New member, pool owner for 10+ years

[Straightleg]

fc 14
cc 1

This done at dusk

[Watermom]

CC of 1 is not good. That right there tells us why you are using so much chlorine. You are definitely fighting something in the water. (Assuming that is not an error.) With that CC reading, I think it is very likely that you will lose more than 1ppm of chlorine overnight. If that is the case, you need to keep the chlorine high until you can pass the overnight test. Post your FC, CC and pH in the morning.

[Straightleg]

Tested before the sun came up on the pool....
fc 11.5
cc 0
ph 7.7

do I keep pouring the bleach in and keep it high or use other products. i have not added any more dichlor just bleach

thanks
SL

[Watermom]

Glad to see CC of 0 but since you lost more than 1ppm of chlorine overnight, you need to continue to keep your chlorine levels up. Keep using bleach. Do the overnight test again tonight and post your results in the morning.

By the way, it is ok to swim. You just might want to wear old swimsuits. Chlorine at this level won't hurt you but it might be a little hard on your suit.

[Straightleg]

Nothing added tonight. No sun on pool
fc 7.5
cc 0

[Watermom]

Ok. Check FC and CC again in morning and report readings. You should also test your pH daily or at the very least, every other day.

[Straightleg]

Light drizzle all night. Just ran an oto this moring before work. Read in the 5-10ppm on that scale for chlorine.
I am thinking even with the rain it stayed up.
It is supposed to rain all day today?

Will recheck all numbers tonight...See what the rain did


SL

[Watermom]

To check for overnight loss, we really need more accurate numbers than a range of 5-10ppm. Use the K2006 this evening (per the directions given in post #19 above) and in the morning so you can get an FC and CC reading both times for comparison.

[Straightleg]

fc 8.5
cc 0
ph 8
cya 50

1 hour ago added 1 gallon of bleach and 1 box of borax


Thanks
SL

[Watermom]

Hopefully, you'll have good numbers in the morning.