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Re: How does low temp water affect effectiveness of chlorine I have no visible algae and was just using the basic liquid drop chlorine test...I'll test again in the morning. It just seems like an entire gallon of liquid shock should have registered something!! in the summer months adding that...

trying to close my pool for season and added an entire gallon jug of chlorine early today to start the shock process but am still getting a '0' FC test reading now 6 hours later even though the pump/filter has been running the entire time. 18K gallon pool and water is maybe 50 F. Do I need to...

here are the rest of the numbers: TA: 110; CYA: 80; FC: 3.5; CC: 0. TA had been around 60-70 earlier in May, had heavy use on Memorial Weekend but almost noone has been in it since.

Hey, this may be an easy one but I don't want to throw my other numbers out of whack....my pH since opening this spring has hovered around 7.8 and is now creeping up to the 8 range. should I try to lower it and if so how? My other numbers are all great, passed overnight free chlorine loss...

can anyone recommend good clarifier brands? even better: warn me on bad ones?!

thanks again! I had already added some MA and had decided that sending thru the skimmer seemed like a bad idea! so I did pour it in front of the return. Also good to know I don't need to wait so long between MA applications. I think I plugged in the TA to the calculator but that's good...

ok, let me be sure I've got this clear...should I add the ENTIRE amount of acid ALL AT ONCE recommended by the pool calculator to attempt to lower the pH down to 7.2? Also: 1. pour it in thru the skimmer? 2. how long after adding is it OK to swim? 3. test and add more acid if needed again in...

I have a new 27' x 52" above ground pool that's been full for 3 days. Am using a SWG and salt test this morning was 3200 ppm. Am getting free chlorine reading at 1 (am still running SWG around clock to get levels up). CYA was 30 and added 4 lbs more this morning. My real question: pH is at...

Thanks for the advice...sorry I've been off-line so long. I'll go for a 50-50 fill between soft and unsoftened water and yea, Mod Squad, I'm feelin' ya, even with that little Intex pool I had to pour in what seemed like a ridiculous amount of MA to work on the TA and then aerate to get the pH...

I've had an Intex 16' pool for 2 years and am about to switch to a new 27' above ground pool. My first big question is whether or not to try to fill this pool with softened water. I get about 2000 gallons of capacity from the softener per recharge, so it will take 13 or 14 recharges to ensure...