aimcahill said:
Guys, I need your help one more time! Tell me what to do?
Tested FC tonight FC 7, CC 0. I'm out of bleach. I only have 1 96 oz bottle left. It's not enough to raise it up to shock level of 12. I have yet to hold 1 ppm overnight. I get somewhere like 2-3. Pool is perfectly clear. What would you do?
Try not to get discouraged.
Toss in the last bottle, you'll get close. Wait 30 minutes, test again. Test in the morning, before the sun hits the pool. Don't test CC. Just FC. Let us know what the results are tomorrow.
I re-read thru the posts. It sounds to me like you are doing everything right, now...
You are brushing the pool while at shock level, all areas, etc...
You are leaving the cover off during the day...
You are following the testing instructions and using the pool calc correctly...
To put it perspective, you began "properly" shocking 1 week ago tomorrow night. Yes, you had started the weekend prior but you didn't have accurate testing and dosing methods, plus you were losing your FC to sunlight cause you had no CYA. So.... 1 to 1 and 1/2 weeks is
not that long. I'm sure to you it seems like forever... I know that's not what you want to hear...but there are some who have shocked for weeks at a time before tackling the beast.
I think you are close - I really do. POP. More POP. I'm sorry I wish I had the magic answer for you. I can tell you are discouraged.