You can safely add the bleach immediately after adding the pH decreaser. You will have to put Chlorine in the pool daily until you have stabilizer in it. When you add your stabilizer, put it in the skimmer, but don't backwash or retest (for the CYA) for at least a week, since it takes a long time to dissolve. You can swim immediately after adding the CYA, as long as your chlorine and pH are in line.
Janet, ummmm, I retook test today. Chlorine was a little high at 3.0. Ph balance was right on the mark at 7.6. Question 1 ..if the ph is fine how can my alkalinity be up ? It was 250 this morn. Last night alkalinity was 200. Ph last night was high at 7.8 or above... chlorine last night was at zero..lol..I put more chlorine in last night and today as I said was up ...I dont want to sound stupid..but what is the skimmer..the thing that you get the bugs out of the pool with, right? Do you just put it on the skimmer and let it sit or use as a sieve like? Help.... I will put the cya in tomorrow night, for the book says to run pump for 24 hrs. we will be gone most of the day on Wend so no pool use until evening anyway. Thanks so much again for the help. And I understand that it takes about a week to see results of cya. But it is ok to swim in after I put it in? How much stablizer do I need for a 16 by 3.3 ft pool? CYA is zero.....