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    Default Re: I can't maintain chlorine in my IG vinyl pool

    When things go bad, they really go bad. On Tuesday morning I found my pool pump not working, thought I would be spending $600 to $800 for a new one. Lucky, after some troubleshooting, I found that the pump motor had a bad capacitor, ordered it on Tuesday afternoon and received this morning. It has been replaced and my filtration system is back on line.

    Now for some good news (I think), I performed a pool water test with my new Taylor K-2006 DPD Test kit and the results are below:

    FC: 4
    CC: .5
    PH: 7.4
    TA: 170
    Total hardness: 330
    CYA: 40

    It appears like the pool has been holding chlorine, even though we have had a lot of rain in the area and my pump was out of service for several days. i have not added any chemicals and the water is clear. Are these levels within acceptable range?

    Thanks to all for all of the great feedback,

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    Default Re: I can't maintain chlorine in my IG vinyl pool

    Liner pool, I still have 8 new gallons of the hth liquid chlorinator, should I return and just get the bleach?

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    "liquid chlorinator" is just 10 - 12% bleach.

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