How much bleach for 7000 gallon pool?

[aylad]

Pool care doesn't have to be a lot of work and really expensive....if you'll just stay on top of your testing, adjust your chems as needed and don't get lazy about it, then your pool should remain crystal clear.

Enjoy your pool!

[Budlight592]

Wrong section but since you and I have discussed how close we live to each other I was thinking soaler cover and clear to put on soon and do you use a cover for the winter. Also do you drain your pump and filter for the winter or let them run year around. It hardly ever get below freezing here.

[aylad]

I don't own a pool cover, but I don't have any trees in the back yard, either. The only leaves that blow in are from my neighbor's trees, but it's nothing a leaf rake won't handle. I don't drain pump/filter, either--I leave everything connected and running. I maintain my pool chems throughout the winter, but once the water gets cold, it requires very few doses of bleach to do so. I run my pump overnight on nights when the air temp is below 30 degrees, and cut any other run time to a couple of hours/day, not getting upset if I miss a day or two.

This way my pool stays clean and clear all winter, and when the water warms up, the only "start up" I have to do is turn the pump on and go swimming

One thing you need to consider is the potential for kids/animals to get into the water. My kids are old enough that I don't have to worry about it, and my dog is an inside dog so that's not a problem either. We have a tall privacy fence around the yard to eliminate the possibility of neighborhood kids getting in accidentally, as well. I would definitely remove your steps, and then decide whether you need to cover the pool or not.