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So I finally responded to her explaining that I have a Taylor kit and constantly tracking my levels. My concern is that my CYA level is too high to use tablets and bleach is my cheapest option until I can find cheaper bulk liquid chlorine locally. Asked her to give me the chemical % in her...

Sorry, I was using iPhone to quick reply and my signature does not get auto included. I have not responded to the pool company yet and she finally sent me a follow up email. Here is the main part of her response: "We do sell liquid chlorine , for swimming pools liquid chlorine is NOT the same...

Thanks, that's what I thought but figured I would check with the real experts first. It didn't make sense to me because once chlorine is in the water, I can't see how it would dissipate any faster in liquid vs solid form.

Thank you for the quick reply. Yes I have a great escape about 10 minutes from house. Never been there because I assumed it was just a big box pool store trying to push the same stuff as the local pool guys. I will definitely check them out this weekend.

So I contacted local pool supplies in search of bulk chlorine prices. The response I got from one of them was: "I will recommend that you not use only liquid chlorine in the pool as a means to supply chlorine to the pool. Liquid chlorine is used as a means to shock the pool, therefore it is...

Pool is very clear. It looks pretty nice just needs a little vacuuming. From PoolMath, to lower CYA to 40 I would need to replace 60% of my water. With only about 1-1.5 months of swimming weather here in NWburbs Chicago, I need to determine if it makes sense to drain that much of my pool this...

Finally received my test kit yesterday afternoon and tested my water this morning. Here are my results: FC=0.1 CC=0.4 pH=7.0 TA=50 CYA=100 The previous owner said she only maintains the pool with the auto pop up dispenser and 3 pucks of chlorine. Based on reading the website, it seems that I am...