HELP Laundry detergent in pool

[CarlD]

I wouldn't. Another chemical with an unknown effect? Bad idea. IF I was going to experiment, I'd do it by increasing calcium levels to make the water harder as suds doesn't do well in hard water--and calcium is perfectly safe in pool water as long as you stay within limits..

[chem geek]

I agree with Carl. Hard water doesn't suds as well and in fact having the CH raised to around 120 ppm is a way of reducing foaming in spas and vinyl pools. In a plaster pool, the CH is already high enough.

Another technique that works in spas is to aerate the water to force more suds, then skim them off the top of the water.

I doubt that enough was added for sudsing to be that much. I just mentioned it as a possible side effect.

Richard

[happyjack]

what do you have to do to use bbb in spas

[chem geek]

what do you have to do to use bbb in spas

You can read the following about the Dichlor-then-bleach method:
http://www.poolspaforum.com/forum/in...howtopic=13634
Dichlor/bleach Method in a Nutshell
Chlorine Demand
Decontamination Procedure

If you want to use bromine instead, then read the following (the links on oxidizer demand and decontamination above still apply):
waterbear's Post on 3-step Bromine Method