Forum: Using Chlorine and Chlorinating Chemicals

What's the best way to add granular CYA to the pool? I tried the old sock method I read about somewhere on the Forum, but didn't work very well. I'm...

I laid it to the pool yesterday afternoon with the bleach. It was my first treatment. Pool was murky green, where you could see less than 1ft into...

My husband & I bought a house w/ an inground pool last year. Here's the specs on the pool: inground 18x36, vinyl liner, holds 36,000 of water, 4' at...

This is actually multiple questions, and I am not sure which section to post in. Here is the deal. I just bought a foreclosed house that has a in...

Opened the pool 5 day's ago followed the advice given by pool doc and I now have a very clean pool. Now besides warming up the water my CH,PH are...

Hi, i'm trying to sign up in the new users forum but got sent here. I'm thinking about switching to liquid chlorine, but am wondering if one needs...

Being a little bored this morning, I finally decided to research this myself: If stored between 50-70 degrees: 6 months from manufacture for full...

So I went to my local Walmart and looked at the prices for my options for sanitizing my 80,000 liter vinyl liner pool. CYA levels are currently at 0....

My current levels are; FC 2.5 CC 0.5 TC 3.0 PH >7.0 (I just finished dropping my ALK and aeration is ongoing) TA 90 CH 80 CYA 55

I've been reading but can't seem to find the answer. Last year it was hard to hold my chlorine level. It would go from 6 to 2 overnight. Hopefully it...

I'm new to the forum and have seen the phrase "...until the chlorine level holds" in discussions regarding adding chlorine. What does this mean? I...

I have started up my pool for the spring. Opened to a green mess. After about 70 gals of bleach (30k gal + vinyl in ground), I have apparently held...

I read somewhere that chlorine loses its potency over time. Should I use last years chlorine tabs or buy new ones? They have been stored in the...

I"ve got a post going on plumbing and pumps about my pool due to a poorly designed system but thought I"d throw this one in here. As in my other...

Looking to purchase my pool shock for the summer, I always get my cholrine tabs from costco since its a great deal, but looking for best bang for my...

I've read that not enough chlorine when shocking can be bad. Can too much be a problem? I purchased "hth" brand Liquid Chlorinator at Wal Mart -...

Just found the site and am learning lots already. Opened our pool this past weekend. Green algae present. Added Poolbrand "quick dissolving shock"...

Where can you buy bleach in larger quantities at perhaps a better price?

Do chlorine tablets degrade with time so that I should get only 2 lbs, or 3 lbs.? What about 25 lbs.?

Thanks in advance to the individual pool owners who tolerate us service guys on this forum. As i stated before I will be starting my own service...

I have a 13K gallon inground pool that is maintained with bleech, borax, baking soda, etc. thanks to this website and is doing great. Next summer,...

I found this forum from another one that recommended the BBB method. I'm still getting my feet wet (no pun intended!) with this pool/chemical stuff....

I just want to thank the Moderators (and others) on this forum for all their helpful info on this site. I found this site while researching for info...

I use chlorine septic pucks for my aerobic system ,reading the label the don't have stabilizer in them can I use instead of bleach ? .... they are...

I've been reading and reading on here, and have been thinking of getting a SWCG with the pool package I plan to order soon. However, I'm a little...

I’m not sure where else to put this. I have a pool and have been using bbb for several years now in my pool thanks to this forum. I also have a...

Water has been looking pretty good. This mornings results are: Ph 7.2 TA 110 CH 180 CYA 60 CL 4.5 CC 0 Was going to raise the Ph, but...

First of all, I would like to thank this forum for all the good information that I have found here. Perhaps the most important thing, was to buy a...

Due to unavoidable circumstances my pool will be unattended for the next 3 weeks. I've loaded the inline chlorinator with pucks and have adjusted...