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I just poured in the last 2 gallons of 10% bleach that I bought 2 months ago :cry:" Now I've got to choose between paying over $6.00 a gallon for regular strength bleach or using 3 inch chlorine tablets. I have perhaps only 1 month left before closing. I was thinking the tablets would add CYA to...

A dozen people – including seven children – in Houston were taken to the hospital for chemical exposure due to an apparent over-chlorination of a lazy river pool, authorities said. Houston fire officials received the initial call about the incident around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Houston Fire...

My pump went out on me this morning and I won't be able to replace it until Friday (48 hours or so) My CYA is 80 and my FC is 14 (I was having an issue with yellow algae) Will I be ok until the new pump is delivered and installed? I have teens who are frequent swimmers and just wanted some...

I found 6 boxes at Kmart yesterday for $1.50 per box. I asked if they had more and they said that was all they had in stock. It's well worth looking for if you have a store in your area.

After adding 6 gallons of bleach to the pool last night this is what I'm seeing today. My test results today are basically the same as last night but now I have a 24 FC reading. PH, CYA is all in a good range. Notice that the shallow end of the pool is considerably lighter in color. Is this...

Thanks for the link. I will be sure to bookmark this.

Thanks guys for the quick responses. I went back and read the ABC's and How to Shock your articles. Very informative and helpful. I will go back and read them again and make notes. I have been using Aqua Chem Shock Plus. (58.2% Sodium Dichloro-s-triazinetrione) My pool is 20,000 gallons...

I am truly at the mercy of those who are willing to help with this issue. I have had a GREEN pool for over 2 weeks now and I have shocked, swept, vacuumed, back washed, etc. just as advised. No success. Here are my latest readings: PH is 6.8 (was 7.2 for over a week), CYA is 50 (was over 100)...