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    8.25% VS. 10% Chlorine

    Hi all, Ever since I started the BBB method 5 months ago, I've been using 10% liquid chlorine. I've bought them mostly at Walmart, as they have been cheaper. I haven't bought anything besides 10%. But today I was at H.E.B and I noticed they had 10% liquid chlorine bleach next to 8.25%...
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    New Pool Owner-Bad Chemist

    No, we do not have any current water restrictions. I do not have a bottom drain so that poses an issue. Overall I'm just stubborn about draining the pool. I know I can rent a pump and do it, or use my vacuum pump or the tarp method, but was looking for a more efficient way to do it.
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    New Pool Owner-Bad Chemist

    It's been 13 days since I've added 24 Oz of BioActive to the pool and my CYA has dropped from 160 to 100 as of this morning. From my conclusions, it does work, but not to the degree that the company advertises. They recommend after the 10 day period to wait another 7 days before adding another...
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    New Pool Owner-Bad Chemist

    I do appreciate everyones advice and I am listening. I wanted to give the Bioavtive a try as it is a new product and seems to be the quickest and most effective way at reducing CYA. This is relatively new technology and it's intriguing to me. So I decided o give it a try. Some people have gotten...
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    New Pool Owner-Bad Chemist

    Just a quick update. Since the original post about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I've completely been on the BBB method. No Pucks, no shocks. From my original post, my main concern was my CYA level, which it is still and my hesitancy to drain the pool. I've bought and have been using the TAYLOR TECHNOLOGIES...
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    New Pool Owner-Bad Chemist

    Thank you, everyone, for the replies. Even though my chemistry is bad, my pool is crystal clear. But it doesn't indicate it's sanitary since I have zero chlorine. After doing more research on the cya and chlorine, I see it will take 10 gallons of 10% bleach to SLAM my pool to raise the FC to...
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    New Pool Owner-Bad Chemist

    New Pool Owner here. Just a little history... I recently bought a house in November 2016, so I had the pool for about 6 months. When I moved in, I knew absolutely zero about pools, therefore I used the method that the previous owner used to maintain the pool. The previous owner, shocked it...
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    New Pool Owner

    Hi, I live in Texas and I'm a new pool owner. Stumbled on the BBB method and it has lead me here. Looking forward to learning as much as possible.