- May 26, 2011
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pacman19777 said:I see, my bad, I though that you only shock the pool once in the beginning..
Yes, you can (and should) shock the pool properly. I am not sure if 24 if the correct FC to shock your pool, because I do not know your CYA level. Do you have your own test kit? If you post full test results, we can help get you off to the right start. Just make sure you maintain shock level FC until your pool is clear and you pass the OCLT!pacman19777 said:I see, my bad, I though that you only shock the pool once in the beginning..
so if my pool is at FC = 3 I can shock to 24 again? ex: add anothe 6L of 10% hypochlorite
CC stands for combined chlorine and it can show up when chlorine is attacking organics (like algae) in the pool water. For you to be most effective at the shocking process you will need a good test kit. See this link: http://www.troublefreepool.com/pool-school/pool_test_kit_comparisonpacman19777 said:I don't remember any pool store giving CC results, it's usually only FC
Overnight Chlorine Loss Test See: http://www.troublefreepool.com/pool-school/overnight_fc_testpacman19777 said:What is oclt?
That is not an FC test. That sounds like an OTO TC (total chlorine) test.pacman19777 said:Here is somethine weird that hopefully someone can explain, when i test the FC if i put one drop it goes orange, but if i put 5 drops it goes dark yellow, it this normal??
So i get 6700 gallons for you pool assuming the actual water depth is 3.5 ft. Using poolcalculator.com i get a FC shock value of 18 ppm for 60 ppm cya. Your 6L of 10% would have raised you to about 24 ppm unless you still had some chlorine in the pool, then you would have been higher. And here is the problem, you do not want to drop below 18 ppm when shocking, so that usually means, once you get it up to your shock level, to maintain you need smaller and more often doses of chlorine to maintain the 18 FC mark (or 24 if you are using the cya/chlorine chart...either works).pacman19777 said:added about 6Litres of 10% hypochlorite, then this morning went to the pool store to test, and they were almost shocked how much chlorine was in my pool.