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OK everyone. I have been shocking like mad. I was out of town so my wife took a sample to the pool store. He said my chlorine was 20ppm and to not swim in it. I told her to pour 3 182 oz containers in it each day until I returned. She called me and told me the Man at the pool store told her it...

I have been battling a green pool all year. Haven't even swimmed in it yet. I have been added lots of bleach for the past two months and still green. The only think I changed this year was I switched to Zeo Sand. I read to pour chlorine in the filter and take a pvc pipe and stir the Zeo around...

Just one more question. What is the importance of Combined Chlorine? Is that telling me if my shock level is o.k. or if my chlorine is being devowered by the algae.

So if I used the 10ml test and used 30 drops my FC would be 15....correct?

Re: CYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wasn't in town so I did what I thought was best. I wasn't able to be here to test each day. I will be out of town probably 4 days this week. Maybe have my neighbor dump a large container in the pool each day for me or toss a few...

OK Makes sense now. I thought that sounded high. I will use the calculator to see what I need to add to shock. Thanks. What do you do when you are out of town and can't test the water? Pucks?

I just used the 10ml sample and used 7 drops which would be 35ppm....right? I used one drop to clear for the cc test which would be 5 ppm. After I did the drain and fill I did not add any algecide to the pool. Should I go but some and add it?

Re: CYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This mornings results FC 64 PPM CC 4PPM PH 7.6 TA100 CYA 70. Test it in the daylight. Kitchen lighting didnt do to well. Water temp is 88 Pool is as Green as can be. Any suggestions than to test this evening and keep chlorine level...

Re: CYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My kit is 0.2 per drop if I fill the vial to 25 ml. I can also use the 0.5 ppm test if I fill the vial to 10ml, but I don't use that one. Sorry if I sound like I venting....I' am LOL...Now I am settled and will the water a good test...

Re: CYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every evening I have been testing. Except for Thursday night. I hit the pool with powdered shock Wednesday night and then again on Thursday Morning before I left. I have been using 6% Bleach. 25 jugs in 3 weeks to be exact. Got back...

My cya was at 100. I drained 2/3 of the water out and filled. It was 60. Now ot at 90. Is rain causing this? I can't drain and fill it again. I will have a $500 water bill if I do. Any suggestions? If not I have a free 24 foot pool if someone will come and get it.

I have a question about doing this. How do you know the DE isnt getting into the pool?

I know this may sound cheap but I always hit Walmart at the end of the swimming season and load up on floats and pool stuff. I live at the beach and Walmart has a big section of floats, balls, etc. They always mark them down to $1 at the end of summer so I raid that section and usually will get...

Frustrated.... Merged topics to maintain history. Butterfly I'm still fighting this pool. I have went through 20 182oz containers of 6% Bleach this week. Finally the overnight Shock test worked. Its like Im fighting a losing battle. I test everything and put all of the figures in on the...

Ha...That what I told the cashier at Walmart last weekend. She said thats alot of bleach. I replied " Divorces can be a bloody mess" lol.

LOL.....Glad i found it for 2.50 for 182 oz @ Dollar General. Still beats paying 150.00 for a bucket of chlorine that never worked and had to drain it all out. BTW. Still a little Green but I can see the bottom. That's nice.

I started BBB last week. Drained pool and refilled to get CYA right. Now trying to shock and it has rained at least 1-2 inches every evening since. My PH is 7.4 my FC is 2.4 and my CC is .08. According to the CYA chart (CYA is 40) I should be using 16 as my FC target. That being said I have been...

Went to Leslie to see how much their Liquid Chlorine was. The clerk rolled his eye and said he didn't carry liquid chlorine. Then he started his sales pitch, which rolling his eyes ticked me off, so I interupted and said I will just get bleach and borax at Walmart. He looked puzzled. LOL

Went to Wally World to get bleach. They were out of the 182 oz 6% that I paid 2.98 for. Dropped in at Dollar General going home. Their 182oz 6% was 2.50. FYI.

I know what you mean there. BTW....what is the normal life expectancy for a liner. Mine is 7 years old and still doing fine. JW...Thanks

Try craigslist. I have ran into a few in my area that will give them to you if you will go take them down. If you have the means and the help you can save alot of money. Otherwise, go to a reputable pool company in your area. You have to make sure it is installed correctly or you will have a...

Drained and filled pool. CYA is now 40. The pool filled more than the 4 foot mark so I poured in 3 182oz jugs of 6% Bleach. I will test the CC in about 2 hrs to see what it looks like. When should I start testing for all of the other levels? PH is 7.4. I didn't add or do anything to get the PH...

Since my CYA is so high I believe I will let it drain 3/4. Having to fill and drain again will be expensive. Proud of the water around here if you know what I mean.

So I would put 50 in both of the CYA fields and then put 0 in Now and 20 in the Target fields of the FC section?

I started draining the pool last night. It is close to being half way. When I fill the pool back up I assume I will test the CYA at that time, because I will have no chlorine in the pool, and depending on what my CYA is, I will use the Chlorine/ CYA Chart to determine how much chlorine I use to...

10-4. Will do.

Also...I did shock it with 2 packs of shock after the storm. Sorry to keep posting but I want you to get all of the info.

I have the Leslies Complete FAS-DPD Chlorine kit. One thing to mention also, I got maybe 1 inch of rain yesterday during a thunder storm and the temp had been 100-105 degrees every day for the last week. At the moment I have the return pointed upward shooting water in the air to try and aeriate...

Ok. I didnt listen and took the easy way out and paid dearly. I have spent $200 plus dollars in June and still have maybe 12" visability in my pool. I have been using the pucks putting them in the skimmer and floater. That being said, with the help of my wife, I am color blind, here are the...

Has anyone heard of or tried this product? http://www.intheswim.com/Pool-Chemicals ... -Chlorine/ I don't have anything to do with this company. I received a flyer and was just courious. Thanks