Lot of bleach lately- should I smell chlorine?

[Madty]

CarlD-

No test strips- Test w/ 5 drops OTO- It turns almost oragne so I dilute 3:1.

So again, would I smell chlorine if I've been adding bleach to shock? I can smell it standing around the pool.
Thanks

[aylad]

If you can smell it standing around the pool, it's chloramines. More bleach!

Janet

[matt4x4]

yes, pools really only ever smell like chlorine when the stuff is off gassing due to eating up organics (yummy)

[Madty]

OK I put 5 gals of bleach in today to shock. I also added CYA- 3 lbs. Water is beginning to clear, but mustard algae remains.

If I understand correctly, you can't overshock a pool due to the chlorine will dissipate (sp) If I was at 5, now I should be around 15. That's a little high based on a CYA of 12 (pool store told me that-I thought it measured 30 4 days ago per a pool store) Anyway added 3 lbs to help keep my chlorine up longer. i also added an algae, not poly 60, but one designed for yellow algae. Forgot the name. It said to have a ph of 7.8- 8.0 and shock the pool. I have both. I vacummed to waste the yellow mustard algae that comes back daily in the exact same places. I said in 24 hrs shock the pool again. Then the next day vacuum to waste and backwash again. I hope this stuff works. I googled mustard algae and this stuff is supposed to be very effective. It also helps to clear the dirty algae. Anyway I hope I'm doing all this correctly. High bleach has not worked thus far.