Quote Originally Posted by Strawfoot View Post

I was simply concerned about the heavy bather load from my recent party.
Most of the folks on this forum will tell you that there's no need to shock unless you have a CC of .5 or greater. I personally tend to stay on the conservative side of things and shock my pool after I've had a big bather load, because in my own pool I have seen both beginnings of algae AND the aftereffects of large groups of kids in my pool (that have been in the water for extended periods of time with no bathroom breaks), and in both situations my CC was zero. It only costs a few bucks to shock it, and I personally would rather shock it too many times than not enough.

Just my $0.2, for what it's worth!

Janet