help adjusting

[poolhelp101]

I don't use trichlor tabs, only beach. FC was at 0 yesterday...did not get a reading on CC.. as the sample never turned pink . i added 3 gallons of bleach yesterday and this morning at 9:30a my clorine reading with the oto was at 5, at 3p it was 2 and at 4:20p it was 0. i had to add more water this afternoon. the readings tonight at 8:15p using the taylor 2006 kit are FC 0, never turned pink, PH 7.8, TA 90, CYA...i still can see the dot at when all solution is poured into the cya cylinder. i have purchased cya now. i will add another 3 gallons of bleach now and will wait ur reply before adding the cya as i'm not sure whether to pour it in the skimmer or use the sock method and too please advise if i am still to add 5lbs or anything else i may need to do. thanks for all ur help!

[Watermom]

5 lbs. of stabilizer will add about 30ppm of CYA. If you have already added 2 lbs. previously, then go ahead and add 5 more lbs. That should take you up to a reading of about 40-45 which would be a good level. You can add it either of the ways you mentioned. If you do put it in the skimmer, just keep your pump running 24/7 for the next 4 or 5 days and don't backwash the filter for about a week to be sure it has all dissolved. I add it different ways, different times. This year, I put it in the sock and put the sock in the skimmer basket and kept the pump running. The sock was empty within about 3 days.

[poolhelp101]

if i put it in a sock and place in the skimmer, is it okay to add bleach to the skimmer? i add my bleach to the skimmer

[waterbear]

the easiest way to add the cya is to pour it SLOWLY into the skimmer with the pump running. Run the pump continusously for the frist 24 to 48 hours, don't back wash for a week, and don't bother testing it for a week. You can add bleach to the skimmer after you add the cya with no problems.

[Watermom]

If you do want to do the sock in the skimmer, just lift it out while you pour the bleach and then put it back in afterwards. Any of these ways to add the CYA is fine. I usually do add it into the skimmer. This is the first time I did the sock in the skimmer instead. Your choice.

[poolhelp101]

i put 5 lbs of stablizer in on tuesday and also i put in 3 gallons of bleach because i had no clorine in the pool. i have not added anything else and the clorine is holding now. this mornings readings are
FC-10, CC-0, PH-7.4, TA-120.
I have not checked cya since adding the stablizer. Is FC at 10 okay? and other numbers okay?

[Watermom]

Yes. A chlorine reading of 10 is fine for your CYA level. Take a look at the Best Guess Chlorine Chart in my signature below.

Do this. Test chlorine this evening when the sun is off the pool and then again in the morning within two hours of sunrise. If you have not lost more than 1ppm of chlorine overnight AND your CC is no greater than 0.5 and the pool is clear, then you can let the chlorine level drift down and keep it between 3-6 all the time.