help with first results of the season, ps234

[aylad]

How does your water look?

Janet

[vinouspleasure]

the water was very cloudy to start but I've been shocking the pool and now its clear but not crystal clear. I was using pool shock rather than chlorine since its a little more convenient and I had some leftover from last year.

the bleach calculator says I need about 7 gallons of bleach to reach 15ppm. I typically shock the pool once a week after heavy use or heavy rainfall, so thats a lot of bleach to keep on hand. I guess I've seen a split of opinion in these forums on whether one needs to shock regularly if the chlorine readings stay in acceptable range.

[Watermom]

Unless you have a CC reading over 0.5, you shouldn't need to shock. It isn't hard to keep your chlorine level between 3-6 if you just are diligent about testing and adding bleach. I very seldom have to shock my pool because I very consistenly maintain my chlorine levels.

[waterbear]

If your CC is less than .5 ppm you do NOT need to shock. Most people do NOT need to shock weekly. Remember, shock is a verb, not a noun. It a procedure, not a product.