taylor kit, you can force your kit to read higher levels of chlorine by dilution, as described here http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/forumdi...ater-Chemistry. It's not as exact as the Taylor kit, by any means, but it's a decent ballpark.

[PoolDoc]

I put all the links together in one place for you.

You do NOT have to get the Brute cans, or the TSP from Amazon; you can probably find TSP and some acceptable cans locally. I just included them so you know what you are looking for.

Also, one of my moderators felt I was pushing Amazon Prime too much -- so I'm not pushing it. I included the link because you can get free 2-day shipping with it IF you sign up for their 1 month trial. You will have to remember to cancel it, however. I buy from Amazon a lot myself (we home school, and have been using Amazon for years!), so Prime works for us.

Please note, to get the maximum benefit of the Unicel cartridges, you need TWO so one can be soaking, while the other is working.

Kem-Tek Stabilizer 4lbs

Unicel C-5315 Replacement Filter Cartridge for 15 Square Foot Intex B Filter @ Amazon
1lb Savogran 10621 Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) @ Amazon

Rubbermaid BRUTE Gray 10 Gal Container w/o Lid @ Amazon
Round Brute Lid For 10-Gallon Waste Containers, 16" Diameter, Gray

Amazon Prime

[crazy cat lady]

Aylad,

I'm thinking 182 oz is not enough I'm thinking I need another gallon to get to your estimate of 2.6 correct??Should be 277 oz. Even though I'm now using bleach and the test kit isn't all that accurate I did add 7 bags of the hth super shock over a 2 week period so not sure what else is in that besides chlorine I'll have to check the bags to see if there's any cya in that. Thoughts??

[crazy cat lady]

I have the B cartridges. I bought 2 new ones from Walmart and when I got them home they were quite a bit smaller didn't realize that until I unpacked some pool stuff and found 2 old ones from last season.I was wondering why I had slow water pressure and once I put the right size in I had plenty. I went to Walmart today and no stabilizer . I checked the B cartridges and saw that they were smaller than what I had at home.I'm guessing that Walmart's supply is either mis marked or just not manufactured correctly. The old cartridges were from Walmart so must be a new thing this year. I'll order the new ones from Amazon tonight along with the skimmer sock and the stabilizer. Lost all the chlorine from this morning was at zero again after being bright yellow this morning when I added more bleach. I'll take the cartridge out and just run the filter without. Thanks again for your help.