Quote Originally Posted by waterbear
what is your pH? Have you added any algecides (linear quats) or other products (some clarifiers) lately? What are your FC, TC and CC levels? There are several things that can cause your eyes to sting. Give us some more info and maybe we can help.
ph 7.5
no recent algaecide in more than a month
no clarifiers
TC = 1-2
FC = .5-1
tested with taylor drop test kit this am
tot alk = 150 ppm

thanks for the investigation

it just seems that this year my pool is more stingy than last year, and I had to add 30- 40 gallons of bleach last month to remedy the brown smelly pool water that i uncovered in the beginning of the season.

despite my low chlorine levels, the pool smells rather bleachy, not too strong, but not mild either, moderately bleach smelly, which surprises me with my low CL levels.

rjf