Intex 12x30 _what is my daily dose

[Watermom]

Until you get the dichlor, use the bleach as per the recipe instructions. It is ok to add the bleach and the borax one right after the other with no problems. You can dissolve the borax first if you want, but it isn't necessary.

Don't worry about the questions. The learning curve is really steep in the beginning. We are happy to help so..... ask away!

[PoolDoc]

If the pool is being used, you'll still need doses closer to the 2500 gallon pool than it might seem. A child swimming (or peeing) in a pool consumes the same amount of chlorine, regardless of the gallons in a pool.

In large pools you can store large amounts of chlorine, while having low chlorine levels. In small pools, in order to have enough to 'meet the need' you have to have higher levels.

For example, in a 30K gallon pool, you can store the equivalent of 1 pound of chlorine in a pool (sufficient for several 'pee' episodes), with only 4 ppm of free chlorine (on your test kit). To do the same in a 3,000 gallon pool, would take 40 ppm of free chlorine!

[greenfae30]

Ok soooo I put too much dichlor in yesterday. When I checked the levels the chlorine didnt even register and my pH was about 7.2 I figured since I had no chlorine reading and hadn't used the dichlor AND had to add about 3 inches of water to pool (ring deflated other day because someone caught the plug on way out in hurry. I noticed it quickly after but only fixed the ring but didnt fill the pool as a storm was quickly approaching). Anyway I added about a cup of dichlor and a cup of borax. We swam last night. I covered the pool (solar cover) and ran filter all night and all day. Tonight clorine level is 5.0+ on OTO and pH is 7.6. Should I leave the cover off tomorrow and hope its not rainy and windy tomorrow and the sun will take some of the chlorine out? Should I do anything else or just wait it out? Note to self. Dichlor is strong....dont need much!!

[Watermom]

Use the chart at this link to help you decipher what number those off the scale OTO readings are:> http://pool9.net/oto-chart/

It won't take long for those chlorine levels to come down. Not to worry.

[greenfae30]

Thanks for the quick reply. I'd say based on that link I'm between 9ppm and 13ppm. It's definitely bright yellow but no orange tone. I will run the filter again overnight and check tomorrow. Another quick question. Trying to not raise the electric bill too much. Is it ok to only run the filter at night once the levels are ok and then after swimming on weekends (we usually swim after work and summer camp and when we get out I run the filter until morning. Thanks again for all your help!

[PoolDoc]

You can run the filter as little as it takes, but at least 4 hours per day, preferably at 2 different times. Use this, or something like it:

Intermatic P1121 Heavy Duty Outdoor Timer 15 Amp

[greenfae30]

Perfect! Thanks. Gotta love Amazon!