New Intex Pool owner

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George,
Your other thread was there, but I went ahead and deleted it since this one has so much more information.

Oh, yeah, you overdid the bleach! In your tiny pool, a gallon of 6% bleach will add 35ppm of chlorine!! Fortunately, since you don't have any CYA in there yet, the chlorine will drop especially if you get some hot sunny days. Please do remove your cover. For a reference for future doses of bleach, each cup of 6% bleach will add about 2.5ppm of chlorine.

With chlorine levels as high as your currently have, your pH test results cannot be trusted. Retest once the chlorine has come way down. If you still have the sock with Borax in the pool, remove it for now. Your TA looks fine; no more baking soda needed.

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