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    Default Re: Drain pool or add 77 lbs of shock - other options?

    Another Update -

    SUNDAY A.M.
    Checked all chemical levels except CYA using hth 6 way kit (kit only has 2 doses for CYA so waiting to do this again)
    - Chlorine/Bromine: 2 / 4
    - pH: 7.2
    - Alkalinity: 160
    - Hardness: 240
    Also used hth test strip as a comparison -
    - Free Chlorine/Bromine: 0/0
    - pH: 7
    - Alkalinity: 150
    - Hardness: 200
    - CYA: 0
    Brushed pool
    Used net to clear off anything on the surface
    Closed cover during day

    SUNDAY P.M.
    In evening added 6 gallons of bleach

    MONDAY A.M.
    Pool water is very clear and clean (small amount of white stuff and debris on surface)
    Checked all chemical levels except CYA using hth 6 way kit –
    - Chlorine/Bromine: 1 / 2 initially, but if I wait 5 min it shows 2 / 4
    - pH: 7.2
    - Alkalinity: 160
    - Hardness: 260
    Also used hth test strip as a comparison -
    - Free Chlorine/Bromine: 0
    - pH: 7.5
    - Alkalinity: 180
    - Hardness: 200
    - CYA: 0

    IS IT SAFE TO SWIM IN THE POOL? We have someone from out of town here today and they would like to swim (2 adults, 1 baby)
    Last edited by PoolDoc; 07-30-2012 at 01:14 PM. Reason: turn signature on
    12yr old 18x36 IG 22.5Kgal vinyl pool; 2spd pool pump; StaRite Sys3 S7M120 cartridge filter; 24hr/day on LO; HTH 6-way; utility water; PF:5; net-dev

    16'x36' rectangle 22.5K gal IG pool; trichlor inline feeder; Starite System3 S7M120 cartridge filter; Magnetek Century Two Speed, HP 1.0/.12 pump; 24 hrs on lowhrs; I was using test strips (hth 6-way test strips) and going to pool stores. See notes in comments below for values obtained after purchasing hch 6-way test kit.; utility water; summer: ; winter: ; iPad; PF:5.3

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