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    Thanks Ben!! so it sounds like I am going in the right direction then. yay!! How much bleach does it take to raise the Chlorine level typically? I haven't found that info on here yet. I haven't bought anymore blended products since finding the site--the others were from the pool store, but I know better now.

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    Default Re: new user--trying to fight the algae!

    1 gallon of 6% bleach will add approximately 2 ppm of chlorine to your pool.

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    Thanks!!!
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    My Taylor kit came in today!! Way ahead of the promised date of June 4th!! Yay! so after reading the manual and feeling a bit like a mad scientist, I have readings:

    FC 25
    CC 2
    pH 7.4
    Alk 600 (and sample was still yellow--I gave up after 60 drops and no red)
    CH 210
    Cya 130-ish (the test read over the 100 mark-well technically below the 100 mark)

    I am still keeping the algae swept up into the water and running the pump 24/7. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
    IG Vinyl liner, 25,000 gal rectangle. Hayward chlorine pump.

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