I have an intex-type pool, 5500 gallons. Was filled 2 days ago and on the first night I added calcium hypochlorite, saw my chlorine levels were good in the morning but by the end of the day were non-existent. Then I found this forum and spend hour reading and realizing how under prepared I am, and that without a stabilizer this will keep happening. I bought a TF100 kit yesterday, so hopefully that will get me going in the right direction, but that won't be here until next week.
I am going to be out of town for 5 days (see, underprepared, who has pool water delivered and then leaves town?!?). What do I need to do before I go, if anything? Add some stabilizer and more calcium hypochlorite? The water is pretty cold (65F) and I plan to have the debris cover on and the pump running on a timer, so maybe nothing is an option? All I have now are basic test strips that make it appear I have too-high PH & alkalinity, and almost no chlorine. I have trichlor tabs in a floater but my guess is those aren't doing much.
I am worried I am going to return to an unfixable algae disaster next week. Any thoughts or suggestions are very welcome and appreciated.
I am going to be out of town for 5 days (see, underprepared, who has pool water delivered and then leaves town?!?). What do I need to do before I go, if anything? Add some stabilizer and more calcium hypochlorite? The water is pretty cold (65F) and I plan to have the debris cover on and the pump running on a timer, so maybe nothing is an option? All I have now are basic test strips that make it appear I have too-high PH & alkalinity, and almost no chlorine. I have trichlor tabs in a floater but my guess is those aren't doing much.
I am worried I am going to return to an unfixable algae disaster next week. Any thoughts or suggestions are very welcome and appreciated.
