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Re: Torrential rains, drained some water & no chlorine Thanks, will do. Do I need to shut the SWG off while I'm adding regular chlorine?? - - - Updated - - - Forgot to add that I checked the salt level using Aquarite test strip & it showed salt level at 2800 or so. Should I add a bit...

We installed a Circupool Si45 about a month ago & it's been working perfectly-love it! Chlorine levels have been holding perfectly until we had a very heavy rainstorm two days ago (2.5 inches in 2 hours). I cleaned most of the debris from pool that evening, drained some water as pool was...

Thanks to those of you who took the time to answer my questions. I went back and re-read Jason's article about getting rid of algae and he did mention the FAS DPD test, apparently I skimmed over that (bad habit). I ordered the test last nite as soon as I read the last post. As of today the...

Thanks for the info - I'll order the FAS DPD straightaway. I did read Pool School a year or two ago, but obviously need to go back. We're installing a new filter and SWG in a few days and really want to be sure that the algae is gone before. Will it matter if the FC is still at shock level...

1. Water is clear 2. What is OCLT?? 3. FC - see below PH - 7.5 CYA - between 60 & 70 Test kit from Leslie's - DPD Test Kit made by Taylor. I'm a bit confused about how to determine exactly what the FC is as the numbers on the test kit are 0-5 and a color comparison is used?? FC levels have...

Just finished a week of slamming my pool and the algae appears to be gone. Will adding Polyquat 60 be of any benefit or should I keep the FC at shock level? If so, how long do you suggest? Thanks

Re: How soon is it safe to add shock/chlorine after adding C Thank you for the assistance. I do appreciate this website and your methods - I dislike the 'pool store' and would be happy to never go back. I will order the test kit and post the real levels as soon as I receive. In the meantime...

Re: How soon is it safe to add shock/chlorine after adding C I took the baskets out of the skimmers and added half of the mixture to each skimmer directly. I apologize - i did add some dichlor early on in this process approximately 24 oz - I have not added any chlorine in any form for the last...

Re: How soon is it safe to add shock/chlorine after adding C I added 7.5 lbs of granular stabilizer today to the skimmers. i've added nothing else for 24 hours - the dichlor was added Sunday or Monday. Since then nothing but 16-121 oz bottles of 8% chlorine. As i said no green in the pool I...

Re: How soon is it safe to add shock/chlorine after adding C I'm in Kansas, very hot this week, 98 degrees today. I will order the TFP test kit straight away - I realize that you're right I'm probably not getting accurate levels and I do NOT want to take a sample to the pool store. I did...

Re: How soon is it safe to add shock/chlorine after adding C I'll try to answer all of your questions in this one post. I'm using a 'strip' test kit that does measure CYA, as well as FC, TC and PH, alkalinity (sp?). I have been doing my best to follow the instructions to get rid of my 'green...

My CYA level was zero or very close, so added the recommended amount on the packaging. How soon after adding can i add additional chlorine or shock? I've been battling algae and my chlorine levels are almost non-existent, hence the CYA. The algae appears to be gone, pool is still a bit...

Re: Opeining Pool - Green Swamp - How many bottles of bleach Thanks so much! The 11 bottles is a starting place. We have brushed the sides and vac'd the bottom, how thorough it was is difficult to tell as we couldn't see anything. I started to read the article you mentioned and was...

I'm fairly new to the forum and this is my first post so hope it makes sense. Opened pool two days ago and it was a green swamp. Added some shock (I know, but the CYA was 0) and yesterday added 8 bottle 96 oz bottles of bleach 6% chlorine. Water is now light green and you can see some of the...