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I just retested and it’s up to 6ppm so it’s not bad bleach.

Wow ok I didn’t realize that 3 gal a week is expected when there’s no swimming. People on FB talk about only needs like a quart a week. What the heck should I expect once the kids are swimming 3-5 days a week? And where are y’all buying chlorine? Walmart was almost out. Guess I need to borrow...

Why am I losing so much chlorine? Using the pool math app, I’ve had to add 3 gallons of bleach in a week! This is a brand new 16k gal hard side above ground pool. Only up a month. Kids only swam for 2 hours yesterday. Other than that, no swimming. Outside Temps are only 75-80 every day for the...

Thank u. I just confirmed that the frog I have contains silver and carbonate (no copper). The chlorine tabs do contain cya of course, so I guess I’ll have to watch that this doesn’t get too high.

What are the potential repercussions?

Hi. New to pools and just started up our 16,200 gal semi-inground pool with cartridge filter. Have the in-line Frog mineral system set up as well (before I knew about the BBB and this website). I will use the Frog chlorine tabs until I run out, but can I switch to BBB method, even with the...