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Also: Do you need to put any Antifreeze in the pool itself? or just the lines?

OK guys thanks for the info... and Yes I do Add the Chlorine after the sun goes down, and Yes I do wait an hour (pump running), and I do get up first thing in the morning and check it to see how many FC I have lost. And I don't have a ladder, I just have steps comming out of the shallow end...

Thanks I appreciate the info... I have had my FC levels at shock level for about a week now, have you guys ever heard of people needing to shock this long? and still consume a lot of Chlorine like this?

I don't have an autofill... but I have noticed a little loss of water. I thought it was b/c of evaporation b/c it has been hot here... the FIlter and pump are new and there are no leaks around that(no water whatsoever on the concrete near)... I have an inground so where on earth would I start...

yeah maybe so, but I lost 5 FC again last night.. and I used the BBB method last year successfully, no problems at all and never lost 5 fc overnight after shocked for a few days. I just can't figure out how am consistently losing soo much...

hey guys, Funny thing is, I did raise my CYA levels abt 10 days ago from 30 to 55, and it didn't help much at all... and I am using the Taylor K2006 test kit, I have used the BBB method last year and it worked great... with my Pool Size my Calculations are usually pretty spot on with 1 182oz...

so I have read the how to shock your pool article and pool school... but I have been shocking my pool and placing Tons of bleach in it and after about a week of keeping my FC above 20 and still losing about 5 FC over night, I decided to raise it to 30, and it still lost 5 FC overnight, then...

I tried to chlorine tablet, and it didn't do anything for the stain... I am getting ready to close my pool for the winter, so I think I will do the AA test, then close the pool. any suggestions would be appreciated. the local pool store recommended 'stain free'...

Thanks for the advice, no I didn't try a chlorine tablet, I will tomorrow... I just did the Vitamin C test and it faded great so I just assumed.... can anyone tell me what a sequestering agent is and where to get it? thx

I didn't fill from a well... my pool was fine all summer long and the only water that was put in was tap water and rain water, so I was a little baffled on why the stains appeared. So do I just go to my pool store and ask them for a sequestering agent? how much do I get for my 18,000 pool?

hey all, thanks for the advice... but I just did the vitamin c test, and found out that I do have metals in the pool... I read pool school about how to do the ascorbic test, but have a question... What is a sequestering agent, and where do I get it???

its not just at the water line... there and below, and I have hit it with a magic eraser, and it lightens... I was curious how it got there in the first place.... can ph 8.0+ cause that? if so HOW???

AH, so just putting my nightly small amount to raise my fc to my target, shouldn't affect it much? thanks... anyone have any ideas on the light yellowish/brown color at the water line on my white plastic stairs???

My TA level is 85.. and I have been chlorinating with 6% bleach I like all the suggestions on the other ways ph can be affected... I don't have a cover, new plaster, or swg. Also, I read in another post that putting in bleach temporarily increases ph (but about how much, and about how long?)

can someone give me a little more info on PH... what are the key factors that affect increases and decreases? I seem to be having a little trouble keeping mine in check... I have been using the BBB method for the 1st year and love it, Thanks TFP! I seem to need to drop my ph from 8.0 down...

So the power guys are workin on the power now... But fc was 6 last night before the storm... Now fc 1 Cc 0 Ta 115 Ph 7.0 <-- was fine on Monday Cya 55 I dumped a 192 jug of bleach in and as soon as power comes back on I'm just gonna raise fc up to 15 and shock... and check the pool calc to...

just few leaves... Im heading home in about an hour so hopefully the power is back on, so I will get good Chem #'s for you guys.

yeah I thought it was very weird that it turned cloudy overnight... it has always been crystal clear, dunno if there was something funky in the rain water or what... oh well hopefully the power comes back on soon and I will get more chlorine in and see what happens... thanks for the quick advice.

so My power went out last night due to a thunderstorm... usually its only out for a few minutes, but this time the power was out all night turning my filter off... after 12 hours my pool was milky/cloudy... before the storm I raised my FC levels to 6 like I do every night(6% bleach)... all other...

anyone know if this stuff works and if it is recommended? http://www.aquasuperstore.com/products/ ... =327044949

I couldn't find much about borates in the pool school... can you give me more info on what they are and what they do? thx

So I still have thousands of these tiny critters that accumulate at the top of my water... I have read somethings online about what can steer them away from sitting on top of my pool... I have sprayed a barrier of insecticide around the perimeter of my pool... and even went and got a bottle of...

the pump runs constantly, and the topwater of the skimmer is full of them, but there still seems to be thousands... its weird, they hop atop the water, and no matter how many there are in the skimmer, theres 5 times as many lurking atop the water everywhere... I am gonna try to get some...

for about the past week I have had THOUSANDS of tiny bugs that sit on top of the water of my pool... they are very small and only visible as the sun starts to set. they are very tiny, the size of a very small ant... barely visible to the naked eye... anyone have any ideas what these could be...

thanks for all your help.. I was a lil sketchy about putting so much bleach in... but I checked is a bit ago and the FC was back down to 1 and the CC was 0... so thats a good sign, dumped another 4 jugs in and now the FC is 16 and CC still 0... I think I am good to go just gotta keep the levels...

we call it Soda around here :) ok so I am off to Sams Club to buy bleach in bulk... and I will keep an eye on it... you say the reason the fc is getting used overnight is because of organics, they must be microscopic b/c my pool has been beautifully crystal clear for 2 weeks now. is there...

ok so keep dumping a ******** of Bleach in it??... and I meant CC is 5... i'll go do that... so Im not going really screw up my pool by using soooo much bleach??

SOOOOO.... last night at 11pm I put 546oz of 6% bleach in my pool to shock it (pool calc says it puts my fc at 15)... I went out there at about midnight and checked it, and after 40 drops the solution still wouldn't turn clear putting the fc 20+ (I just figured I pulled water from a saturated...

then Why are a lot of people in the previous posts talking about only using a few smaller jugs a week... I am going through an 182oz jug a day, and it seems like its still not enough

Thanks everyone... but I am having BIG TROUBLES trying to keep my FC levels accurate... I put 2 182oz6% bleach in and raised my FC levels to 10, within about 2.5 days my FC was down to about 1 again... so for some reason 'something' is using up the chlorine fast.... today I sat and did a very...