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I'll bring a sample in to both pool stores in town Monday and compare the results vs mine at home then I'll update here. From what I've read I figured it should be at least 100ppm and higher. It's been about 6 months since I had it tested in store for a comparison. So it's probably time to check...

Yeah it came with the house. My wife wanted the house for the pool and I didn't want it for that reason. So of course we decided to get the pool.

As far as I know it's reporting CH correctly. Had a sample tested in store and read roughly the same. I'm getting Cal-Hypo 68% at $4 a pound so it seems to be a little cheaper. With a pool this size a new salt water would be best. Financially it hasn't been possible yet all at once.

I would love to switch but the cheapest I can find chlorinating liquid in my area or surrounding areas is about $7 a gallon which seems pretty steep for only being 10% concentration. As far the CH it was testing at 0 the day before I added a large dose of cal-hypo. I would imagine by your...

Good day all. I have a 70k gallon vinyl lined pool. I chlorinate with GLB Cal-Hypo 68%. I've been pre diluting and mixing off in a bucket when adding but this makes my water cloudy. It's been mid 90's to 100 plus here for the last month so I'm having to add daily to keep up with the correct...

Yeah it's too big in my opinion. Came with the house and got it for a good deal so the wife wouldn't let me pass it up lol. Here are some Google map pics for scale. The house is just a hair over 1900 Sq ft.

Pictures don't do it justice. It's 33ft wide at the widest point and 42ft long. 10 foot deep on over a quarter of the pool. The gallons came from the company that replaced the liner. It's 1,482 Sq ft of vinyl.

Ok thank you. They are black poly drums. Just wishful thinking instead of mixing off the bags one pound at a time.

I normally use liquid chlorine to treat my pool. It's 72k gallons, vinyl liner and freshwater. I live in a small area and liquid chlorine is beginning to become very difficult to find and also extremely expensive. I recently came into 200lbs of cal-hypo granules for dirt cheap due to a friend...

I do an OCLT everyday now and haven't had one fail in the last week or so. I was coming off of an algea bloom so I'm still a little gun shy. I was just a little worried with the numbers because I don't remember a summer in the last few years where I've had to go through so much chlorine daily...

Thanks for your help. It seems that my loss isn't abnormal seeing as my pool gets direct sunlight for 8 or more hours a day. The loss just seemed a bit excessive, so I was trying to see how more experienced owners were fairing this summer.

I am using a Lamotte ColorQ Pro11 digital tester. Sorry for some reason my signature isn't popping up with my information.

I know this may be a question with varying answers but I an looking to get a general range of acceptable chlorine loss during the day. I test water twice a day. Once at daybreak and again around 6 p.m. The morning test is just for chlorine levels and the afternoon is a full test to see what...

None whatsoever. Water looks like glass, perfect visibility all the way down at the deep end. No leaves or sediment at the bottom of the pool either. I've pulled my ladder out to eliminate that source and have also pulled all drain and filter plates which I scrubbed with bleach just to be on the...

Ok I got my chlorine levels up to 8.96PPM and did an overnight loss test that I finished up yesterday morning. My FCL was at 8.83PPM and CYA is at 65ppm. Checked again this morning and FCL is still at 8.05PPM and CC is at 0.0PPM. Haven't had rain for the last two days and I am still noticing an...

I'm starting to see the accuracy of this. It's easy to push the most expensive product in the store as the most effective. As stated earlier never had the issues I do this year but it's been a really hot and wet summer down here in the south. So even in my head shock seemed logical to get my...

Thanks both of you for the information. I would like to add that my CYA levels where much lower before a local pool company tested my water and advised that I SLAM the water. I bought a 25lb bucket of shock from them without even looking at the ingredients (a very unintelligent oversight on my...

Thank you for that bit of information I was never told that chlorine was dependent on CYA levels. The pool company I had taking care of it previously always told me to keep the FCL at 3-5 PPM. Hopefully this will solve my bug issue. Also is the overnight chlorine loss test a guarantee if you...

Hi thanks for replying. My FCL is at 4.52 ppm and my TCL is also at 4.52 ppm which if I'm understanding the formula correctly should put my CC at 0.00 ppm. My CYA is at 68 ppm.My PH is at 7.7 and my TA is at 133ppm. All of my testing in done on a Lamotte Pro 11 digital tester. Roughly a week ago...

Hi all new to the forum not pools though, I've owned a fairly large vinyl pool for the last 7 years with minimal issues aside from hurricane season in the south and a liner replacement. This season has been a different animal all together though. I am having an issue with extreme water bug...