Do something or just wait

[Butterfly]

I'll be starting to raise the fc to 3-4 using bleach at 6 when the sun is not a factor. If I'm able to maintain the 3-4 ppm fc level will that help reduce the cc?
Yep.

I will not be able to shock for about 7-8 more days.
All the more reason to get the FC under control ASAP, but slowly

 

[Bobswe]

And 1 last question before takeoff, I should test every 30 minutes and add appropriate bleach or every 60 minutes?

 

[Butterfly]

And 1 last question before takeoff, I should rest every 30 minutes and add appropriate bleach or every 60 minutes?

Well, you can prob start off with every half hour.

 

[Bobswe]

Heres where I stand, my readings are as follows:
FC .5
CC 6.
PH 7.2
CYA 40
As per the pool calculator I need to add 128 oz of Clorox which I'm starting at 6:00pm. I'll test every 1/2 hr and add more Clorox for awhile and update periodically. Hopefully I'll be able to get some guidance if I have any questions.

 

[Butterfly]

It's gonna take a while to overcome the CC, so keep at it. Somebody will be around....just take it slow and try not to worry.

 

[Bobswe]

I've added almost 400 oz of Clorox in the last 2 1/2 hrs. The fc keeps dipping to 1 and I add 87 more oz but the cc seems even higher. Is that something that doesn't get tested in the middle of putting all this Clorox in. I hope I'm doing everything right.
5:50 added 128 oz (reading of .5 fc)
6:20 added 87 oz (reading of 1 ppm fc)
6:55 added 87 oz ( reading of 1 ppm fc)
7:25 added 87 oz. (reading of 1 ppm fc)

 

[Butterfly]

The FC is being consumed by CC created by the AA treatment. Keep hammering at it. Eventually the CC will be overwhelmed with FC and FC will start to hold. You are doing good.

 

[Bobswe]

Last application only needed 44 oz of bleach at 9:35. If in the morning ot comes down some can I just resume tomorrow night. I may add some sequestriant in morning to play it safe.

 

[Bobswe]

This morning I checked the fc and it read 1 but the cc read off the hook high. How could that be. I added 87 oz more of bleach and put two trichlor pucks in skimmer because I'll be gone all day.. Water looks great and no staining still (keeping my fingers crossed). Only put in the initial dose of sequestriant 4 days ago so trying to wait at least 7 before the maintenance dose. How do u explain the higher cc level. Won't be home til around 7 tonight, should I continue the bleaching then?

 

[Butterfly]

You need to continue adding bleach/liquid chlorine to raise the FC until you get it to hold around 3 or 4 ppm.

The chlorine is not only destroying the AA (actually, chlorine and AA destroy each other), but is also working on possible algae/organics and fighting sunshine! Keep at it!

 

[JasonLion]

If I am following correctly, it has been perhaps four days since you did the AA treatment. That means you can start adding a bit more chlorine each cycle, say 6 ppm each time, instead of just 2 ppm.

 

[Bobswe]

But is it normal for cc to be spiking during this process.

 

[Bobswe]

And thank you for your patience. I'll up the Bleach count tonight.

 

[Butterfly]

But is it normal for cc to be spiking during this process.

What is the CC test #?

 

[Bobswe]

When I put the 5 drops of the r0003 it got bright red. I must've then put 25 drops of the 871 in to get it clear. It tested 6ppm (12 drops) of the 871 before I even started.

 

[Bama Rambler]

If I'm reading that correctly. You have 6 ppm of FC and 12.5 ppm of CC?

You really need to shock but with the metals you have it's going to stain if you do. You haven't used any non chlorine shock in the pool have you?

 

[Bobswe]

I'm only showing a 1ppm fc and before adding all the Clorox bleach my cc was 4. Now when I test for the cc it gets real red and needs about 25 drops of tge 871. My cc didn't rise drastically until yesterday when I started using bleach.

 

[Bobswe]

When I said 6ppm it was cc. Since the bleach was added it got even higher. The fc went between 1-3 ppm last night.

 

[Bama Rambler]

Something is converting your FC to CC really fast. Can you post a list of everything you've added to the pool lately?

When was the last time you tested the CYA?

 

[Bobswe]

I'll give you a full list when I get home from work by 5:30. I hope someone can help me in which direction to go. Before I started with the bleach I was at .5 ppm fc and 4 cc. I've only added the Clorox bleach to what I normally do. It seems that since the Clorox got added the cc has been rising fast. Im sure it's tge correct Clorox bleach and even called bj's club where I bought it. They assured me it's regular unscrnted Clorox bleach as in the tfp picture. I'm not looking to drain my pool so hope there's some ideas out there. Could there be any correlation between the bleach, proteams metal magic and the aa?? I've had pool 15 years and this year has been most confusing. Thank you again for your assistance.