vacation--how much bleach

[poolhelp101]

leaving for vacation and i'm new to using the bleach. Would you please tell me what i need to do to make sure my chlorine levels don't get too low while i'm gone. As it is right now, i am having to add 3/4 gallon every night?
I need your help with this, please advise. Thanks

[rhosk]

How long will you be away and what is your CYA level?

[poolhelp101]

i will be gone 5 days and my cya level is 50

[rhosk]

Ah, 5 days, not too long. There are still MANY variables that we don't know (location [sunny, rainy, cloudy], cover?, recent chem. balance problems, etc...). Can a neighbor put a gallon or so every other day until you return? I wouldn't recommend pucks as your CYA is at the border according to recomends here. Even if your chlorine goes to nil for a day or two, it shouldn't hurt it (if no problems currently and water is clear).

[poolhelp101]

no 5 days not long, actually not a vacation, father having surgery. but i do have some water problems that developed....i have posted that here under the title "swim after bleach" the water is still a slight blue, slight cloudy water (just can't seem to get that cleared up) ph 7.5, chlorine 5.0, ta 180. no neighbor to add the bleach. live in kentucky, weather has been cool the past week, expected to be 80-85, rain expected only one day while i am gone. i do have a heater and vinyl liner

[rhosk]

Well, if it were me, I'd take my chlorine to @10-12, then go. If you can run your filter while you're gone, great. If not, run it for a few hours before leaving, you should be fine. Who knows, maybe your water will be better when you get back.

Hope everything goes well.