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    Default Chlorine not working!

    I have dumped in a ton of chlorine bleach and water is just getting greener. I had to dilute with dis. water to get reading. Seems to be about 15. Whats going on? Using drop test kit for a 7500gal vinyl pool.

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    In order to help we need to know at least your pH and CYA (stabilizer) levels. It would also help to know your filtration method. If you have a test to measure free chlorine and combined chlorine levels, that would be extremely helpful as well. If you don't understand what I am asking for, read posts about chlorine on this forum until you become familiar with the basics of pool chlorine use.

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    Make sure you run your filter 24/7 during this process.

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    I was told to forget about everything except the chlorine for now, and just concentrate on keeping the chlorine high till the water is clear.
    I posted the "TA problem" and this is what I was suppose to do. So , I haven't even bothered to test anything else for the last 2 days

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    Momspool,

    Before you started adding bleach, what type of chemicals were you using to maintain your pool? If this pool is new to you then what chemicals were previous owners using?

    Since the chlorine does not seem to be immediately helping, I would suspect there's a chemical conversion issue here. Just a guess though.

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    Just a thought, are you using well water for your fill water? if so there might be metals that are causing the color. Only way to tell is to get the water tested for copper and iron at the pool store.
    Retired pool store and commercial pool maintenance guy.

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    Default Re: Chlorine not working!

    On another thread I have also seen that copper can cause a green color but it would be a clear green color. How would you describe your water - clear or cloudy? Are you using well water in the pool? The more information you can provide, the better chance that someone can help you fix it.

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