Crystal Clear water, but.......

[Earl J]

Watermom, I just ordered Taylor OTO...I already have 8.25 bleach....When u say Shock; how many 1lb bags? Also, how much bleach do u normally use? thx

[Watermom]

"Shock" is a verb, not a noun. It just means to raise the chlorine level. You can just use bleach to shock with. No need to buy a separate product.

How much bleach to use depends on your volume. Here is a link to a bleach calculator that may be helpful. It actually has other calculators as well in the drop down menu in the upper left corner. http://pool9.net/bleach-calc/

Also, what kit did you order? Only an OTO and not the K2006?

[Earl J]

"Shock" is a verb, not a noun. It just means to raise the chlorine level. You can just use bleach to shock with. No need to buy a separate product.

How much bleach to use depends on your volume. Here is a link to a bleach calculator that may be helpful. It actually has other calculators as well in the drop down menu in the upper left corner. http://pool9.net/bleach-calc/

Also, what kit did you order? Only an OTO and not the K2006?

I do know what shock means...verb or noun....I was just asking how much u use....Didn't realize I did not need to buy Shock (in a bag) if I'm using Bleach....
I also found what my problem is on another site.....They tell me it's mustard/green algae....And one of the reasons for it returning is; poor circulation... My Assumption is::: Even though I've shocked and vacuumed; the reason for it's return is poor circulation; due to Always keeping solar cover on.. Does my assumption make sense to u?......I also cancelled wrong kit.......thx

ps...First time going with BLEACH vs pucks and granular Shock...

[Watermom]

It could be mustard algae. What other site?

Your solar cover should not have anything to do with your circulation, though.

If it is algae, your chlorine levels have not been kept high enough to clear it. (Yesterday you noted that your free chlorine reading was 1.1.) This is the reason for it's return. Maintain your chlorine at shock level as consistently as you can and brush the pool while the chlorine is high. Also, run the pump 24/7 while you are trying to clear up the pool.

Hopefully, your K2006 will arrive quickly. In the meantime, see if you can get a cheap OTO kit at Walmart (red and yellow drops). It will only read chlorine levels to 5ppm but you can use this color chart to interpret darker colors and their chlorine level estimates. This will help you maintain the 20ppm shock level that you need until your K2006 comes in.

http://pool9.net/oto-chart/

[Earl J]

It could be mustard algae. What other site?

Your solar cover should not have anything to do with your circulation, though.

If it is algae, your chlorine levels have not been kept high enough to clear it. (Yesterday you noted that your free chlorine reading was 1.1.) This is the reason for it's return. Maintain your chlorine at shock level as consistently as you can and brush the pool while the chlorine is high. Also, run the pump 24/7 while you are trying to clear up the pool.

Hopefully, your K2006 will arrive quickly. In the meantime, see if you can get a cheap OTO kit at Walmart (red and yellow drops). It will only read chlorine levels to 5ppm but you can use this color chart to interpret darker colors and their chlorine level estimates. This will help you maintain the 20ppm shock level that you need until your K2006 comes in.

http://pool9.net/oto-chart/

www.Fortwaynepools.com is the site....... .......I found using "skimmer basket socks" help in ridding the algae; or what I think is algae....I went one better and used the sock in filter basket... also...