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So my normal supplier of pool shock switched brands and instead of 10% sodium hypochlorite on the old brand, the new brand says 15% available chlorine and 12.5% sodium hypochlorite. My guess is I need to calculate using sodium hypochlorite, but I wanted to ask to be double sure. On the bright...

Yeah, that simplepool is a pretty good alternative. I've noticed a couple inconsistencies between it and the pool calculator.

I was wondering about the pool calculator app for Android, or another app. Is the calculator app worth it? I downloaded a free app called pool pal, but the amount of bleach varies between it's calculations and that of poolcalculator.com. Does anyone have any experience with this app or another...

From my limited experience on here it can take 3-4 days for the CYA to fully dissolve into the water, and up to a week to fully register on the test. So wait another 5 days or so to retest. According to the pool calculator it should be boosted up to 30 ppm. Best of luck!!!

I have a cartridge filter, not sand. I cleaned my cartridge as good as possible(still a little dirty, but definitely usable) and have 2 new ones on the way. Thanks, I will wait until this evening to add more bleach. But am I correct in needing to bring it to shock level? The water is clear...

So I replaced my liner and refilled my pool after unsuccesfully clearing my swamp last year. Here are my current numbers FC 6.5 CC 1 TC 7.5 PH 7.2 TA 70 CH 130 CYA 0 TEMP 74 I put in 2 gallons of 10% shock to get started and have 4 lbs of stabilizer in a sock in front of return jet to...

Here are a current set of numbers FC 12 CC .5 PH 7.5 TA 160-180 (at 160 it had just turned a light pink, at 180 it was fairly dark and didn't get any darker no matter how many more drops i added) CH 200 CYA 30 I got in the pool yesterday evening to see what the bottom of the pool felt like...

Is great value bleach the same concentration as clorox? I also read a post where someone was saying something about bleach being super cheap at Aldi's. Is there bleach comparable? From what I understand Clorox is 6% correct? If someone could tell me what the others are, so I could make the...

Oh no, I thought I kept feeling something grabbing at my leg!!! And thought I even had a bite mark! I really hope I don't turn into that, or maybe that would be sorta neat!! lol

Yuck, if that's what it was, I'm really glad I never got any pus-filled blisters!!!

Thanks for the confidence!!! I didn't really think it was too bad, that is until I was itching like crazy! Then I got a little freaked out!!!

When I got in, the were probably no cc's because there had been no FC for years. lol, I was mainly wondering if anyone else had experienced this or knew if it was algae causing my itching or something else. The itching went right away after scrubbing down in a nice, hot shower, but it's just my...

Oh Cherie, so do I!!! The rest of the family too, but I'm doing all the work! lol Thanks

Oh yeah, I've been keeping my pool at or near shock lever for a week now, running filter 24/7, following pool school, pool calculator, and all other instructions from forum members. I was just curious what was making me itch.

I finally got time to try to open my pool this year, it had been closed for the whole 2 years that I have owned the house, and I have no clue how many years before I bought it. So needless to say the pool was very dark green with a ton of leaves, twigs, pine needles, and who knows what else on...