We got a pool this year and I'm stuck 'maintaining' it. Went to Leslie's and was told to stabilize the water then add a floater with chlorine tablets. Being ignorant, I put 3 tablets in a floater to fill it and stuck it in the approximately 3500 gallon pool---apparently I should have only added one. Now our pool is reading high on total and free chlorine. I keep getting told to take out the floater, but I read that chlorine gas is not good to breathe and if I remove the floater and close the vents won't the gas build up? How do I safely remove this floater so I can give my pool several days to chill out on the chlorine?
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To answer your initial question, you can pull the floater and place it outside somewhere that pets or kids can't get to it. The tab will dry out quickly, then you can store with in the container with the others. As for the chlorine level, you need a good test kit to confirm that. Pool store testing (and advice) is often flawed. You should always test your own water.
