I opened my pool this year to NO cya, as usual.

What used to be a 2 pound bottle is now down to 1.45 pounds. I added with the sock method. How long should it take to show up?

My k 2006 test kit shows a little cloudyness, but I can still easily see the dot. I got more re-agent last year and it is kept in the garage out of sunlight, so I assume my test results are accurate.

Should I add another 1.45 pounds? or wait a few days to make sure it is dissolved?

I opened the pool last weekend to brown water, started shocking with 12% liquid chlorine from Ollies ($3/gal)
Went to green in 1 day, then cloudy the next , to not quite clear the next day. Pretty good results with just bleach!

last test showed:
My tc was about 10.5
ph 7
alk 70.

I added about pound of borax, and will add some baking soda to try to raise alk to at least 80.


AG 12,000 gallons.
---Dale