Help with balancing pool

[PoolDoc]

Read the polyquat page: www.poolsolutions.com/polyquat.html. That's the only way you'll be able to tell what is, and what isn't polyquat.

On an Intex, the intake is as close to a skimmer as you can get.

Clarifier is OK, if you do NOT over dose. Don't use any algaecides except polyquat; don't use any of the HTH shocks. They have 50 or so, and only 5 or 6 are OK. Most are a messed up chemical hobo-soup.

You can swim if the chlorine is over 2 ppm and the pH is between 7 and 8. Iron will stain swimwear but not people, and it's not toxic.

[Dohcvtec]

Ok I will order from that site . Can I add the muratic acid and chlorin tomorrow morning at the same time

[PoolDoc]

Opposite sides of the pool, or something similar -- make sure they are fully diluted before they mix with each other. Otherwise, you can add both.

(PoolSolutions is my site, too. The order links go to Amazon, not me, though I do get a commission. You are free to purchase locally, of course. You just have to read the chemical ingredients labels CAREFULLY!)

[Dohcvtec]

Ok so I just did the test and here are the results
Ph- 7.5
Ta- 300
Tc- 0

I added 1 cup of bleach right now should I keep on adding the muratic acid ? Any other advice on what my next step should be ?

[PoolDoc]

You can add acid till your pH reaches 6.8 - 7.0. If you maintain the pool at that pH for a while, the alkalinity will gradually come done.

Repeat bleach doses till you get the chlorine level to DARK yellow on an OTO drops testkit. We need to know what your stabiliser level is, but you can 'guesstimate' it, once you get your chlorine up:

1. Add chlorine in the evening. If it's gone in the AM, you still have algae, or something using up the chlorine. Dose during the day, but double the PM dose. Once your chlorine level stays unchanged overnight, THEN

2. Dose in the AM and watch the results.

3. If your chlorine disappears as soon as the sun is fully out (afternoon on daylights saving time), you have little or no stabilizer.

4. If your chlorine hardly changes during the day with full sun, you have a LOT of stabilizer.

5. But, to do this right, you'll need the K2006 kit. See the test kit page, linked in my signature block, for links to the correct items on Amazon.

[Dohcvtec]

Since I added chlorine about an hour ago how soon can I add another cup ?

[PoolDoc]

On a small pool, you can test chlorine levels an hour or so after adding IF the pump has been running.