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    As usual, the advice already given is right on, so I'll only add two things:
    1) Make sure the filter is clean, it'll help speed up the clearing.
    2)Quit using the packs of granular, wallmart 6% bleach will give you more 'bang for your buck' - speaking of which, use the bleach calc that Steven linked in his response to check both gallonage and bleach dosage (I did a quick calculation [based on 3600 gal] and figure that 3 cups of 6% bleach should put you in your desired range - once the cloudyness and excessive chlorine is gone).
    Do as Grace and Steven suggested, follow the methods you learn and taking care of your new pool will be a breeze. Welcome to the forum and congrats on the new pool! - Waste
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    I will definately start using bleach instead of the powdered shock treatment.

    I THINK I did the shot glass test right. It shows what I had previously guessed at, which is 10.

    I just added some borax a few mins ago.

    The pool is in direct sunlight but the chlorine has never dropped, it's continually increased since the day I started testing.

    So what will make it drop?
    24' x 52" AGP = 13.5k gallons
    Dynamo 2.0 HP pump, Sand Dollar sand filter, Polaris 65 vacuum

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    Rastoma, there are ways to rid yourself of excess chlorine in a pool, but I don't think you need to use them. 10 ppm of cl with a cya of 50 is no problem for your kids, thier clothes nor the pool. The combined chlorine is a problem, the best way to get rid of that is to ... add more chlorine - you've got to chemically 'burn' it out of the water. Ben's best guess chart says to take the ppm to 15 for shocking. Once the cc is gone you can reduce the ppm to ~3.
    Having said that, if you want less chlorine in the pool, give it something to attack (sweat, pee, suntan lotion, grass and leaves), but that will raise the cc again and you'll be back where you started (there is a chemical, thiosulphate, that will destroy the chlorine, but it's not cheep). My best advice is to shock until the water is clear and there's no more 'chlorine smell' then let it drift down by itself before adding more bleach to the pool. Just my $.02
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    Default Re: Have a small above ground pool, please help

    Ok, great. I was thinking along those lines but I wasn't sure.

    I thought shocking just meant to get rid of algae. So shocking will get rid of the CC? Cool.

    Will do that this evening.

    Using bleachcalc, I come up needing to add .7 litres of bleach to reach 15ppm since I'm at 10 now, if my calc was correct that 2200 gal is 8327 litres
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    24' x 52" AGP = 13.5k gallons
    Dynamo 2.0 HP pump, Sand Dollar sand filter, Polaris 65 vacuum

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    Default Re: Have a small above ground pool, please help

    If you open up Bleach calc, click on More Calcs...then click on settings..change the setting from metric to imperial. Unless you like using the metric system.

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    Default Re: Have a small above ground pool, please help

    DOH! Thanks!! No, I'm much more used to U.S. measurements
    24' x 52" AGP = 13.5k gallons
    Dynamo 2.0 HP pump, Sand Dollar sand filter, Polaris 65 vacuum

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    Default Re: Have a small above ground pool, please help

    I added 6% bleach, best guess amount for shock yesterday.

    Using shot glass method, CL is still at 10-11. I added the same amount this morning for shock level, tested this evening and no change in CL.

    I also added some borax yesterday, PH is about 7.5 now up from almost 7.0.

    Alkalinity has risen to 200ppm.

    stablizer is still at 50. No hardness detected.

    Should I keep adding bleach? How long should it take the shock to run the CL down?

    The water looks a little better. It wasn't super cloudy before, just slightly. Now it's just somewhat hazy.. hard to explain... it's just not sparkling clear like it should be and chlorine is still way high and you can still smell chlorine.

    Have been running the filter for 12-14 hours a day.
    24' x 52" AGP = 13.5k gallons
    Dynamo 2.0 HP pump, Sand Dollar sand filter, Polaris 65 vacuum

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