chlorine

New salt water generator pool. All pentair products. Been trying to maintain it for about 2 weeks now. really struggling with keeping chlorine levels up. The past 2 weeks I have had basically zero chlorine. Last week I identified no chlorine , as well as cya at 30 and high pH. I added acid and...

We have a new 20,000 gallon SWG Gunite Pool filled on 5/6 and the pump running continuously since then, mostly at low speed (1500-1700 rpm) when not in use or while cleaning. 18 bags (@ 40 lbs each) of salt was added on 5/27 which works out to about 3400 ppm. The Intellichlor IC40 label says the...

I just purchased a Coleman 26x12x52 pool. Just wondering if I should put chlorine in while the pool is filling or wait till it is full? Also wondering if I should test the water before doing anything and how many tablets should I start with?

Hi, I want to give a quick background on my situation here. Last week we got algae outbreak with high CYA, drained the water, and managed to bring down CYA to 50. I have followed the SLAM process and thankfully I have never seen my water being this crystal blue clear since we have the pool...

Hi Everyone - I have some questions about pool opening and pool covers. I have an old loop-loc cover that probably is in need of replacement. Each spring, I spend about a week sanitizing the water in my 43k gallon pool. When I remove the cover, the water is black – it’s disgusting. It entails a...

I ordered a bucket full of InTheSwim chlorine tablets. I've used other brands before without this problem, but these guys seem to be incredibly reactive to the skin. Each tablet is enclosed in plastic, but when opened, the slightest amount of dust that gets into the air vigorously inflames the...

I test on my own but I do like to get a test from other locations to compare my yearly test kit and see if they're close. I brought some water to Leslie's just to get what they think my levels are at and compare and that brings me to my question. On the paper they have Free Chlorine (Ideal...

Hi all , I’ve had a 14” above ground bestway pool for just under a year - and I left it to stew over winter (here in cyprus we have a 3 month winter and then it’s back to warmer temperatures) due to the pool cover being shocking and keep blowing off. When I started cleaning it was a green algae...

Hey all, First, thank you for this forum. I've learned a lot! I think I'm also very confused. After having some company for the weekend, I noticed that my FC went to 0. I decided to do a SLAM to bring it back to health. Post SLAM, FC levels (once I started measuring again) went from 12 to 5 in...

Hi all- new homeowner & new above ground pool owner here! 👋 My FC was 0 so I decided to SLAM. Based on the CYA chart, my shock FC is 20. Does that mean I should be maintaining a 20 FC throughout the slam? That’d be a TON of bleach. I’ve already gone through 10 (121oz) jugs. I’ve been more or...

Hi there, I just moved into a home with a pool, and I didn't really have much time to care for the pool. I'm trying to measure the chlorine level in my pool, and I am doubting whether or not I'm doing it correctly. For context, a pool company came out just yesterday and SLAMed the pool. I'm...

We did decide on a fiberglass drop in pool, but my husband and I are having the great debate... chlorine or saltwater. I could use some help to ease my mind about the harshness of chlorine or to ease his about the damage salt can do. So a quick summary of what you chose and why would be a...

This is my first summer using only liquid chlorine. It has been hot and sunny almost every day and I am adding about 32oz of chlorine every day. Is that about normal? I add 16-32oz of MA weekly also to get the PH down. I am fine with adding that much chlorine, just wondering if that is...

Hi, We are new to the pool game having just moved to a house with a pool... Left for us was a Scuba II Electronic pool tester, that measures Chlorine in mg/l (0.1 to 6.0) and all other measurements in mg/l as well apart from pH obviously.... How does that relate to the logging units of the...

Does anyone know the percentage of Sodium Hypochlorite in Mocie brand outdoor bleach sold at Lowe’s? I’ve searched MSDS sheets and am coming up blank. Figured someone here may know. I hate to experiment to see how much it raises my FC PPM however that’s my last option to figure it out “easily”.

Hi everyone:) we moved into a house with a pool two years ago and I’m determined to maintain this myself. We live in the Phoenix area so it’s hotter than heck in the summer and it’s always a struggle to keep the chlorine levels up. Do you have any tips?

I'm just finishing my cheap DIY chlorine injection build and began running tests. I filled my tank with 10.5% chlorine and now realize my norprene pickup tube is floating to the top. How have y'all addressed this so that the pickup line doesn't float and suck air? I have some PVC and CPVC pipe...

Does anyone know how much chlorine is released from a hot tub as chlorine gas? Obviously, there are a number of variables here so we'll assume perfect water chemistry and FC level. Obviously, chlorine gas is 'suboptimal' for inhalation and I've always assumed (maybe incorrectly) that the level...

Guys, out here in Northern California. I have a 30,000 gallon pool and I always put a cover in my pool year round. I only open the cover while using it but if i do not get time to swim I do let it breathe at least once a week in summer and once every 2 weeks in winter. However, I never shock my...

Hi Everyone, I opened my pool last week and got almost all of the visible organics out. I’m on Day 3 of the SLAM. My CYA was high 70, so I needed to get FC up to 28 according to the chart. I’m almost there - FC dropped a little bit after the first day, and I added some additional chlorine...

Somewhat new pool owner here and I've noticed my chlorine tablets aren't dissolving. I haven't had to put any new pucks in there for over a month, maybe 2. This is what I've done so far to troubleshoot: -Made sure the dial is at max flow (5) -Took off lid and started pump to make sure water...

I am needing to buy tabs for the first time and I am clueless. Can anyone please provide guidance on what I need? I just know the pool builder said slow release. Thank you!!

I'm wondering if anyone here has experience buying bulk chlorine like a drum or pallet of jugs delivered. I'm in WI. Has COVID affected prices at all? Last season I was burning through, what seemed to be, and abnormally high amount of chlorine. I was buying at Menards (regional big box...

I am using the following water cooler as my chlorine dispenser, it works like a dream apart from the tap (button release) which has a metal spring and over time rusts and needs replacing. The hole in the cooler is 3/4" (19mm). I was wondering if anyone else has used plastic taps and am looking...

Just bought a house with a pool. Pool appears to have been kept up very well and is only about 10 years old. In North Texas (Dallas) area. I knew nothing about pool keeping and have learned a bunch from online sources including this group. Very thankful for everybody here. One of the more...

Hey team! My pool's free chlorine level is 3.5 and I'd like it up to 5. Before I got rid of my $$$ pool company, they were adding on average 2 gallons weekly. However, when I used the chart at the back of the Taylor test kit (and confirmed with the Pool Calculator) it only suggests adding about...

Hello TFP community (with an emphasis on the Las Vegas locals), My wife and I are looking to start a owner build pool here in Las Vegas next year and figured we should start planning now. We know we want a free form gunite pool with a spa overflow, a concrete slide with some faux concrete...

My friends at TFP are the best supporters of the FAS DPD test. Now, more than ever, people will want to know more precisely what their chlorine levels are. To me, FAS DPD beats color-matching, hands down. I do not do well reading pink colors. Besides making reading Free Chlorine more exact, FAS...

As part of weekly or monthly maintenance in a dichlor-then-bleach hot tub, are chlorine shocks necessary (12-13ppm FC, 30ppm CYA)? Or is it just in response to problems (cloudiness, odor, foaming, etc.)? Just getting over some hot tub rash, so I want to make sure I'm dotting every "i".

Hi, I am slowly but surely starting to add automation to my pool to make the maintenance a little easier on me. It started by installing a simple Sonoff Dual R2 device so I could automate the timing of my pool pump & lights & control them both via Wifi. I've been really happy with this setup...