Is it even possible to get the water clear enough to see the bottom if I know there are leaves down there? I've cleaned up what I can with a leaf gulper and rake but I know there are more---I just can't see them to get to them! 
shocking and the leaves i can't see
- Thread starter rcparnell
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Welcome to TFP.
Be persistent and get whatever you possibly can with the leaf rake. They will continue to consume your chlorine.
Be persistent and get whatever you possibly can with the leaf rake. They will continue to consume your chlorine.
Thanks! Here's what I've got so far:
pH: 7.8
TA: 110
FC: more than 5ppm (see below)
TC: ?
CH: ?
CYA: 50ppm
The test kit I'm using doesn't measure over 5ppm FC so I don't know exactly what it is. Same with Total Chlorine and Calcium Hardness. Since yesterday morning I've put a total of six (6) 182 oz. bottles of 6% bleach in the pool. It's been a little over an hour since I raked the leaves and added another bottle of bleach, and I see a big difference just since yesterday in the water color. I'm off for more bleach. Any recommendations?
pH: 7.8
TA: 110
FC: more than 5ppm (see below)
TC: ?
CH: ?
CYA: 50ppm
The test kit I'm using doesn't measure over 5ppm FC so I don't know exactly what it is. Same with Total Chlorine and Calcium Hardness. Since yesterday morning I've put a total of six (6) 182 oz. bottles of 6% bleach in the pool. It's been a little over an hour since I raked the leaves and added another bottle of bleach, and I see a big difference just since yesterday in the water color. I'm off for more bleach. Any recommendations?
Dilute your pool water sample with 3 parts distilled water and then test the mixture. Multiply your reading by 4 and you have an approximation of your chlorine level.