Cant hold chlorine

[herrmanncr]

Thanks. Where can I get that kit. Will stop and have tested this evening. Added 5lbs calhypo last night thanks to pool store. Hardness will be off the chart probably. Only draine 2 inches and filled back. How much bleach do I add at a time. Can u swim with this problem? Been using and no irritation. 21000 g, inground vinyl.
Thanks for help,
Chris

[aylad]

In your size pool, each gallon of 6% bleach will raise the FC by about 3 ppm, so if you're trying to achieve shock level, I'd put 7 gallons of bleach in it. Pour it slowly into the return stream, being careful not to splash it on your liner. I would do this at dusk, since the bleach will have all night without sun interference to start working on your water. In the morning, test again, and add whatever amount it takes to get it back up to 20. Do this 2-3 times a day, filter running and backwashing as needed, and it will clear up. It may take up to several days of this--fixing pool problems is almost never an overnight process--but it will clear. I would NOT use any more cal-hypo, though--your calcium is already way too high, and that in itself can create problems with milky water that are much, much harder to solve than just shocking with bleach.

Two of the cheapest online sources we've found for the Taylor kit are http://www.amatoind.com and http://www.spspools-spas.com. Leslie's online also sells a relabeled version of the same kit.

Welcome to the forum!

Janet

[herrmanncr]

Thanks! I will start on it this evening. Hope it works. This is frustrating!

[aylad]

It will work, but it will take a large dose of POPP--Pool Owner Patience and Persistance!! I understand how frustrating it is, but unfortunately it's a process, and by definition is going to take a little time. I promise, though, we can help you get it clear!!

Janet

[herrmanncr]

What's the rule of thumb when adding Borax? 21000g inground vinyl. Thanks!!!

[Watermom]

Depends on how low your pH is. Yesterday you said that it was at 7.0. If that is still true, in this 21K gallon pool I'd probably add a half a box. Let it circulate for a few hours and then retest. See how much that moves it and then add smaller amounts to tweak it where you want it.

[peekaboo]

darn ,beat by Watermom by 5 minutes