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I am afraid to test. Just dumped 1.5 jugs of 8.25% and called it good until morning...:cool:

Just keep at it and don't forget to enjoy your pool!

Is that a pebble finish or globs floating in the water?

Nothing wrong with pucks in a seasonal pool...TFP is about understanding your pool...

Keep brushing and vacuuming...be ready for lots of bacqua goo...

Which test kit are you using?

Just be sure that the FC reaches and stays at 20. I always add more than the PC says for insurance...

But she has said she passed...twice. Once I pass, i stop. I guarantee my pool would not pass on a daily basis. That thing is used to death every day. There were 10 sunscreened and well hydrated kids swimming for about 5 hours straight yesterday. The water was cloudy after and i am sure the...

I missed the part about the results being from a pool store...wait until you get your kit.

Please post some more info about the surface, dimensions, and gallonage of your pool...and which test kit are you using? - - - Updated - - - How does your water look?

I just have one question: Have you been able to enjoy your pool? Because I would be swimming in that sucker during the day working on it at night. It seems you are driving yourself batty over miniscule amounts of chemistry.

Good deal...those bottles can look very similar when buying in bulk!

If you have any kind of warranty, you need to follow the builder's advice...

I am assuming you are under water restrictions at this time? - - - Updated - - - If you are unable to drain and refill you must keep the FC high enough for your CYA. It can be done, I did it several years ago. Here is the Chlorine/CYA chart...

Here http://www.troublefreepool.com/content/128-chlorine-cya-chart-slam-shock/

If you are using pucks, the CYA is there. It takes time to show up on tests. We have swum past shock level before and nobody even noticed. It is not recommended, but we are still here...A large swimming group is going to lower that FC pretty fast anyway.

It will not destroy your pool or melt your kids' skin...but don't use it. I accidentally put 2 gallons in my pool earlier this year and I am still here...with a clear pool.

I want to add that if you feel comfortable draining and refilling...more power too you. There are guidelines on here for that also. No shame in it, we have done it before. I remember once pumping the pool down and scrubbing the liner with a soft brush in the early days of our pool.

Follow your builder's directions to the letter or you might void your warranty. Those pucks are adding CYA along with chlorine. You need CYA in your water if it is a fresh fill.

For a pool that black, you could be looking at 2 more weeks because it will take a while to filter out all of the dead algae. Just keep your pool at shock level. DO NOT GIVE UP. I don't use stabilizer very often, but it seems like you put lots of it in your pool. It takes a while for it to...

How does the water look???

From what I have seen Florida is the place to get your chlorine...

My advice would be to read the articles in POOL SCHOOL two or three times and to utilize the pool calculator http://www.troublefreepool.com/calc.html. You may be able to get it clear in a week, but you have to be willing to test and keep the chlorine levels at SLAM levels and purchase as much...

This is a refill after a new liner I believe...

Sucking air has never hurt my equipment. It picks back up and pumps very quickly...

Great. Just do what POOL SCHOOL says to do. You have to be ready to go at it all or nothing. There is no magic involved, just follow what it says and use the POOL CALCULATOR....http://www.troublefreepool.com/calc.html

You COULD use your pucks and let them add CYA while you are trying to get it up. I think one 3" puck adds 0.7ppm CYA, but that might take too long. BE SURE to read POOL SCHOOL and use the POOL CALCULATOR. You can add your stabilizer according to the calculator and then dose your pool according...

Be prepared to buy LOTS of bleach to shock a pool with a CYA level that high. A partial drain, if possible, might be in order. It will make SLAMing much easier... And a 10FC level is not too high considering your CYA of 110. I maintained a pool at 12-14FC one year due to high CYA and nobody...

First bit of advice is to stop using the 25ml sample when checking FC and use the 10ml sample. It saves on reagents... - - - Updated - - - Have you read POOL SCHOOL yet? If not, do, and get the recommended levels. Then, go here http://www.troublefreepool.com/calc.html and enter your data...

I don't know any other way...