Quote Originally Posted by crazimom
Ok, I know I have so much to learn....however. Going the liquid bleach route sounds so scary to me. If i use Stabilized tablets in my feeder and Turboshock(ca hypo) will I still get overstabilized ? My numbers are good right now. Cya=60
Crazimom,

Yes, it sounded scary to me as well. After asking what I thought were the professionals in the beginning (a local pool store), It reinforced that fear. However, (and Thank Goodness) I researched further and found poolsoutions.com. Ben's comments and methods made perfect sense. Sodium hypochlorite is identical to liquid shock, just weaker in concentration. They (the pool store) suggested I buy their liquid shock if I wanted to use a liquid. This made me wonder how the pool store could make such comments (bleach will eat it up man!). I then realized they were ignorant. I don't mean that in a bad way, just the way Webster's defines the word. I went the bleach route not because of the financial savings but because I believe it's the best way to know exactly what I'm adding to my water-Chlorine & saltwater. These days, it's hard to know what's in what. Also, I wanted to keep my sanitizer in check so the family would stay healthy.
Now, to answer your question, YES. If you continue to use stabilized tablets in your feeder you will eventually get "over stabilized". With a CYA level of 60ppm now (which is already higher than I personally like mine), I'll guess it will take a few of months or so. Maybe longer, maybe less. Depends on the size of your pool, feed rate etc. Also, by "Turboshocking", you will eventually make your water to hard. Both CYA and CH can only be reduced by water replacement.
Can you effectively run a pool this way? That answer is also YES. Ben, the forum moderator, has come up with a best guess chart that illustrates the chlorine levels that are required to keep an algae free pool at different CYA levels. Your FC (free chlorine) level should be 5ppm min according to this chart. Ben likes to reiterate that this is only his "best guess" but I must attest to the accuracy, as most everyone else here will as well. I also look at it from the stand point that if algae can grow, what else can live in the water? By adhering to this best guess chart, I've yet to get an algae bloom, knock on wood.
Either way you go, just be be sure you are in control of your water. Don't rely on others that may or may not have your families best interest in mind. Get a good test kit and do the research and make the decision for yourself.

Dave