New Intex above ground owner - Psuedomonas?

[PoolDoc]

High combined chlorine *can* be very irritating, depending on WHICH combined chlorines you have (there are many!). I'd wait to enter till the pool is better.

BUT the problem is you can't trust those test results: I can tell that some of the numbers you posted are bogus, simply because of what some of the other numbers are.

Add 1 full gallon of 8% store-brand bleach every EVENING, late. Test with OTO the following evening. Skip the dose if the test shows dark or orange tinted yellow (off scale), but continue doing this for at least a week.

. . . you really need a K2006, if you want to be able to tell when things are 'right'.

[May76]

Ok, I'll postpone entering the pool today. I wondered about the test results. I tested with my OTO yesterday morning(didn't make it to the pool store till around 3:30 in the afternoon) and although I'm not 100% certain I am reading the OTO tests correctly, the water definitely had some yellow. It looked to be around 1.5, BUT I guess it is possible all that burned off by the afternoon which would have given the pool store a low reading?

I tested around 10:30 this morning with the OTO kit and it was pretty dark yellow. It looked like it was around 5, maybe 3 at the LEAST. Ph looked to be somewhere between 7.2-7.4. I followed with the strips just to see what they would say(though I know they can't totally be relied upon) and it was showing FC of 5.

I will start adding a gallon of bleach tonight, I'm guessing I should leave the Dichlor completely alone for now? Also, is it a good idea to keep the tablets in the floater during the next 7 days? I keep them in during the day, but always take them out when shocking the pool or adding other chemicals just to be safe.... If bleach is all I need that's fine, but I wanted to check first.

Also is there a way to know you are reading the OTO test results correctly? I try to read them in my kitchen, lights on, backlit from a window with the shades open and outside with the sun to my back, but sometimes I'm not sure my eyes are picking up the right shade of yellow and red.

Anyways thank you all for all of your help, I REALLY appreciate it!!! :-)

[PoolDoc]

It's better to wait on the dichlor, till you can hold chlorine overnight.

There's not too much you can to do make the OTO test more precise: it's very reliable, and covers a broad range, but it's not very precise.

[May76]

Ok, will do! Should I leave the trichlor tablets alone in the meantime for the rest of the week too? And should I wait the whole week before getting back in?

Sorry for all the questions...thanks for the help!

[PoolDoc]

I can't remember what trichlor you have, and I don't have time to re-read the thread now. If you have trichlor floaters, that's fine.

[May76]

Just the regular Aqua Chme 3" ones. I put the bleach in tonight I'll throw the floater back in in the morning. Thanks again! :-)

[PoolDoc]

Check and make sure they don't contain copper.