Adding bleach.............You can add it whenever you want BUT...............I add it after the sun has set for the day.
The reasons are these-that way the bleach can do it's work without the sun taking any of it. Just think....the bleach has at least 10 or so hours of working time if you add it after dark.
Now I did have to "train" myself......as Tim turns the pump off when he gets home so there is no need to go back out to the pool except to enjoy it.
I put a note on my bathroom mirror that says pool. That was to train me to do my testing and dosing of bleach when I start my getting ready for bed routine. Go out to test and add (I am to the point now that I do not test every night shhhhhhhhh I just add about 1/3 of one of my jugs). When I am just about ready to climb into bed I go out to turn my pump off.
If I had a timer it would be even easier as I would not have to go back out. The pump needs to run 30 mins after you add anything.
Adding MA..........it does not matter at all when you add it.
With MA please be VERY careful!! The fumes are rough. WEAR EYE PROTECTION!!!!!! PLEASE!! Go slow with your movements and use care. I have a plastic measuring cup that is JUST for adding MA. Make sure to turn your face away when you are opening the MA bottle and doing any pouring. I lower the cup into the water and just let the MA out into the water slowly.
Where to add bleach and MA. Add them at least 30 mins apart from each other! They do NOT play well together. They should also be stored WAY away from each other. Pour the one you are working with into the return stream. You should also brush the area of the pool sides and floor to make sure there is none sitting around.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Kim
Kim, I don't know if I ever thanked you for this plethora of information! But I truly appreciated it! So very helpful. We hate the acid. Our ph keeps rising. We think it's the new plaster. But we have had to add this several times. It's just scary stuff. I did buy a bucket. With it being an inground pool, it is impossible for me to crouch down and reach the water. I'm not that agile. So, my husband is taking care of it. It still scares me and we did get a dribble on the deck once. We flushed it with water. But it still made its mark on the concrete. I just hope our PH stabilizes soon.
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