Right now the water is almost clear, but I'm concerned about leaving it at 0 FC for a few more days while I wait for the test kit that I'm about to order. Do I need to add anything while waiting besides tablets?
My inground, concrete, 35 year old pool holds 32,000 gallons and has a sand filter. We live in Texas, and keep the water temperature in the 80's with a solar cover. I've had good success with pool store chemicals until this year. We had unusual rain, and it took a while to get balanced. Now, I keep shocking the pool, which raises the FC for about 2 days, then it goes to 0 on my test strips, despite using chlorine tablets. The pool store says everything looks good, just shock it and it will be fine. Right now the water is almost clear, but I'm concerned about leaving it at 0 FC for a few more days while I wait for the test kit that I'm about to order. Is this a problem?
Also, can I really buy the large quantity of bleach that I will need at the store?
My inground, concrete, 35 year old pool holds 32,000 gallons and has a sand filter. We live in Texas, and keep the water temperature in the 80's with a solar cover. I've had good success with pool store chemicals until this year. We had unusual rain, and it took a while to get balanced. Now, I keep shocking the pool, which raises the FC for about 2 days, then it goes to 0 on my test strips, despite using chlorine tablets. The pool store says everything looks good, just shock it and it will be fine. Right now the water is almost clear, but I'm concerned about leaving it at 0 FC for a few more days while I wait for the test kit that I'm about to order. Is this a problem?
Also, can I really buy the large quantity of bleach that I will need at the store?