Re: what makes eyes sting in the pool?

Originally Posted by
pairadocs
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
You provided the answer right here....stinging eyes and chlorine smell. You have chloramines in the water (probably still left over from the "brown smelly pool water") and you need to raise your chlorine level to shock levels (and keep them there until there is NO CC!) based on your CYA (stabilizer) level to burn them off! It's called breakpoint chlorination, To see how high you have to raise your FC to be effective based on your CYA levels see this thread.
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=365
Last edited by waterbear; 06-18-2006 at 08:59 PM.
Retired pool store and commercial pool maintenance guy.
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