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I found this brand of bleach at tractor supply, is it worth using? A-1 Bleach 5.25% http://www.foodservicedirect.com/produc ... -Ounce.htm

OH! Can I order just a few water test liquids I am running out of? Like the R-0013 and R-o871 without getting a new kit? TF-100 kit. Where do I order from ?

TC - 5 pH - 7.5 T/A - 60 CH - 160 CYA - 0 Added conditioner the other day, no effect yet so I added the rest today for CYA. I did pool calc and should add baking soda to raise the T/A right? Do I need to add something to increase calcium or can I leave it alone? Thanks!

Shaking my head! back to getting chems straight guys! I turned the valve thing, after reading other posts, we have a slide and stuff and I don't really get which way to have it turned so the PIPE WAS CLOSED! ALL GOOD NOW, SUCTIONING AND SKIMMING NICELY! So should I add some trichloro, does...

the FC I tested right after I dumped 2 gallons of bleach in and had put 4 last night when opened. Didn't have test kit out yet and just wanted to start shocking. Water is green, cant vacuum with so suction. Another question, if any suggestions my hubby dropped a piece of firewood on the green...

Hmm..well I cant get to the store until tonight when the husband gets home from work for stabilizer:( I do have some trichloro pucks from years past, wouldn't they add some CYA? I also have muriatic acid. Then again until I figure out why the skimmer line doesn't suck it wont do much sitting...

Just checked gauge and is at 12, which is baseline in past years if I recall. Jets blowing and turned off pump and felt into pipes but nothing. I read troubleshooting, should I use a hose in the filter basket pump pipes to reverse blow? Doesn't seem like that would make much pressure. The...

Main concern is I don't feel suction in the skimmer hole or when I try to vacuum to waste. What should I do? I just opened last night, have 3 kiddos under 5 so doing the best I can brushing and testing. This is 3rd year with poo forum, would think I know everything but feels new each year...

Just opened and thick algae! Bought bleach but only had this new concentrated form...doesn't smell very strong but just want to confirm its still good to use? I know I read the splashless version is no good since it is more like gel.

IS it ok to swim when pool is still slightly cloudy?

Great, just dumped in a whole bottle! Have to take the other 3 back!

I am beginning to see the bottom stairs! Whats up with the new bleach, I got some at walmart and its the "splash free", its sort of like a gel. Is this still good to use?

I think I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! It is slow!

Still cloudy! :cry:

The filters are the big round things near the bottom of the deep end right? The pump seems to be fine! After getting a new vaccuum tip it sucks great, sticks to bottom and I have to pull off so pressure must be good! I have backwashed when pressure up, just did yesterday after vaccuuming!

Yes frustrated, I wake up today and it still looks the same. I can tell we had some rain but last year it went clear fast! Family are starting to question my bleach method and pressuring me to go to the dreaded pool store for "shock"! I just added more bleach and off for the day. I dont get it!

Running filter and pump 24/7 on high. Just tested chlorine and its 11. I will add a bit more bleach and keep it steady!

Sorry! I will stay here now! I have tested chlorine 3 out of the 7 nights because I have 3 babies and hard to get out there and it has been raining HARD alot. I plan to keep it right the next few days. All the green cleared out the first day, its just cloudy!

Pool cloudy FC - 4 CC - 1 TC - 5 pH - 7.3 TA - 80 CH - 200 CYA - 30 I opened a week ago today and pool still cloudy! I was not able to vaccuum until now since the plastic tip was broken, we just replaced it. Also it rained, just increased the chlorine back up. CH seems ok right? Maybe it...

I looked there and 20 is the lowest CYA so I assume thats the shock level I go by?

if cya is not detected - added stabilizer, what is recommended shock level?

So TC is around 15 so I am keeping the chlorine high but it is still cloudy! The plastic tip of my hose cracked so I have to replace and get vaccumming, does that help?

I have been lazy, I have been dumping in bleach but not actually testing the levels! Maybe this is why it is still cloudy? Last year it was clear pretty soon, it seems to stay cloudy! I test the basic test and getting 5ppm but maybe need to make sure I am keeping it higher??

Opened up to green pool. shocked with bleach and 2 leftover bags of shock from last year. Green gone now but pool cloudy. I had a 0 CYA reading so added stabilizer 2 days ago and have not vaccummed yet since that would mean a backwash. My TA is around 60 and pH 7.2. It was high so I added...

Well I dont have to yet right? 70 is still ok as long as i dont use anymore pool store Crud!

FC:7 CC:1 TC:8 pH:7.3 TA: 60 CH: 250 CYA:70 Algae popping up on edges so I figured I need a chock. Funny I started the year with a CYA of 0 and now its up so much, now the shock level is sort of crazy! I have the powder shock and pucks from the pool store I wanted to use up but now I truly...

since my husband (the handy man) is at work all day and we are leaving friday morning for a week, I called the pool place to fix it. They cant do it until friday, we wont be here but they can do it anyways. Is it ok to continue running the filter until then so we can still swim and keep the...

How much is a repair like that, I suppose I can call and find out. My husband is quite handy but can we get specific instructions? You just turn the pump off and open it up? Are you suggesting i dont bother with the long backwash and rinse and just try to get it repaired?

Unfortunately when we bought this house a year ago january the owners left no info on the pool. The house was built in 2005 so I am assuming the pool is 5-6 years old, and pump..the filter probably had never been changed (sand). I dont know much about it, but the water looks good, we swam this...

for awhile I thought it was the powder shock left behind but aftr vaccuuming I am seeing new settled sand on the pool floor...I assume it is coming from my sand filter...looks like I will need this fixed, will it be new sand or something else maybe broken? Is the advice to just have the pool...