No1ford - Please go back and reread all the advice you have been given. You asked if bleach can be used as chlorine? In one of my responses above (post #13) I suggested to you that you use bleach. I agree with Waterbear that you need to go and read at www.poolsolutions.com to learn the basics. Also, read through a lot of the other threads on the forum. You will learn so much that can help you manage your pool.

This thread is getting pretty long - we are up to post #38 already. We are always glad to help but we need you to focus closely on following the advice we are giving and to inform yourself as much as possible by reading PoolSolutions. Hopefully, you will see much improvement very soon.