my chlorine level was not reading at all. i put in 3 gallons of bleach last night but still no chlorine on the tester.. its a 24 ft round above ground pool
257WbyMag said:Welcome to TFP!
Have you gotten yourself a good test kit yet? A TF-100 or Taylor K-2006 are what you want.
We need test results for FC, CC, pH, TA, and CYA. My guess is that you either have no CYA and are losing all of your FC to the sun or you are fighting the beginnings of an algae bloom.
Test kit is important. Please get one of the above kits from tftestkits.net.
257WbyMag said:The WM drop kit is ok for standby use. You will need one of the recommended test kits though. Strips are of no use and you need to be able to test for FC levels above 5 ppm. The only way to test for levels >5 ppm is to use a FAS-DPD test. A standard DPD test is not sufficient.
When you have the time, sit back and read some of the posts that we get when people initially sign up here and need help. 99% of chemistry problems here are problems because of less than accurate testing or pool store testing. Next to water, a high quality test kit is the next most important part of having a pool. It is the one component where you really cannot cut corners and still be ok.
akilgore said:so how much bleach will help out. i added 3 gallons last night
257WbyMag said:akilgore said:so how much bleach will help out. i added 3 gallons last night
I don't know. It depends on your CYA and the conditions in your water. In order to know what your shock level for chlorine is, your CYA must be known. This is why we need all of those test results that I mentioned in my first post.